Jonathan Winters
Milestones
- Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, USA
- Birthday: November 11, 1925
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2003
Received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series for his role in "Life with Bonnie"
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2000
Paid tribute in the special "Comedy Central Presents the Second Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Celebrating the Humor of Jonathan Winters"
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2000
Played multiple roles in the combination live action-animated "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle"
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2000
Was interview subject of Comedy Central's "Uncomfortably Close With Michael McKean: Jonathan Winters"
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1997
Voiced Santa in the ABC animated special "Santa vs the Snowman"
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1995
Narrated the animated special "Frosty Returns" (CBS)
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1993
Starred in "Jonathan Winters: Spaced Out" on Showtime
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1992
Provided character voice for the ABC primetime animated series "Fish Police"
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1989
Headlined "Showtime Presents: Jonathan Winters & Friends"
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1987
Starred in first Showtime comedy special "Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge"
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1985
Cast as Humpty Dumpty in the CBS miniseries adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland"
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1980
Played one of the villains in the CBS miniseries "More Wild Wild West"
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1979
Resumed film career with "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh"
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1976
Hosted and wrote "Jonathan Winters Presents 200 Years of American Humor" (NBC)
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1972
Starred in the syndicated "The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters"
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1970
Last film for nine years, "Viva Max!"
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1970
Wrote and hosted "The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters" (NBC)
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1967
Cast as Dad in the film version of the play "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad"
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1966
Had three-minute cameo in "Penelope", a misguided comedy starring Natalie Wood
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1966
Offered comic support as a deputy in "The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming"
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1965
Played twins in "The Loved One"
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1965
Starred in an unscripted variety hour "The Jonathan Winters Show" (NBC)
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1964
Headlined the NBC variety program "The Jonathan Winters Special"
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1963
Film acting debut in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"
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1961
Had second breakdown; spent eight months in a clinic; eventually began taking lithium to treat bipolar disorder
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1960
Feature debut, provided voice for the animated film "Saiyu-ki"
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1959
Suffered first nervous breakdown; took two weeks off from performing
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1956 to 1957
Hosted "The Jonathan Winters Show" (NBC)
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1955
Was a regular on NBC's "And Here's the Show"
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1953
Moved to NYC; began performing as a standup comedian in nightclubs like The Blue Angel
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1946
Hired by a Dayton radio station as a disc jockey
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Appeared as a guest in ten specials starring comedian Bob Hope
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Began to be featured on shows like "The Garry Moore Show", "The Jack Paar Show", "The Steve Allen Show" and "The Tonight Show"; introduced characters like the ribald senior citizen Maudie Frickert and Elwood P Sluggins
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Beginning at age 17, served two-and-one-half years in the South Pacific in the US Marine Corps during WWII
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Encouraged by his wife, entered local talent contest which he won
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Had featured role as Randy Quaid's eccentric father in the sitcom "Davis Rules" (ABC, 1991; CBS 1991-1992); won 1991 Emmy Award
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Joined cast of the ABC sitcom "Mork and Mindy" in its final season playing Mork's son
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Made early TV appearance on "Talents Scouts"
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Made guest appearances on series of variety specials starring Dean Martin
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Made sporadic appearances in films in the 1980s and 1990s, including "Moon Over Parador" (1988), "The Flintstones" (1994) and "The Shadow" (1994)
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Moved to Columbus and worked for three years at WBNS-TV
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Raised in Springfield, Ohio
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Reportedly was the first comic to be featured on "Omninbus"
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Returned to "The Andy Williams Show" as a regular for one season
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Starred in the CBS variety series "The Jonathan Winters Show"
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Was a regular on the NBC variety series "The Andy Williams Show"
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Was commercial spokesperson for Hefty garbage bags in a series of memorable TV commercials
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