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- It started with a TV movie based on real-life murders. TV writer Abby Mann introduced Savalas’ Kojak — spelled “Kojack” at the time — in the 1973 CBS movie The Marcus-Nelson Murders.
- The show was a family affair — though that wasn’t evident for two seasons. Telly Savalas’ brother George Savalas starred as Detective Stavros on Kojak.
- Savalas used lollipops to curb his smoking habit. Viewers often saw Telly Savalas’ detective character sucking on a lollipop while working a case — a quirk first seen in Kojak’s eighth episode, “Dark Sunday,” per MeTV.
- The show won Emmys, Golden Globes, and even an Edgar. Savalas won the Lead Actor in a Drama Series Emmy Award for his Kojak work in 1974. The following year, guest star Zohra Lampert won an Emmy for her performance in Season 2’s “Queen of the Gypsies.”
Jan 18, 2024 · The lyrics, which were written by Academy Award-winning lyricist Alan and Marilyn Bergman, reference Kojak’s catchphrase “Who loves ya, baby?” and describe the character as a tough but lovable detective who always gets his man.
Jan 22, 2014 · Savalas became a pop-culture legend as the lollipop-sucking, baby-loving New York detective known simply as “Kojak.”
In 1977, during the last season of Kojak, Savalas met Julie Hovland, a travel agent from Minnesota. They were married from 1984 until his death and had two children: Christian, an entrepreneur, singer, and songwriter, and Ariana , an actress and singer/songwriter.
Jan 1, 2022 · She tells Kojak that she figures Lou is going to look up his ex-wife Elena (Alexandra Hay), a singer a ...more. When Lou subsequently misses an appointment with his parole officer, Cleveland ...
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Apr 9, 2021 · Kojak took to the Tootsie Pops as a smoke substitute, but neither he — nor Savalas — ever managed to totally kick the habit. Still, an entire generation grew up pulling lollipops out of their mouths while parroting Kojak’s signature line, “Who loves ya, baby?”
