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Profile of Joey Bishop on Famous Like Me

 
Name: Joey Bishop  
   
Also Know As:
   
Date of Birth: 3rd February 1918
   
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York, USA
   
Profession: Actor
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia

Joey Bishop (born Joseph Abraham Gottlieb on February 3, 1918 in The Bronx, New York, USA) is a Jewish American actor. He began his career as a part of a standup comedy act with his brother. He was the straight man for the Rat Pack performances in Las Vegas in the 1960s, and also wrote much of the material they performed on stage. With the death of Frank Sinatra in May of 1998, he and Shirley MacLaine are the only surviving member of the Rat Pack.

He guest-hosted The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson more times than anyone else, and frequently appeared on Steve Allen and Jack Paar's version of the show, as well as having his own television talk show. His co-host for this show was a very young Regis Philbin. He also starred in a television comedy show where he played a talk show host, which preceded his actual talk show. His co-stars for this show included Bill Bixby, Joe Besser, and Marlo Thomas.

He appeared on television as early as 1948 and was a frequent guest on television talk shows, game shows, and comedy shows.

He is listed as #96 on the Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comedians of All Time.

Selected filmography

  • The Deep Six (1958)
  • The Naked and the Dead (1958)
  • Onionhead (1958)
  • Ocean's Eleven (1960)
  • Pepe (1960)
  • Sergeants 3 (1962)
  • Johnny Cool (1963)
  • Texas Across the River (1966)
  • A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
  • Who's Minding the Mint? (1967)
  • Valley of the Dolls (1967)
  • The Delta Force (1986)
  • Betsy's Wedding (1990)
  • Mad Dog Time (1996)

Selected television credits

  • The Joey Bishop Show (comedy, 1961)
  • The Joey Bishop Show (talk show, 1967)

External link

  • Joey Bishop at the Internet Movie Database

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