JOEY BISHOP BIOGRAPHY
Comedian, Actor.
Born Joesph Abraham Gottlieb, on February 3, 1918, in the Bronx, New York.
Bishop grew
up in South Philadelphia. After high school, he enjoyed a modest career
as a stand-up comic prior to serving in the Army in World War II. In 1941
Bishop married Sylvia Ruzga. They have one son, Larry.
In the 1950s,
he started a friendship with Frank Sinatra, which resulted in Bishop's
inclusion in the "Rat Pack". Although Bishop's celebrity profile
is far lower than that of Sinatra, Davis or Martin, Sinatra called Bishop
"the Hub of the Big Wheel," citing him as the originator of
most of the group's comic material and the one who anchored their stage
presence.
He and Dean Martin were also said to be the only members who
could tell jokes at Sinatra's expense. Bishop performed with the Rat Pack
in Las Vegas and co-starred with them in the films Oceans Eleven (1960)
and Sergeants Three (1962).
Bishop gained
wide exposure by appearing regularly on Jack Paar's Tonight Show (1958-62).
He starred in The Joey Bishop Show (1961-65), a television sitcom, and
hosted his own talk show, also called The Joey Bishop Show, in 1967.
His other
film appearances include The Naked and the Dead (1958) Pepe (1960), Johnny
Cool (1963), A Guide for the Married Man (1967) The Valley of the Dolls
(1967), Betsy's Wedding (1990), and Mad Dog Time (1996), which was directed
by Bishop's son Larry.
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