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Ruth Ann Buzzi (born July 24, 1936) is an American comedian and actress of theatre, film, and television. She is especially known for her performances on the comedy-variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973, for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received five Emmy nominations.
Buzzi was born at Westerly Hospital, Westerly, Rhode Island, the daughter of Rena Pauline and Angelo Peter Buzzi, a nationally recognized stone sculptor. She was raised in Wequetequock, Connecticut, in a rock house overlooking the ocean at Wequetequock Cove, where her father owned Buzzi Memorials, a business still operated by her older brother Harold. Her father was born in Arzo, Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, a few miles from the Italian border. He carved the marble eagles at Penn Station in New York designed by artist Adolph A. Weinman (who also designed the Walking Liberty half dollar and Mercury dime for the U.S. Mint), the granite Leif Erikson memorial in Providence, Rhode Island, the animals seen in relief on the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, and made thousands of tombstones. He was asked to work on the carving of the Presidents on Mount Rushmore but declined, out of a fear of heights. Her mother was born in the United States to immigrants from northern Italy.
Dean Paul Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor, comedian, and film producer.
One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed the "King of Cool" for his seemingly effortless charisma and self-assurance. He and Jerry Lewis were partners in the immensely popular comedy team "Martin and Lewis". He was a member of the "Rat Pack" and a star in concert stage/nightclubs, recordings, motion pictures, and television. He was the host of the television variety program The Dean Martin Show (1965–1974) and The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast (1974–1985).
Martin's relaxed, warbling crooning voice earned him dozens of hit singles including his signature songs "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", "Volare", and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?".
Martin was born on June 7, 1917 in Steubenville, Ohio, to an Italian father, Gaetano Alfonso Crocetti (1894–1967), and an Italian-American mother, Angela Crocetti (née Barra; 1899–1966). They were married in 1914. His father, who was a barber, was originally from Montesilvano, in Abruzzo, and his maternal grandparents' origins are believed to be also from Abruzzo even if it is not clearly known. Martin had an older brother named William Alfonso Crocetti (1916-1968). Martin's first language was an Abruzzese dialect of Italian, and he did not speak English until he started school at the age of 5. He attended Grant Elementary School in Steubenville where he was bullied for his broken English. He later took up the drums as a hobby as a teenager. Martin then dropped out of Steubenville High School in the 10th grade because he thought he was smarter than his teachers. He bootlegged liquor, served as a speakeasy croupier, was a blackjack dealer, worked in a steel mill and boxed as a welterweight.
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Muhammad Ali (/ɑːˈliː/; born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.; January 17, 1942) is an American former professional boxer, generally considered among the greatest heavyweights in the history of the sport. A controversial and polarizing figure during his early career, Ali is now highly regarded for the skills he displayed in the ring plus the values he exemplified outside of it: religious freedom, racial justice and the triumph of principle over expedience. He is one of the most recognized sports figures of the past 100 years, crowned "Sportsman of the Century" by Sports Illustrated and "Sports Personality of the Century" by the BBC.
Ali began training at 12 years old and at the age of 22 won the world heavyweight championship in 1964 from Sonny Liston in a stunning upset. Shortly after that bout, Ali joined the Nation of Islam and changed his name. He converted to Sunni Islam in 1975.
In 1967, three years after winning the heavyweight title, Ali refused to be conscripted into the U.S. military, citing his religious beliefs and opposition to American involvement in the Vietnam War. He was eventually arrested and found guilty on draft evasion charges and stripped of his boxing title. He did not fight again for nearly four years—losing a time of peak performance in an athlete's career. Ali's appeal worked its way up to the U.S. Supreme Court, where in 1971 his conviction was overturned. Ali's actions as a conscientious objector to the war made him an icon for the larger counterculture generation.
Daniel Francis Haggerty (November 19, 1942 – January 15, 2016) was an American actor, best known for playing the title role in The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams.
