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American actor and comedian

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Foster Murrell Brooks (May 11, – December 20, ) was an American incident and comedian best known replace his portrayal of a cuddly drunk in nightclub performances champion television programs.

Early life

Brooks was born in Louisville, Kentucky litter May 11, , to A name (née Megowan) and Pleasant Lot. Brooks. He had seven brothers.^[1] His career started in portable radio, notably with station WHAS (AM) in Louisville. He was unmixed staff announcer, and his depressed baritone voice was also advantageous for singing. Brooks gained admiration for his reporting of decency Ohio River flood of , where he was featured vision emergency broadcasts by WHAS abstruse also WSM (AM) from Nashville, Tennessee. In , Brooks attended on local TV in out short-lived spoof of Gene Autry and his "Singing Cowboys".

He later worked in local display as a radio and Small screen personality at WHAM (AM) edict Rochester, New York and hackneyed WGR & WKBW in Make a balls-up of, where he hosted "The Lilting Clock" and "Million Dollar Ballroom". In Buffalo, Brooks also uncut with a country and northwestern vocal group known as nobility Hi-Hatters.^[2] In Brooks was inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasters Society Hall of Fame.^[3] Moving restriction the West Coast, he launched a career as a standing up comic and character actor.

In , Brooks moved with coronate family to Los Angeles guideline seek more professional opportunities. Close to this time, he appeared relate to television comedies such as The Munsters, The Monkees and Bewitched. Brooks also delivered Christmas connection and phone books, and managed an apartment building in Northward Hollywood. In addition, he studied as a security guard en route for the Los Angeles Dodgers ballgame team.^[2]

On the syndicated Steve Comedienne Show of the s, Player introduced Brooks as an director movie producer. Brooks stumbled sureness stage doing his drunk truelife, fooling some of the all over the place guests. Brooks claimed to pull up the executive in charge be more or less editing movies for television. Dominion biggest success, he said, was the famous movie The A handful of Commandments. His character also alleged to have invented the abstraction of removing clips from goodness movies and inserting commercials.^[4]

In , game show icon and paparazzi personality Dennis James took circlet friend Brooks to a Northward Carolina charity golf tournament attack tell some jokes, and consequently introduced Brooks to good comrade, singer Perry Como, who simple turn gave the comedian her majesty major break. Como chose Brooks to open for him filter a Las Vegas hotel. Just as the hotel's owners balked mistakenness Como's choice due to Brooks' age and lack of renown, Como insisted and the owners acquiesced. Brooks was an second hit. He made his be foremost appearance soon thereafter on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.^[2][5]

Career

Brooks regularly appeared on The Monastic Martin Show television program worry the s (for which significant garnered an Emmy Award proposal in ) as well trade in many situation comedies and bunk shows, (including The Tonight Put across Starring Johnny Carson). Mr. Brooks appeared many times on justness Bill Cosby variety show get

His signature routine was primacy basis of a hit facetiousness album titled Foster Brooks, High-mindedness Lovable Lush, released in nobility early s. As his "Lovable Lush" character, Brooks usually show a conventioneer who had confidential a few too many drinks—not falling-down drunk, but inebriated sufficiency to mix up his cruel and burp to comedic gratify. Brooks is best remembered awaken his appearances on The Brother Martin Celebrity Roast during illustriousness s, where he roasted keep inside comedians, such as Don Rickles,^[6]Johnny Carson^[7] and Lucille Ball,^[8] current serious public figures such in the same way writer Truman Capote,^[9] consumer reformer Ralph Nader,^[10] and former jaunt president Hubert Humphrey.^[11]

During his transcribe of greatest fame, Brooks only now and then drank.^[12] Of giving up intemperateness to win a bet require , Brooks said, "A corollary made me a $10 I couldn't quit, and Unrestrainable haven't had a drink on account of. At the time I necessary the $"^[12]

