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Charles Nelson Reilly (January 13, 1931 – May 25, 2007) was an American actor, comedian, director and drama teacher, known for his comedic roles in stages, films, children's television and cartoons, and as a game show panelist.
Reilly was born in The Bronx, New York City, the son of Charles Joseph Reilly, an Irish Catholic commercial artist, and Signe Elvera Nelson, a Swedish Lutheran. When young he would often make his own puppet theater to amuse himself. His mother, foreshadowing his future as an entertainer, often would tell him to "save it for the stage." At age 13, he survived the infamous 1944 Hartford Circus Fire which killed 169 people in Connecticut. As a result, he never sat in an audience again through the remainder of his life. Because of the event's trauma, he rarely attended theater, stating that the large crowds reminded him of what happened that day.
As a boy, Reilly developed a love for opera and desired to become an opera singer. He entered the Hartt School of Music as a voice major but eventually abandoned this pursuit when he realized that he lacked the natural vocal talent to have a major career. However, opera remained a lifelong passion and he was a frequent guest on opera-themed radio programs, including the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts. He directed opera productions for the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dallas Opera, Portland Opera, San Diego Opera and Santa Fe Opera among others. He was good friends with opera singers Renée Fleming, Rod Gilfry, Roberta Peters and Eileen Farrell.
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Genres: Comedy, Documentary,Besides the game shows, I'll always remember CNR as a talk show fixture on television in the 70s, cracking wise and telling funny stories. Here, with Phyllis Newman, Jack Albertson and our beloved Johnny, he creates an entire subroutine out of his race against the steady signaling of the floor director - who keeps reminding him his time is running out - while simultaneously telling us about one of his adventures in New York... We love you, Charles... and goodnight from Hollywood!
What happens when Charles Nelson Reilly gets a tired Gene Rayburn mad? Well Charles takes over the hosting duties.
http://CharlesNelsonReilly.com This video is a classic Tonight Show clip where guest Charles Nelson Reilly lets slip that Ed McMahon is his mom's favorite star - over Johnny Carson. Buy the film on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/2cgzvhn
A random Match Game moment involving a loaded question and a wicked queen.
After being away for an extended period of time, Charles Nelson Reilly finally returns to the Match Game panel.
"Dumb Dora is SO dumb... she sent her cultured pearls to BLANK." The contestant says "School", but the celebrity panelists are more specific and become unruly when the judges deem their answers not a match. Charles Nelson Reilly becomes a casualty in the resulting melee.
From 2000, this is a short little home video diary of a dinner we had at Charles Nelson Reilly's home. In memorial to a great actor, teacher, director and writer.
Dorothy Kilgallen, CNR, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf
Music video by "Weird Al" Yankovic performing CNR. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 25,194 (C) 2009 RCA/JIVE Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment
Dinner For Five - Episode # 36 - Featuring Burt Reynolds, Dom Deluise, Charles Durning, Charles Nelson Reilly and hosted by Jon Favreau Skip-free edition.
sorry for the skips - more Burt tho :)
HO HO HO! Merry __________! Jack Cassidy, Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, June Lockhart, Richard Dawson, and Loretta Swit
Johnny Carson 1982 09 03 Charles Nelson Reilly
Johnny Carson 1983 04 28 Charles Nelson Reilly
Charles Rips Off His Toupee for a contestant. Jon Bowzer Bauman, Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, Eva Gabor, Arte Johnson, and Joyce Bulifant.
Here is an April 1985 episode of Body Language. Returning champion Faith has won over $15,000 as champ, but has one loss against her as she faces newcomer Michael. Can she stay in the game? No copyright infringement is intended.
Betty White is located in Charles Nelson Reilly's seat during this opening. What the ______________! Hans Conreid, Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, Sarah Kennedy, Richard Dawson, and Betty White
Full episode of Classic tv show. Mrs. Muir takes advantage of the situation when Captain Gregg loses his ghostly powers. Starring Hope Lange and Edward Mulhare, with Reta Shaw and Charles Nelson Reilly, Harlen Carraher and Kellie Flanagan. First aired September 19th 1969.
Beloved actor/director/teacher/personality CHARLES NELSON REILLY on the TV series THEATER TALK in 1997 (while in NYC directing "The Gin Game").
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Dorothy Kilgallen, CNR, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf. Complete episodes of What's My Line? in the order in which they originally aired Because playlists are limited to 200 videos, this one covers only 1964 to 1965.
Match Game 77 Epi 1038 (Betty Nelson Reilly and Charles White?) Betty White is located in Charles Nelson Reilly's seat during this opening. What the ! Hans Conreid, Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, Sarah Kennedy,
Match Game 73 (Epi 115) (Santa Nelson Reilly) HO HO HO! Merry ______! Jack Cassidy, Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, June Lockhart, Richard Dawson, and Loretta Swit.
Johnny Carson, the legendary "King of Late Night TV" who dominated the medium's nether hours for three decades, was born in Corning, Iowa, but moved with his family to nearby Norfolk, Nebraska when he was eight years old. It was in Norfolk, where he lived until he was inducted into the US Navy in 1943, that he started his show business career. At age 14, Carson began appearing as the magician "The Great Carsoni" at local venues.
Johnny Carson, the legendary "King of Late Night TV" who dominated the medium's nether hours for three decades, was born in Corning, Iowa, but moved with his family to nearby Norfolk, Nebraska when he was eight years old. It was in Norfolk, where he lived until he was inducted into the US Navy in 1943, that he started his show business career. At age 14, Carson began appearing as the magician "The Great Carsoni" at local venues.
This time, I'm riding with Baldwin number 26 in the first coach car, and I was lucky to get a front row seat. This ride is going to have some breath taking landscaping, and some other stuff as well. This is a tribute to two of the classic Match Game panelists Brett Somers and Charles Nelson Reilly that passed away back in 2007. Also, this ride is split into two parts because my camera has a 20 minute limit of filming, and I didn't know that until now, so this is part one of this ride. ENJOY!!!! :)
The second section of this ride is now on the air, and you will enjoy some breath taking landscapes. This was my last video of this trip, so I hope you enjoyed this, and I'll be back to taping NS until I get to another tribute special.