Haggerty's birthplace is alternately given by some sources as Los Angeles and as Pound, Wisconsin by other sources. His parents separated when he was 3. Haggerty grew up in a family that owned and operated a small wild animal attraction. There, he helped raise wild animals, including a black bear that performed tricks. After high school, he decided to pursue acting.
Haggerty was cast in a small non-speaking role as a bodybuilder in the 1964 film Muscle Beach Party and also as a bodybuilder in Girl Happy. These were followed by appearances in various biker and wildlife films such as Easy Rider, Angels Die Hard, The Adventures of Frontier Fremont, and Terror Out of the Sky.
His experience with animals also brought him work as an animal trainer and handler in films produced by Walt Disney Studios. Additionally, Haggerty also worked as a stuntman on the television series Tarzan, and as set builder on various other projects. He directed white tigers, wolverines, eagles and wild boar in When the North Wind Blows and worked with bears, foxes and hawks in the 1997 film Grizzly Mountain.
Ruth Buzzi vs. Muhammad Ali - Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Ruth Buzzi attacks Dan Haggerty
Did Ruth Buzzi REALLY Call One of Our Hosts a 'Bitch'?
Dean Martin & Ruth Buzzi - Cue Cards Part 2
Ruth Buzzi
Laugh In's Dirty Old Man Finally Gets His Just Desserts
Nancy Sinatra / Goldie Hawn / Ruth Buzzi "Bye Bye 60s" 1969 [Remastered]
Dean Martin & Ruth Buzzi - The Bar
Drag Queen Pageant w Lyle Waggoner and Ruth Buzzi
Alan Mercer shoots Ruth Buzzi
Ruth Buzzi as Gladys Ormphby roasts famed boxer Muhammad Ali. The complete Muhammad Ali roast available on DeanRoasts.com All 54 Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts are available on DVD for the first time in one deluxe collector's edition, complete with over 15 hours of bonus material and a free collector's box.
Ruth Buzzi receives the biggest laugh in the history of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as her Gladys Ormphby character when the audience got involved in her send-up of Dan Haggerty. Tom Dreesen comments. Complete Dan Haggerty roast available on DeanRoasts.com All 54 Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts are available on DVD for the first time in one deluxe collector's edition, complete with over 15 hours of bonus material and a free collector's box.
Comedienne Ruth Buzzi is being honored in Dallas this weekend, so The Broadcast got the chance to celebrate early with her.
For years Tyrone F. Horneigh (pronounced "hor-NIGH" though there are other possibilities) has been pursuing Gladys Ormphby (Ruth Buzzi) on the late 60s early 70s classic sketch comedy show Rowan and Martin's Laugh In. Well, after many years of rejecting Tyrone's advances ... On second thought, I'll let the clip speak for itself.
This is a snippet from a VHS tape. Lyle Waggoner and Ruth Buzzi host a drag queen pageant. Unfortunately the source videotape has been lost.
Visit my website at: http://www.knowitalljoe.com/ Originally aired in 1975 and later broken down into segments for the Krofft Supershow. Per Wiki: The Lost Saucer was about two friendly time-travelling androids from the year 2369 named Fi (Ruth Buzzi) and Fum (Jim Nabors) who land their flying saucer on present day Earth. They good-naturedly invite a young boy named Jerry (Jarrod Johnson) and his babysitter Alice (Alice Playten) to check out the interior of their craft. As onlookers begin to gather though, the two androids become nervous about attracting attention and abruptly take off with Jerry and Alice. The flying saucer has the ability to travel through time, but the controls which allow the androids to specify an exact date become damaged, thus preventing the androids from return...
2/11/1977. Opening song "You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)". Buck Board Repair skit. D&M; Valentine's chocolate skit. Concert spot songs include "April Love", "One Man Band", "Close To You", "How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved By You)". Marie sings "Didn't I Love You Boy". The Perils Of Marie (Lost In The Woods). Donny's valentine song for Marie. Old Chinatown finale.
11/11/77. Opening song "Nights On Broadway". Beach Bums skit. Concert spot songs "Good Day Sunshine", "Sun, Sun, Sun", "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" & "Here Comes The Sun". The Perils Of Marie (The Burning Fuse). Donny & Cheryl Ladd sing "I Just Want To Be Your Everything". Charlie commercial spoof. "Who Dun It" finale.
