Alan Reed was born Herbert Theodore Bergman on August 20,1907, in New York City to Jewish parents.
11 Facts About Alan Reed
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Alan Reed's father was a Lithuanian-Jewish immigrant and his mother was born in the United States to Ukrainian-Jewish parents from Galicia.
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Alan Reed attended George Washington High School and majored in journalism at Columbia University.
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Alan Reed began his acting career in the city, eventually working on Broadway.
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For several years, Reed toured in vaudeville with his cousin, Harry Green.
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Alan Reed was "heard regularly on the Crime Doctor series," and "was the original Daddy to Fanny Brice on Baby Snooks".
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Alan Reed played the same character in The Bob Cummings Show.
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Alan Reed provided Fred's voice for the entire six-season run of the show, as well as in several spin-off series and specials.
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Alan Reed's final performance as Fred Flintstone was a cameo guest role on an episode of Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics.
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In May 1932, Alan Reed married the former Finette Walker, a Broadway actress whom he met at television station W2XAB in New York City.
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Alan Reed appeared on stage in the early 1930s and was a chorus member in the original 1934 Broadway production of Anything Goes with Ethel Merman.