1. John Byner is an American actor, comedian and impressionist who has had a lengthy television and film career.
14 Facts About John Byner
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In 1966, John Byner released "Everybody Do The," a musical spoof of dance crazes, as a single on the Pop-Side label.
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John Byner then hosted his own show in 1972 called the John Byner Comedy Hour, where the character Super Dave Osborne, portrayed by Bob Einstein, was first introduced.
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John Byner's character did impersonations of John Wayne and then got hit on the back of his head as a diversionary tactic by the bad guy.
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John Byner had a recurring role in the sitcom The Practice during its first season in 1976.
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John Byner was cast in Happy Days as Mork from Ork but found the premise ridiculous, so he declined the role days before filming began.
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John Byner appeared several times on talk shows hosted by David Letterman.
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John Byner appeared in an episode of Friday the 13th: The Series as a ventriloquist.
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On May 26,2017, it was reported that John Byner had been cast in a supporting role in the horror anthology series Lore, based on the podcast of the same name.
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John Byner portrays Patrick Boland, the father of Bridget Cleary.
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John Byner's performance earned him the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2023 Flagler Film Festival.
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John Byner has been married four times, and he has four children with his first wife Eleanor Belcher.
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One of his children, Don John Byner, appeared for the first time on television dressed as him in a 1969 episode of Something Else on ABC.
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John Byner has been married to Anne Gaybis since 1992.