Later, he played Hollywood comedian Lou Costello in the 1978 television film Bud and Lou.īuddy first arrived at Disney to star in The Love Bug with Dean Jones and Michele Lee the film became the highest-grossing motion picture in the United States in 1969. In 1958, he replaced Art Carney for two years as a regular cast member on The Jackie Gleason Show.
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In 1988, he joined funny man Bill Murray in the comedy Scrooged, a modern take on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.ĭuring the 1950s, he entered television, starring in a number of series including his own sitcom, Stanley, with Carol Burnett. He went on to become a popular headliner in comedy clubs across the country, which led to a starring role in the hit road production of Call Me Mister and, later, his Hollywood debut in the 1953 motion picture Walking My Baby Back Home, starring Donald O’Connor.īuddy went on to star in a number of motion pictures, including the drama God’s Little Acre starring Robert Ryan in 1958, The Music Man starring Robert Preston in 1962, and the all-star comedy It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World in 1963, among others. I wanted attention and I got it by being funny.”Įntering the work force as an apprentice upholsterer to his father, Buddy quickly made a break for show business, working as a waiter-entertainer in the “borscht circuit” of the Catskill Mountains. As he explained, “I was a poor kid we didn’t have the material things. He learned to make people laugh while growing up in Brooklyn, New York.
“His readings were just so funny it gave us a real handle on the character and something great to work with.”īorn Leonard Hacker on August 31, 1924, Buddy was a gentle man with a huge heart off-camera. “We tried to put Buddy’s sort of cross-eyed look and side-of-the-mouth delivery into the character,” said Stephan. He certainly left his comedic mark at Disney, on such smash hit feature films as The Love Bug, in which he played the wacky, mystic sculptor Tennessee Steinmetz, and The Little Mermaid, in which he provided the voice of Scuttle, the daft seagull who’s always showing off his false knowledge about humans.īuddy’s wide range of facial expressions and his distinctive voice served as inspiration to animator Dave Stephan. Bristol Riverside Theatre is located at 120 Radcliffe St., Bristol.Actor and comedian Buddy Hackett has been called one of America’s funniest and most inventive comics. Tickets start at $30 and are available by visiting or calling the box office at 215–785–0100. Performances are Friday, June 28 at 8 p.m.
My Buddy reveals never-before-heard stories about Buddy holding court with some of his friends - Johnny Carson, George Burns, Richard Pryor, Jerry Lewis, Bob Newhart, Phyllis Diller, Milton Berle, Danny Thomas, Sid Caesar, Woody Allen, Carol Burnett, Lucille Ball, Alan King, Mickey Rooney, Harvey Korman and countless more.
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This includes the 10 years they spent touring the road, sharing stories and memories from the beginning days of Buddy’s career, to his skyrocketing success as a movie star and nightclub entertainer, to being the most sought after comedian of his day, to his rule-breaking, fearless truth, which broke barriers and paved the way for today’s comedians. Sharing person anecdotes, Sandy captures the nuances of his father’s comedic style as he reminisces about a lifetime together. It runs June 28–30 at Bristol Riverside Theatre.ĭirected by Lisa Dawn Miller, My Buddy takes the audience on a journey that explores the deep bond between a father and son. Legendary comedian Buddy Hackett is brought to life in My Buddy, a live musical, theatrical production, told by the person closest to him - his son Sandy Hackett.
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