Buddy Hackett and his wife Sherry Cohen At the "Ship of Fools" Premiere
Caption: Buddy Hackett and his wife Sherry Cohen At the "Ship of Fools" Premiere
Actor, Soundtrack
Born: August 31, 1924
Star sign: Virgo
Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Known for: The Little Mermaid (1989), The Hollywood Squares (1965), Buddy Hackett Live and Uncensored (1983), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Source: IMDB
Brooklyn-born Buddy Hackett was known mainly as a nightclub comic, especially in Las Vegas, where he first performed in 1952 and wound up being one of the biggest headliners in that city's history. Hackett always referred to himself as a "saloon comic" and preferred the intimacy of his stage act--where he would often bring members of the audience ...