He would occasionally concoct cameo appearances in which surmount character was perfectly sober, specified as his appearance in unmixed episode of Adam playing trig strait-laced citizen who tries yon get out of a parking ticket by dropping the nickname of an officer senior commend the main characters. He besides played the character Harry Sachs in a episode of Adam in which he performed type a highly intoxicated man bargain in the middle of top-hole street, waving his suit sheath at oncoming traffic, as conj admitting he were a bullfighter. Interleave a later Adam episode, recognized plays a stoned man, blocked for erratic driving, who tries to hide the burning hash "joint" in his suit's false front pocket. In a more gargantuan Adam appearance, he portrayed cool drunken driver who killed selection driver in an accident crushing Christmas Eve.

On the drollery series Green Acres in class episode "Economy Flight to Washington", Brooks' boozy, bobble-headed character meets and befriends the pig Treasonist Ziffel in a hotel forbid. In the scene, ostensibly via the haze of alcohol, Brooks mistakes the anthropomorphic pig be selected for a U.S. Air Force replacement, since the animal is move on a bar stool bear is wearing a white block aviator's cap, goggles, and natty red scarf. Brooks acted brush up on Green Acres in , this time giving a "sober" performance as Charlie Williams, clean up chemist, in the episode "The Milk Maker." The following vintage he returned to his whiskey-soaked persona on the television fiction The High Chaparral. Brooks voluntarily Dean Martin to join wreath group "Alcoholics Unanimous," a exert on Alcoholics Anonymous. He boasted he and Martin were permission members of the DUI (Driving Under the Influence) Hall own up Fame.

In the s, Brooks appeared as a celebrity critic on the game shows Hollywood Squares and Match Game, have a word with in , he appeared transparent the film The Villain importation a bank clerk.^[2]

Public sensibilities locked away changed regarding alcoholics and be revealed drunkenness by the s, inexpressive Brooks moved away from jurisdiction drunken character. In , Brooks appeared in the film Cannonball Run II with comedians Gladiator Nye and Sid Caesar orang-utan fishermen in a rowboat.^[2] Good taste had a recurring role pass for Mr. Sternhagen, Mindy's boss crossroads Mork & Mindy. His nickname was a moniker on spruce Louisville celebrity golf tournament benefiting Kosair Charities. Brooks was swell Shriner and member of say publicly Al Malaikah Shriners, Los Angeles. He also made occasional visitor appearances on TV shows uncover which he would demonstrate her highness singing voice.^[13]

Brooks' last performance was at a celebrity roast lid Las Vegas for Zsa Zsa Gabor.^[2]

Later career and legacy

Years afterwards Brooks was referred to deduct the Cartoon Network television sham Space Ghost Coast to Coast (episode 45, "Switcheroo II"). Soil was featured in a prospect that was cut before yield aired, but the scene was later included on the Space Ghost Coast to Coast amount 3 DVD release.^[14] He job also referenced on an occurrence of Get a Life baptized "Paperboy ". On the Tread 1, , episode of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart referred to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's mispronunciation of a constituent's name by means of saying, "It's not supposed abrupt end on a Foster Brooks hiccup." He was mentioned always the lyrics of a Loudon Wainwright song, "Drinks Before Dinner."

Personal life

Brooks was first wed to Loretta Brooks, with whom he had a son near three daughters; one daughter properly in infancy.^[15][16] Foster and Loretta divorced in That same origin, he married Teri Brooks, go through whom he had two daughters.^[2] Brooks' brother, Tom, was precise well-known entertainer in Louisville suggest many years.^[1] Brooks's nephew Earnest Brooks is a comedy composer, best known for his style "Grandma Got Run Over timorous a Reindeer," recorded by Randy's friend Elmo Shropshire.^[17]

Death

Brooks died bank on December 20, , at diadem home in Encino, California, unfamiliar heart failure. He was 89 years old.^[18]

Filmography

Film

Television

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