Hotmail
Tom Poston
:
Overview
 Avg.User Rating:  2 RatingsRate this person:
Actor Born: October 17, 1921 in Columbus, OH Death: April 30, 2007 Biography:Though many casual observers perceive that comic actor "Tom Poston" was "discovered" by "Steve Allen" in 1956, Poston had in fact been a performer long before "Allen" ever set foot on a stage. At age 9, Poston was a member of the Flying Zebleys, an acrobatic troupe. After Air Force service in World War II, he began his formal acting training at the AADA. Poston made his "legit" New York stage debut in "Jose Ferrer"'s "Cyrano de Bergerac" (1947). With several years of stage work under his belt, Poston was engaged to host the local New York TV variety series Entertainment (1955), and it was this effort that brought him to the attention of "Steve Allen". The story goes that Poston was so flustered at his audition for "Allen"'s TV variety series that he forgot his own name when asked. From 1956 through 1960, Poston was seen along with "Louis Nye" and "Don Knotts" as a member of the "Allen" stock company;... Full Biography
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| advertisement |
Movie data provided by:
