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Don Knotts

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Don Knotts Fast Facts:

As a teen, he worked as a ventriloquist with a doll named Danny.
Served in the Pacific with the U.S. Army during World War II as part of Stars and Gripes, a GI variety show.
Met Andy Griffith in 1955 when they both appeared on Broadway in No Time for Sergeants.
A street in his hometown of Morgantown, WV, was renamed Don Knotts Boulevard.
Won all five Emmys he was nominated for.
Last screen credit was the voice of Mayor Turkey Lurkey in Disney's 2005 animated movie Chicken Little.

Don Knotts Relationships:
Elsie Knotts - Mother
Francey Yarborough - Wife
Karen Ann Knotts - Daughter
Kathryn Metz - Ex-wife
Lara Lee Szuchna - Ex-wife
Thomas Allen Knotts - Son
William Jesse Knotts - Father
Don Knotts Awards:
1963 Emmy: Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor - Winner
1962 Emmy: Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor - Winner
1966 Emmy: Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy - Winner
1967 Emmy: Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy - Winner
1961 Emmy: Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Series - Winner
College:
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (BA in Speech, 1948); attended University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