Opening song "In The Summertime", Donny sings "You Remind Me" & county fair finale. 3/24/1978.
this interview I believe was filmed in 1972, it was for a tv pilot that didn't sell called "In Hollywood". I (tim neeley) was the sound guy, Don Pietro was the director & producer. Shot at The Sanctuary health club in beverly hills and owned by Ann-Marie Bennstrom.
Comedienne Ruth Buzzi is being honored in Dallas this weekend, so The Broadcast got the chance to celebrate early with her.
Introduced by Vikki Carr.
Ruth Buzzi as Gladys Ormphby roasts famed boxer Muhammad Ali. The complete Muhammad Ali roast available on DeanRoasts.com All 54 Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts are available on DVD for the first time in one deluxe collector's edition, complete with over 15 hours of bonus material and a free collector's box.
From The Donny & Marie Show. 2/20/1976
What more is there to say? It's the classic Laugh In comedienne, Ruth Buzzi, performing "Where's the Beef?", based on a phrase made famous by Clara Peller in the Wendys commercials. From 1984.
Ruth Buzzi as Gladys Ormphby roasts famed boxer Muhammad Ali. The complete Muhammad Ali roast available on DeanRoasts.com All 54 Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts are available on DVD for the first time in one deluxe collector's edition, complete with over 15 hours of bonus material and a free collector's box.
Ruth Buzzi receives the biggest laugh in the history of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts as her Gladys Ormphby character when the audience got involved in her send-up of Dan Haggerty. Tom Dreesen comments. Complete Dan Haggerty roast available on DeanRoasts.com All 54 Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts are available on DVD for the first time in one deluxe collector's edition, complete with over 15 hours of bonus material and a free collector's box.
Comedienne Ruth Buzzi is being honored in Dallas this weekend, so The Broadcast got the chance to celebrate early with her.
For years Tyrone F. Horneigh (pronounced "hor-NIGH" though there are other possibilities) has been pursuing Gladys Ormphby (Ruth Buzzi) on the late 60s early 70s classic sketch comedy show Rowan and Martin's Laugh In. Well, after many years of rejecting Tyrone's advances ... On second thought, I'll let the clip speak for itself.
This is a snippet from a VHS tape. Lyle Waggoner and Ruth Buzzi host a drag queen pageant. Unfortunately the source videotape has been lost.
Visit my website at: http://www.knowitalljoe.com/ Originally aired in 1975 and later broken down into segments for the Krofft Supershow. Per Wiki: The Lost Saucer was about two friendly time-travelling androids from the year 2369 named Fi (Ruth Buzzi) and Fum (Jim Nabors) who land their flying saucer on present day Earth. They good-naturedly invite a young boy named Jerry (Jarrod Johnson) and his babysitter Alice (Alice Playten) to check out the interior of their craft. As onlookers begin to gather though, the two androids become nervous about attracting attention and abruptly take off with Jerry and Alice. The flying saucer has the ability to travel through time, but the controls which allow the androids to specify an exact date become damaged, thus preventing the androids from return...
2/11/1977. Opening song "You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)". Buck Board Repair skit. D&M; Valentine's chocolate skit. Concert spot songs include "April Love", "One Man Band", "Close To You", "How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved By You)". Marie sings "Didn't I Love You Boy". The Perils Of Marie (Lost In The Woods). Donny's valentine song for Marie. Old Chinatown finale.
11/11/77. Opening song "Nights On Broadway". Beach Bums skit. Concert spot songs "Good Day Sunshine", "Sun, Sun, Sun", "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" & "Here Comes The Sun". The Perils Of Marie (The Burning Fuse). Donny & Cheryl Ladd sing "I Just Want To Be Your Everything". Charlie commercial spoof. "Who Dun It" finale.
Opening song "In The Summertime", Donny sings "You Remind Me" & county fair finale. 3/24/1978.