George burns. George burns tells his favorite joke about a broadway actor who played eight weeks of vaudeville in cincinnati. License funniest joke i ever heard clips here. Share with your friends.
He formed a comedy duo with his wife gracie allen 1895 1964 and typically played the straight man to her zany roles. They teamed up to become the burns and allen duo a. He once won an academy award for best supporting actor and continued performing.
Following her death burns started appearing as a solo performer. The george burns and gracie allen show himself 249 episodes 2019 2020 the solid gold cadillac narrator 1956 honolulu joe duffy 1939 college swing george jonas 1938. George burns was an american actor comedian singer and published author.
Quotations by george burns american comedian born january 20 1896. He was especially known as part of a popular comedy team with his wife gracie allen and enjoyed renewed popularity in his 80s. He formed a comedy duo with his wife gracie allen 1895 1964 and typically played the straight man to her zany roles.
In 1922 he met gracie allen who had been on the stage since age three had given up and enrolled in secretarial school in new york city. At age 15 george burns took a regular job as a dance instructor at bersteins school of dancing but soon he was back to performing on the stage. George burns was an american actor comedian singer and published author.
Burns played the straight man and allen played a silly addle headed woman. The duo met in 1922 and married in 1926. January 20 1896 march 9 1996 was an american comedian actor singer and writer.
George burns american comedian who was known for his dry humor gravelly voice and ever present cigar and was popular for more than 70 years in vaudeville radio film and television. Following her death burns started appearing as a solo performer. He was one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville radio film and televisionhis arched eyebrow and cigar smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three quarters of a century.
George and gracie stayed in business as a couple on stage screen radio and tv and in real life from 1926 until her death in 1964. He once won an academy award for best supporting actor and continued performing until. George burns born nathan birnbaum.