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Buddy Hackett (born Leonard Hacker; August 31, 1924 – June 30, 2003) was an American comic actor. Known for his raunchy material, heavy appearance, and thick New York accent, his best remembered roles include Marcellus Washburn in The Music Man (1962), Benjy Benjamin in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Tennessee Steinmetz in ...
Buddy Hackett. Actor: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. Brooklyn-born Buddy Hackett was known mainly as a nightclub comic, especially in Las Vegas, where he first performed in 1952 and wound up being one of the biggest headliners in that city's history.
Jan 30, 2013 · Buddy Hackett, one of America's legendary comedians, performs a classic routine from his newly released DVD set available at http://www.Laugh.Com.
Jul 1, 2003 · Buddy Hackett, the squat, round, rubbery-faced funnyman who appeared for more than 50 years as a top act in nightclubs, Broadway shows, on television and in such movies as "The Music...
Jul 2, 2003 · Buddy Hackett, the roly-poly streetwise comedian from Brooklyn whose puckish, irrepressible clowning was a fixture on America's home screens in the 1950's and 60's, died on Monday at his...
Jul 1, 2003 · Buddy Hackett, who broke into comedy as a young waiter-performer in New York’s Catskill Mountains and went on to achieve iconic status as a raunchy nightclub performer and...
Jul 1, 2003 · Veteran funnyman Buddy Hackett, one of the scene-stealers from the classic all-star 1963 comedy “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World,” and a talk-show staple in the ’60s, has died at age 78, his...
Buddy Hackett, the doughy-faced comedian and character actor who had a handful of Broadway credits, including the musical, I Had a Ball, was found dead in his Malibu home June 30, according to...
Feb 27, 2024 · Come back to the golden age of Vegas comics to meet Buddy Hackett who rode a quick wit, an amusing face, and an endless supply of profanity to become a major standup, film, and tv...
Oct 24, 2010 · Hackett, a great comedian who died this week at 78, was engaged in a lifelong struggle with weight and cholesterol, although once he had me feel his calf muscles: "Hard as steel! I'm a great skier." Hackett lived nearby, but checked into Pritikin to isolate himself from life's temptations.
