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Larry Storch
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Actor Born: January 8, 1923 in New York City, NY Biography:Dialect comedians may not be politically acceptable these days, but American comic actor "Larry Storch" has never lacked work all the same. A product of the New York ethnic "melting pot," Storch amused his childhood friends (including lifelong chum "Don Adams") with his dead-on impressions of the many Italians, Hispanics, Germans and Jews in his neighborhood. He advanced his skills for mimicry by virtually living in the local movie houses, memorizing the speech patterns of such character actors as "Victor McLaglen", "Guy Kibbee" and "Charley Grapewin". One of his first jobs after World War II navy service was as a writer on The Kraft Music Hall, where he was frequently required to substitute for the star, blustery actor "Frank Morgan"; years later, he revived his "Morgan" impression as Chumley on the cartoon series "Tennessee Tuxedo" (in which his old pal "Don Adams" voiced the title character). In... Full Biography
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