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Danny Thomas

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Danny Thomas Fast Facts:

Father changed family surname from Yakhoob to Jacobs, and Thomas was renamed Amos Jacobs. He took the moniker of Danny Thomas on August 12, 1940, for a performance at a Chicago club.
Started working at 11, selling candy and ice cream at a burlesque house; dropped out of high school after freshman year.
Began showbiz career in 1932 on a Detroit radio program, The Happy Hour Club; guest appearance on Fanny Brice's radio show led to his own radio show, The Danny Thomas Show (1944-49).
Made TV debut in 1950 on Four Star Revue, as a rotating weekly host with Ed Wynn, Jack Carson and Jimmy Durante; did not fare well and later declared the new medium "for idiots."
Founded the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which opened in Memphis in 1962.
Received Congressional Gold Medal (1983); inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame (1991).

Danny Thomas Relationships:
Charles Jacobs - Father
Margaret Jacobs - Mother
Marlo Thomas - Daughter
Rose Marie Thomas - Wife
Theresa Thomas - Daughter
Tony Thomas - Son
Danny Thomas Awards:
1955 Emmy: Best Actor Starring in a Regular Series - Winner
1956 Emmy: Best Actor-Continuing Performance - Nominee
1955 Emmy: Best Written Comedy Material - Nominee
1958 Emmy: Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series - Nominee
1970 Emmy: Outstanding Dramatic Series - Nominee
1991 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1959 Emmy: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series - Nominee