Charles Nelson Reilly, 76, May
25: The wacky comedian with a gift for double entendres, and an
affinity for appearing on a host of TV game shows, endeared himself so to Johnny Carson that he appeared on "Tonight" nearly 100 times. He got his start in Broadway
musicals but was
... more perhaps best known for his stints on shows such as "The Match
Game" and "Hollywood
Squares," where his signature look was loud plaids. "You can't do anything
else once you do game shows," he told The Advocate, the national gay magazine,
in 2001. Still, it was the life of Reilly. (Walter McBride/Retna
Ltd.)Close
Hotmail
