Biography
Few actors epitomized the aw-shucks country boy persona better than Emmy-nominated actor and singer Jim Nabors. He won over television audiences in the early 1960s with a unique dual talent - wide-eyed, rural-based comedy that occasionally gave way to a rich, florid baritone singing voice. Nabors parlayed his skills on countless variety programs before Andy Griffith tapped him to play naïve gas pump jockey Gomer Pyle on "The Andy Griffith …
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Career Milestones
| Discovered by comedian Bill Dana while performing at a cabaret theater in Santa Monica called The Horn | ||
| Moved to Los Angeles and worked as a film cutter for NBC | ||
| Returned to performing at The Horn where he was spotted by Andy Griffith | ||
1961 | Invited to appear on "The Steve Allen Show" (NBC/ABC) and signed on to the show shortly after; the show was canceled at the end of the 1961 season | |
1962 | Played Gomer Pyle, the dim-witted gas station attendant on "The Andy Griffith Show" (CBS) | |
1964 | Reprised role of Gomer Pyle for the spin-off series "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (CBS) | |
1964 | Revealed his singing voice on an episode of "The Danny Kaye Show" (CBS) | |
1967 | Made first of many appearances on "The Carol Burnett Show" (CBS) | |
1969 | Hosted own variety show "The Jim Nabors Hour" (CBS) | |
1975 | Teamed with Ruth Buzzi for "The Lost Saucer" (ABC) | |
1976 | After moving to Hawaii, launched "The Jim Nabors Polynesian Extravaganza" at the Hilton Hawaiian Village | |
1977 | Returned to television for the morning talk show "The Jim Nabors Show" (Syndicated) | |
1981 | Made his stage debut in a production of "The Music Man" at the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theater in Florida | |
1982 | Played Deputy Fred in "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," starring Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton | |
1983 | Re-teamed with Burt Reynolds for "Stroker Ace" | |
1984 | Made a cameo in Reynold's "Cannonball Run II" | |
1984 | Returned to the stage for the "Moulin Rouge" show at the Las Vegas Hilton | |
1986 | Reunited with his "Andy Griffith Show" co-stars for the TV-movie tribute "Return to Mayberry" (NBC) | |
1991 | Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame | |
1997 | Starred in "A Merry Christmas with Friends and Nabors," a live performance at the Hawaii Theatre Center in Hawaii | |
Awards
1969 | Golden Globe Award for Actor in a Television Series - Musical Or Comedy in The Jim Nabors Hour |