Jonathan Winters
| Born | November 11, 1925 |
| Hometown | Dayton, Ohio, United States |
| Net worth | $5 million |
| Height | 5'11" (1.80m) |
| Spouse | Eileen Schauder |
| Children | Jay Winters, Lucinda Winters |
| Parents | Alice Kilgore Rodgers, Jonathan Harshman Winters |
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How Bart Simpson was influenced by World War II veterans
- Bart Simpson is a household name. But behind Bart is a special influence: two World War II veterans.
Springfield News-Sun, OhioBefore Jonathan Winters was a star, he was terrorizing teachers in Springfield
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| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Nominated |
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- EntertainmentVariety
Mort Sahl, Standup Comic With Biting Wit, Dies at 94
Mort Sahl, a trailblazing political satirist whose biting wit and uncompromising intellect broadened the world of conventional standup comedy, died Tuesday in Mill Valley, Calif. He was 94. The New York Times confirmed his death with his friend, Lucy Mercer. In 1953, when Sahl first appeared at the Hungry i, a San Francisco folk singer’s […]
- EntertainmentVariety
‘Belushi’ Review: R.J. Cutler’s Documentary Does Justice to the Ultimate Rock ‘n’ Roll Comedian
There’s a telling moment in "Belushi," R.J. Cutler’s meticulous and touching life-and-death-of-a-comedy-legend documentary, in which John Belushi, a rising star at Second City in Chicago, gets asked during a radio interview what he thinks of Lou Costello — who was, in the interviewer’s eyes, another genially wacked, roly-poly comedian. Belushi, clearly annoyed, says: Nope, don’t […]
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SAG-AFTRA Owes $48 Million To 96,000 Members It Can’t Find
<strong>EXCLUSIVE:</strong> SAG-AFTRA is holding $48 million in unclaimed residuals for more than 96,000 performers it can't locate, many of whom die without ever knowing that the union is holding their money. At Saturday night's SAG Awards gala, nearly 60% of the 42 actors honored during the In Memoriam tribute were owed money when they died including David Bowie, Leonard Nimoy, Omar Sharif, Christopher Lee, Robert Loggia and Louis Jourdan. Abe Vigoda, who died last week, was also owed…
- NewsVariety
Emmy Telecast Prepping Tribute to Robin Williams
Less than a year after Robin Williams appeared on the Primetime Emmy Awards telecast to salute his mentor, Jonathan Winters, producers of the Aug. 25 ceremony are preparing an on-air tribute to the actor-comedian whose suicide on Monday sent shockwaves through the showbiz community. Details are sparse as the effort is just being pulled together... Read more ?
- NewsThe Wrap
Emmys to Honor James Gandolfini, Cory Monteith, Others in Individual ‘In Memoriam’ Tributes
The 65th Emmy Awards Telecast will feature five special, individual “In Memoriam” tributes in addition to the traditional segment.
- NewsThe Wrap
'Smurfs 2' Director on Changing Jonathan Winters' Life, Not Casting Ryan Gosling
The Smurfs are hitting theaters, and this time the group of bright-blue miniature mushroom dweelers are taking Paris by storm.
- NewsAssociated Press
Review: 'Smurfs 2' is a largely unwarranted sequel
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Time flies when you're not wondering about the welfare of the Smurfs, those diminutive, animated blue-skinned forest-dwellers. Turns out they've been just fine since their 2011 big-screen outing, but there's trouble brewing in their new adventure-comedy that will require their curious blend of wide-eyed optimism and goofy enthusiasm to peacefully resolve.
- NewsThe Wrap
Steve Martin, Steve Carell, Pee-wee Herman Pay Tribute to 'Celestially Brilliant' Jonathan Winters
Jonathan Winters was remembered as a pioneer on Friday, as a number of comedians and actors took to Twitter to eulogize the veteran comic who died at the age of 87 on Thursday night in Southern California.
- EntertainmentHuffPost
'Mork and Mindy' Star Dies At Age 87
Comedic film and TV actor?Jonathan Winters has died at the age of 87, reports TMZ. According to the website, Winters died on April 11 of natural causes, surrounded by friends and family. Winters was a?master of improvisational comedy, "with a grab bag of eccentric personalities and facial expression," and inspired many other talents including Robin Williams and Jim Carrey, according to the Associated Press.
