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Danny Kaye: Quick Facts

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Also Known As David Daniel Kaminski • David Daniel Kominski • David Daniel Kaminsky
Born January 18, 1913 • New York City • New York
Died March 3, 1987 (aged 74) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom (1987) • Kennedy Center Honors (1984) • Academy Award (1955)

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Danny Kaye dressed in a suit of armor plays a drum with mallets in a scene from The Court Jester, with costumed performers in the background.
Danny Kaye sits with children in Halloween costumes on a sofa, surrounded by film crew and equipment, preparing to film a UNICEF newsreel at the United Nations in New York.
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Bob Hope in a 1957 portrait, wearing a light plaid suit, white shirt, and patterned red tie, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression.
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Jerry Lewis, dressed in blue surgical scrubs and cap, stands with arms outstretched in a hospital room scene from The Disorderly Orderly (1964), with other staff and a patient's feet visible.
Jerry Lewis
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Jimmy Durante
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Woody Allen
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Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett
American comedian and actress
Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
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George Burns and Gracie Allen
George Burns
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Robert Redford as Bill McKay stands at a microphone in a suit and striped tie, with a large campaign poster of himself in the background, in the film The Candidate.
Robert Redford
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Lou Costello
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Steve Carell stands on the red carpet in a dark suit in front of a Date Night movie poster featuring himself and Tina Fey at the film's premiere in New York City.
Steve Carell
American comedian and actor
Amy Poehler, as Leslie Knope in Parks and Recreation, smiles and points both hands in a playful gesture while standing in an office setting.
Amy Poehler
American comedian and actress
Will Ferrell smiling in a close-up portrait, wearing a dark suit, gray shirt, and matching tie against a plain backdrop.
Will Ferrell
American actor and writer
Billy Crystal smiling and wearing a dark jacket over a light shirt, photographed against a dark background.
Billy Crystal
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Melissa McCarthy
Melissa McCarthy
American actress
Tina Fey smiling at an event in 2019, wearing a black top with silver floral patterns, in front of a blue background.
Tina Fey
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Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason
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Gene Wilder
Gene Wilder
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Sid Caesar
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Larry David wearing glasses, a gray shirt, striped tie, and dark suit jacket, smiling at the camera.
Larry David
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Irwin Corey
American comedian

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