Phil Silvers

Birth Name:

Philip Silver

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Was voted one of the top 50 comedy acts of all time by fellow comedians and comedy insiders in a 2005 poll seeking "The Comedian's Comedian․"
When he was 11, he would sing in theaters when the projector broke down, and he quickly went on to work as a singer in the Gus Edwards Revue, a vaudeville performer and a burlesque comic
Quote: "I'm an impatient comedian․ And I feel that the audience is impatient with me․"
His starring role as Sergeant Ernest G․ Bilko on "You'll Never Get Rich" propelled him to household name status
His trademark greeting was "Glad to see you," all run together into "Gladaseeya!"
Even after cataract surgery corrected his vision to the point that he didn't need eyeglasses, he continued to wear empty glasses frames to keep up his trademark appearance
Wrote the lyrics for "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" for a friend's wife's birthday, and later Frank Sinatra popularized the song

1956Primetime Emmy - Best Actor - Continuing Performance:Winner
1957Primetime Emmy - Best Continuing Performance by a Comedian in a Series:Nominated
1958Primetime Emmy - Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series:Nominated
1959Primetime Emmy - Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series:Nominated

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