Steve Rossi served as an officer in the United States Air Force.
14 Facts About Steve Rossi
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Under his birth name, Steve Rossi then signed to a nightclub show with West named Ciro's in Los Angeles.
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Steve Rossi wrote the musical numbers he performed in the show with West.
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Steve Rossi played straight man to Allen, and the pair made many appearances together in the 1950s and 1960s, including 44 appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show.
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Steve Rossi continued his singing career as a solo artist, recording for several labels in the 1960s and 1970s, including ABC Records' ABC-Paramount label, Red Bird Records, Roulette Records, and Columbia Records.
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In 1975 Steve Rossi was reported by entertainment reporter Earl Wilson to have received a mysterious visitor claiming to be Howard Hughes.
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Steve Rossi later teamed up with Sandy Hackett, son of Buddy Hackett.
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Steve Rossi appeared as a guest on The Howard Stern Show many times in the 1980s and early 1990s.
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Steve Rossi had a role in the Brad Pitt movie The Mexican.
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In 2004, Steve Rossi was inducted into the Show Business Legends Hall of Fame at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas.
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Steve Rossi performed his stand-up comedy act at Feinstein's in New York City.
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In 2012, Steve Rossi re-released "The World's Dirtiest Joke Book" in electronic book format.
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Steve Rossi died in a Las Vegas hospice on June 22,2014, from cancer, aged 82.
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Steve Rossi was survived by his wife, Karma, two children and two grandchildren.