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Hello fans,
Actor Tim Conway is best known for his role on The
Carol Burnett Show. However, Conway has an extensive
resume that includes television, film, and stage
acting roles. He has even provided his voice for a
few well-known animated characters, and also shares
his comedic wit with audiences across the country.
Read on to find out more about what he has been
doing!
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--DEAD OR ALIVE?
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a
visit from the "Grim Reaper":
David Doyle: Played Bosley on the TV series "Charlie's
Angels"
Clarence Williams III: Played Linc on the TV series The
Mod Squad
Don Cornelius: Engineer on the "Soul Train"
(Answer at the bottom)
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Tim Conway
http://www.celebritynooz.com/tim_conway.aspx
BIRTH DATE: December 15, 1933, Willoughby, Ohio
BIRTH NAME: Thomas Daniel Conway
CLAIM TO FAME: He is best known for his role on The Carol
Burnett Show.
FAMILY LIFE: Conway was married to Mary Anne Dalton from
1961 until 1978. They had six children together. He has
been married to Charlene Fusco since May 18, 1984.
INFO: Conway's career started with a staff job at a
Cleveland TV station and then a gig on the Steven Allen
show. In the 1960s, he played Ensign Charles Parker on
McHale's Navy, and in 1967 he began making guest
appearances on The Carol Burnett Show. In 1975, he became
a regular on the show.
Conway has also appeared on television in Rango, Ace
Crawford Private Eye, and Tim Conway's Funny America, has
starred in his own self-titled variety shows, and guest
starred on sitcoms including Married with Children, Cosby,
Mad About You, Touched by an Angel, and Coach, for which he
won an Emmy in 1997.
According to Conway's website, he wrote the films They Went
That Way and That Way and The Long Shot, along with The
Shaggy D.A., Speed II, and Dear God. He earned the most
acclaim for his family films - The World's Greatest Athlete,
The Apple Dumpling Gang, and The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides
Again, Gus, The Billion Dollar Hobo, The Prize Fighter, and
Private Eyes.
Conway has also appeared onstage, playing Felix in 182
performances of The Odd Couple. He also wrote and starred in
Just for Laughs: A Day with Gates and Mills, which toured for
20 weeks and 130 performances.
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TRIVIA: Is a spokesperson for the United Leukodystrophy
Foundation.
On his 75th birthday, Conway was interviewed as a guest on
The Bonnie Hunt Show and given a surprise cake by Bob
Newhart.
Changed his first name to "Tim" to avoid confusion with
actor Tom Conway.
Attended Bowling Green State University.
Named a Disney Legend in 2004.
Is of Irish descent on his father's side.
Is a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.
Is active with several charities, including various drug
abuse programs and the Spastic Children's Foundation.
Is the co-founder of the Don MacBeth Memorial Jockey Fund
to aid injured and disabled jockeys.
Received a star on Hollywood's "Walk of Fame" in 1989.
Earned six Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award for his
role on The Carol Burnett Show.
In 2001, he starred in the 25th anniversary reunion special,
The Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers, along with co-star Harvey
Korman.
Won an Emmy for his appearance on 30 Rock in 2008.
His license plate reads "13 WKS," an homage to all of his
solo TV projects that were canceled after 13 weeks.
WHERE IS HE NOW: Conway provides the voice of Hermie in the
series of Hermie & Friends videos (most recently Hermie and
Friends: Antonio Meets His Match in 2010), and was the voice
of Barnacle Boy on the TV series SpongeBob SquarePants from
1999-2010. He has also created a series of home videos for
his vertically-challenged character, Dorf.
He is currently touring the country with fellow entertainers
Louise DuArt and Chuck McCann to perform a comedy show called
Tim Conway & Friends. The touring schedule can be found on
his website http://www.timconway.com.
WRITE TO TIM CONWAY:
CONWAY ENTERPRISES INC.
16060 Ventura Blvd. Ste. 513
Encino, CA. 91436
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.timconway.com
Video Clips of Tim Conway
Carol Burnett: Went With the Wind
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=12577
Conway and Korman at the Dentist
http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=15477
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CREDITS:
2010 Hermie and Friends: Antonio Meets His Match (video short) (voice)
2011 Dorf and the Trial (video short)...Dorf
2011 Dorf and the Tee Time (video short)...Dorf
2011 Dorf and the Angry Fan (video short)...Dorf
2010 Hot in Cleveland (TV series)...Nick
It's Not That Complicated
2010 Hermie and Friends: Who's in Charge Anyway? (video short)...Hermie
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)...Knuckles Pratt
Take My Life, Please
1999-2010 SpongeBob SquarePants (TV series)...Barnacle Boy
2009 Santa Buddies (video)...Sniffer (voice)
2009 Hermie & Friends: The Flo Show Creates a Buzz (video short)...Hermie
2009 Skeeter and the Mystery of the Lost Mosquito Treasure (video short)...Hermie
2008 Legend of the Paddle: The Oldie Hollis Story (short)...Oldie Hollis
2008 Garfield's Fun Fest (video)...Freddy Frog/Gate Guard/Roger/Marra Tor (voice)
2008 30 Rock (TV series)...Bucky Bright
Subway Hero
2008 Huntin' Buddies (video)...Game Warden
2008 Hermie and Friends: Hermie and the High Seas (video short)...Hermie
