Art Carney
Milestones
- Birthplace: Mount Vernon, New York, USA
- Birthday: November 4, 1918
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1993
Final feature appearace to date in "The Last Action Hero"
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1990
Made last TV-movie to date "Where Pigeons Go to Die" (NBC)
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1988
Hosted "Jackie Gleason: The Great One", a posthumous CBS tribute to Gleason
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1985
Final onscreen teaming with Jackie Gleason in the title roles of the CBS TV-movie "Izzy and Moe"
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1984
Had featured role in "The Muppets Take Manhattan"
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1984
Won sixth Emmy for supporting role in "Terrible Joe Moran" (CBS), starring James Cagney
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1979
Teamed with George Burns and Lee Strasberg for "Going in Style"
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1977
Delivered one of his best film performances as an aging detective investigating his partner's murder in Robert Benton's "The Late Show"
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1977
Starred in the short-lived NBC series "Lanigan's Rabbi"
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1974
Won Best Actor Oscar for his performance as a senior citizen in "Harry and Tonto"
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1969
Earned Tony Award nomination for his role in the stage play "Lovers" by Brian Friel
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1965
Originated role of Felix Unger on Broadway in "The Odd Couple"
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1964
First major screen role, "The Yellow Rolls-Royce"
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1951
Introduced Ed Norton character on "The Honeymooners" skit on "Cavalcade of Stars"
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1951
Was regular on the NBC variety series "Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt"
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1941
Screen debut in a bit part, "Pot o' Gold"; last feature appearance for over 20 years
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1936 to 1939
Began career as a mimic and novelty singer with Horace Heidt Orchestra
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Broadway debut, "The Rope Dancers"
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Co-starred on "The Jackie Gleason Show"; reprised character of Ed Norton in "The Honeymooners" sketches; won three back-to-back Emmy Awards in 1953, 1954 and 1955
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Had recurring guest role as James Cavanaugh on the CBS sitcom "The Cavanaughs"
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Headlined a series of TV specials for NBC
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Left "The Odd Couple" when he suffered a nervous breakdown; briefly hospitalized
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Played Norton in the sitcom "The Honeymooners" (CBS)
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Returned to status as regular on "The Jackie Gleason Show" (CBS)
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Served in US Army; hit by shrapnel at Normandy's Omaha Beach landing and suffered a leg wound which left him with a slight limp
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TV series debut as Charlie the doorman and Newton the waiter on "The Morey Amsterdam Show" (CBS, 1948-1949; DuMont, 1949-1950)
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Was a regular on DuMont Network's "Cavalcade of Stars"
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Worked on radio with Horace Heidt, on "The March of Time" (doing impersonations of politicians in the news and often partnered with character actor Ollie O'Toole) and as second banana to Fred Allen, Edgar Bergen and Bert Lahr; interrupted in 1944-1945 for military service
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