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Avery Schreiber
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Actor Born: April 9, 1935 in Chicago, IL Death: January 7, 2002 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:Roly-poly, handlebar-mustached comic actor "Avery Schreiber" attended Goodman Theatre before joining Chicago's Second City improv troupe. It was here that Schreiber formed a long-term partnership with comedian/producer/director "Jack Burns". The team gained fame on the variety-show circuit of the 1960s with their largely improvised routines, the most affectionately remembered of which was their cross-talk "cab driver" bit ("Yeh!" "Huh?" "Yeh!", "Huh?" "Yeh!", "Huh?") In 1965, Schreiber was cast as car-loving, people-hating Captain Manzini on that quintessential bad sitcom My Mother The Car; in real life, the actor loved people but hated cars, and had to be taught to drive for the series. Schreiber subsequently co-starred with his old partner "Jack Burns" on the 1967 summer variety series "Our Place", then soloed as a regular on "Sammy Davis Jr"'s syndicated Sammy & Company (1975) and as Grandpa... Full Biography
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