Dick Smothers

Birth Name:

Richard Remick Smothers

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Writer

Along with his brother, won a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2008 Boston Comedy Festival for their contributions to America's cultural identity
In 1989, he and Tom Smothers were honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for their contributions to television
Attended San José State College, which eventually became San José State University
Was a distance runner for his college's track team
Quote: "Steve Allen and George Burns and Milton Berle were some of our early reference points, although we never intended to have careers as performers․ We were just brothers who argued and sang on stage, and people laughed, so we kept going․"
Quote: "We didn't think we did anything controversial․ We were just doing what comedians do--making fun․ In retrospect, the firing probably cemented our reputation․ People don't like having anything taken away from them before its time․"
Best known for playing the straight man to his older brother Dick Smothers in The Smothers Brothers musical comedy team
Played the bass on stage while his brother played the guitar
Tackled political issues and challenged censorship with his comedy
Has participated in amateur automobile racing, both road racing and drag racing

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