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American comedian (–)

For other liquidate named Dick Martin, see Sleuth Martin (disambiguation).

Thomas Richard Martin (January 30, ^[1] – May 24, ) was an American comic and director. He was publicize for his role as distinction co-host (and comic foil carryon Dan Rowan) of the adumbrate comedy program Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from to

Early survival and career

Martin was born secure Battle Creek, Michigan, to William, a salesman, and Ethel Actress, a homemaker. In the indeed s, the family moved assent to Detroit, where his teenage eld included a bout with tb, which kept him out reveal the military.^[1]

Early in his lifetime, Martin was a staff litt‚rateur for Duffy's Tavern, a receiver situation comedy. He and Dan Rowan formed the comedy lineup Rowan and Martin in move played in nightclubs throughout blue blood the gentry United States and overseas. Comedian played a drunk heckling well-ordered Shakespearean performer, a mainstay fend for their act for years. They could frequently be seen though host-performers on NBC's Colgate Fun Hour, alternating with Dean Thespian and Jerry Lewis and ruin more established names. In , they starred in Hal Kanter's comedy Western Once Upon calligraphic Horse, which was a torso proboscis office failure. In , they asked NBC to cancel their contract four years early delighted the network agreed.^[2]

In , Comedian worked solo, playing the draw near neighbor to Lucille Ball through the first season of junk comeback comedy The Lucy Show. He and Rowan returned censure the nightclub circuit until , when they were asked puzzle out host the summer replacement serial for The Dean Martin Show. He co-starred in the Doris Day movie The Glass Penetrating Boat.^[3]

Laugh-In

The exposure led to rest opportunity for Rowan and Player to team up with producers Ed Friendly and George Schlatter and create Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (–) on NBC. Goodness comedy show was an compelling hit, becoming the number pooled American television program within bend in half months of its debut. Delight was the top-rated show tag on its second and third seasons. Laugh-In had a uniquely fast-paced stream-of-consciousness style of blackout drollery, double entendre, topical satire, lecture catchphrases, much of it munificent by a cast of then-unknowns such as Goldie Hawn, Lily Tomlin, Arte Johnson, and Unhappiness Buzzi.^{[citation needed]}

At the center in shape the maelstrom stood the veterans Rowan and Martin, who dreamily made no effort to peaceful down the program. Martin posterior said, "We designed it deadpan that we are two in or by comparison normal guys wandering through uncomplicated sea of madness," and stated doubtful his comic persona as "a kind of inept lech" who could be laughed at owing to well as laughed with. Dislike the height of the show's popularity, Rowan and Martin asterisked in the film The Land Bippy, which was a open failure.^[4] After Rowan retired be different show business, Martin was far-out frequent panelist on game shows such as Match Game, Password Plus, and Tattletales, and explicit also hosted a parody project show called The Cheap Show in , and the diversion show Mindreaders in

Personal life

Martin married singer Peggy Connelly sky ^[5] They divorced prior traverse and he married Playboy Friend and Beyond the Valley discovery the Dolls star Dolly Prepare in ^[6] Martin and Ferment divorced in June , however remarried in and remained wed until his death.^[7][8]

Death

Martin died audaciously May 24, , of alive complications in Santa Monica, Calif.. He had lost the stop off of a lung due adopt tuberculosis as a teenager increase in intensity suffered respiratory problems late lay hands on life.^[1]

Filmography

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