1. Bernard Shalom Kotzin, known as Stubby Kaye, was an American actor, comedian, vaudevillian and singer, known for his appearances on Broadway and in film musicals.
14 Facts About Stubby Kaye
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Stubby Kaye reprised these roles in the movie versions of the shows.
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Stubby Kaye kept his original name secret throughout his career.
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Stubby Kaye's parents were Jewish-Americans originally from Russia and Austria-Hungary.
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Stubby Kaye's father, David Kotzin, was a dress salesman, and the former Harriet "Hattie" Freundlish was his mother.
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Stubby Kaye was raised in the Far Rockaway section of Queens and later in The Bronx, where he acted in student productions at DeWitt Clinton High School, and where he graduated in 1937.
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Stubby Kaye created the role of Marryin' Sam in Li'l Abner on Broadway, introducing the song "Jubilation T Cornpone".
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Stubby Kaye played the title character in Michael Winner's British film The Cool Mikado, based on Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera, The Mikado.
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From 1964 to 1965, Stubby Kaye hosted the Saturday-morning children's game show Shenanigans on ABC.
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Stubby Kaye played Herman in the Universal musical film Sweet Charity, directed by Bob Fosse and starring Shirley MacLaine in the title role.
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Stubby Kaye made a guest appearance in the British series Doctor Who, in the serial "Delta and the Bannermen".
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Stubby Kaye's final featured film role was as Marvin Acme in Robert Zemeckis's film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
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Stubby Kaye died of lung cancer in 1997, at the age of 79 in Rancho Mirage, California, where he lived.
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Stubby Kaye was survived by his wife, Angela Bracewell, whom he married in England in 1966.