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Harvey Korman was proud of his training at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, where he performed Shakespeare, Shaw and Ibsen. But the versatile actor and comedian will forever be known for raising the role of "second banana" into an art of the highest order, especially during his 10 years on "The Carol Burnett Show.
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There actually are two stars of Vicki Lawrence's one-woman show coming to The Palace Theatre for two performances on Friday. There's Lawrence, whose singing career includes her 1973 hit single, "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia," and whose acting career includes numerous stage and television credits, including 11 years on the popular TV variety series "The Carol Burnett Show" and host of the TV game show, "Win, Lose or Draw.
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MONTECITO, Calif. -- "I'll buzz you in, Dear," a bright, familiar voice said through an intercom outside a Spanish-style ranch home here. A gate opened, and at the end of a circular drive, crowded inside a doorway to avoid an unusually steady California rain, stood the oblivious Starlett O'Hara, the vainglorious NoraDesmond, the tempestuous Eunice Higgins and the one woman who embodied them all: Carol Burnett. At 76, Burnett is still vigorous and vital but rarely returns to the characters she portrayed during the 11-year run of "The Carol Burnett Show," her enormously popular CBS comedy that ran from 1967 to 1978. It was 32 years ago that she tugged her earlobe and said goodnight for the final time. Since then, she has continued to appear on screens and stages, but never in the same end...
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Pero, más que nada, es una comediante y una institución de la televisión, lo cual fue demostrado sin duda alguna por su extensa serie en CBS, The [Carol Burnett] Show, la cual fue vista doblada en Latinoamérica y otras partes del mundo. Fue allí donde desarrolló su colección de personajes locos y donde, durante 11 temporadas que comenzaron hace 40, dejó momentos tan memorables como su grito de Tarzán, la cortina que usó como vestido en su parodia de Lo que el viento se llevó y el jalón de oreja que se daba para saludar a su abuela.
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[Nancy Wilson]'s debut single, "Guess Who I Saw Today," was so successful that between April 1960 and July 1962, Capitol Records released five Nancy Wilson albums. Two of those remain in-demand reissues to this day: "The Swingin's Mutual with George Shearing" (1961) and "Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley" (1962). Throughout her career, Wilson performed on television shows such as "The Carol Burnett Show" and "The Flip Wilson Show," and for one season had her own talk variety show, "The Nancy Wilson Show," which won an Emmy in 1975. Over the years, Wilson has appeared on a number of popular television shows, including "Hawaii Five-O" and "New York and Undercover." Her voice can currently be heard in the popular Nickelodeon children's show "The Naked Brothers Band.
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Actor Lyle Waggoner ("The Carol Burnett Show") is 75. Actor Edward Fox is 73.
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WANT TO GO? Flaming Guns of the Purple Sage Charleston Stage Company WHEN: 7:30 p.m. today, Friday, Saturday and April 22-24 WHERE: Capitol Center Theater, 123 Summers St. TICKETS: $15 adults, $10 students and seniors INFO: Call 304-343-5272 or visit www.charleston stagecompany.com Charleston Stage Company opens Jane Martin's "Flaming Guns of the Purple Sage" tonight at Capitol Center Theater, a play described as a hybrid of "The Carol Burnett Show," "Gunsmoke" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
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Although she had many other parts in movies ("Guess Who's Coming to Dinner") and television ("All in the Family," "The Carol Burnett Show"), it was "The Jeffersons" that made her famous. "Weezie" loved her rambunctious, arrogant husband, George, although he routinely grated on her nerves. Sometimes she would have to serve as peacemaker when he would "get into it" with the sassy maid, Florence (played by Maria Gibbs), neighbors, or any of a number of other people.
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Best known for such tunes as "Sleeping Bee," "Tell Me The Truth," and "Guess Who I Saw Today," [] says her latest release "has something for everyone." A few years back she stated, "I am not trying to be anyone else or go with the flow. I have remained myself. You've got to tell a story in a song and that's what I do. A multifaceted talent, Wilson hosted her own network series, "The Show" on NBC and won an Emmy in 1968. She has been featured on television for decades, from guest appearances on "The Flip Wilson Show," "The Carol Burnett Show," "Hawaii Five-O" and "I Spy" to recurring roles on "The Cosby Show," "New York Undercover," "Moesha" and "The Parkers."