2007 Buzby and the Grumble Bees (video short)...Hermie
2007 Certifiably Jonathan...Old Lady
2007 Hermie & Friends: Milo the Mantis Who Wouldn't Pray (video short)...Hermie (voice)
2006 Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (video)...Skip Jones (voice)
2006 Hermie & Friends: To Share or Nut to Share (video short)...Hermie (voice)
2006 Hermie & Friends: Stanley the Stinkbug Goes to Camp (video short)...Hermie (voice)
2005 Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas (video)...Hermie (voice)
2001-2005 Yes, Dear (TV series)...Tom Warner
2005 Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee (video short)
Hermie (voice)
2004 Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider (video short)...Hermie (voice)
2004 Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly (video short)...Hermie (voice)
2004 Rainbow Valley Fire Department (video short)
2004 Hermie & Friends (TV movie)...Hermie
2003 SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom (Video Game)...Barnacleboy (voice)
2003 On the Spot (TV series)...Mr. Henderson
2003 Hermie: A Common Caterpillar (TV movie)...Hermie
2002 The Proud Family (TV series)...Mr. Peterson
A Hero for Halloween (2002)
2002 SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month (Video Game)...Barnacle Boy (voice)
2002 Scooby-Doo: Night of 100 Frights (Video Game)...Professor Alexander Graham (voice)
2001 Dorf da Bingo King (video short)...Dorf da Bingo King
2001 SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge (Video Game)...Barnacle Boy (voice)
2000 The View from the Swing...Henry Whitaker
1999 The Wild Thornberrys (TV series)...Zebra, Jackal
Have Yourself a Thornberry Little Christmas
1997-1999 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)...Tim Conrad
The Roast (1999)
Comedy Is Murder
1999 Mad About You (TV series)...Clerk / Justice of Peace
The Final Frontier
1999 O' Christmas Tree (video)...Squirrel
1998 7th Heaven (TV series)...Rocky / Santa Claus
Here Comes Santa Claus
1997-1998 Clueless (TV series)...Mr. Hubley
Never P.E.T.A. Squirrel
Shop 'Til You Drop
1998 Hercules (TV series)...Griffin
Hercules and the Griffin
1998 Air Bud: Golden Receiver
Fred Davis
1998 Ellen (TV series)...Comedian
Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute: Part 1
1997 Hiller and Diller (TV series)...Cliffy Dukay
The Cliffy Dukay Show
1997 The Drew Carey Show (TV series)...Gus
Volunteer
1997 Suddenly Susan (TV series)...Micky
The Old and the Beautiful
1997 Touched by an Angel (TV series)...Freddie
The Comeback
1997 Speed 2: Cruise Control...Mr. Kenter, Driving Instructor
1997 Cosby (TV series)
Hilton's Playland
1996-1997 Coach (TV series)...Kenny Montague
The Body Gardener
The Gardener
1996 Dorf on the Diamond (video short)...Dorf
1996 Dear God...Herman Dooly
1995-1996 Married with Children (TV series)...Ephraim Wanker
1996 Cybill (TV series)...Major Milo
Going Out with a Bang
1995 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Episode dated 24 April 1995 (1995)
1993 Dorf Goes Fishing (video)...Dorf / Cave Man (Grunt) / Cooking Show Host
1992 The Golden Palace (TV series)...Milton
Marriage on the Rocks with a Twist
1991 Carol & Company (TV series)...Audience Member
That Little Extra Something
1990 Dorf Goes Auto Racing (video short)...Duessel Dorf
1988 Dorf's Golf Bible (video short)...Dorf
1988 Dorf and the First Games of Mount Olympus (video short)
Dorf
1987 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)...Mayoral Candidate
Rip Van Winkle
1987 Dorf on Golf (video short)...Dorf
1986 The Longshot...Dooley
1984 Cannonball Run II...CHP Officer
1983 Ace Crawford, Private Eye (TV series)...Ace Crawford
1983 Great Day (TV movie)...Howard Simpson
1980 The Private Eyes...Dr. Tart
1980 The Tim Conway Show (TV series)
1979 The Prize Fighter...Bags
1979 Carol Burnett & Company (TV series)...Various
1979 The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again...Amos Tucker
1978 They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way...Dewey
1967-1978 The Carol Burnett Show (TV series)...Various Characters / Brashley Wilkes
1977 The John Davidson Christmas Special (TV movie)
1977 The Billion Dollar Hobo...Vernon Praiseworthy
1977 The Chevy Chase Show (TV movie)...Various
1976 The Shaggy D.A....Tim
1976 Gus...Crankcase
1975 The Apple Dumpling Gang...Amos
1974 Roll, Freddy, Roll! (TV movie)...Freddy Danton
1974 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)...Janitor
The Crazy Comedy Concert
1974 The Boys (TV movie)...Eddie Ryan
1973 The World's Greatest Athlete...Milo Jackson
1972 Love is... Barbara Eden (TV movie)
1970 The Tim Conway Show (TV series)...Spud Barrett
1969 Turn-On (TV series)...Sketch Characters
Episode #1.1
1966-1967 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)...Bill Fumble / Hippie
? Episode #17.9
? Gyp Off the Old Block
1967 Rango (TV series)...Rango
1962-1966 McHale's Navy (TV series)...Ensign Charles Parker / Ens. Charles Parker
1965 McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force...Ensign Charles Parker
1964 McHale's Navy...Ensign Charles Parker
1963 Channing (TV series)...Job applicant # 1
A Doll's House with Pom Pom and Trophies
1961 The New Steve Allen Show (TV series)...Regular / Comedian
1960 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)...Regular
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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE
David Doyle - DEAD (Heart attack)
Born: 12/01/1929 Died: 02/26/1997
Clarence Williams III - ALIVE
Born: 08/21/1939
Don Cornelius - ALIVE
Born: 09/27/1936
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