Red Skelton

¿Quién es Red Skelton?

The son of a former circus clown turned grocer and a cleaning woman, Red Skelton was introduced to show business at the age of 7 by Ed Wynn, at a vaudeville show in Vincennes. At age 10, he left home to travel with a medicine show through the Midwest, and joined the vaudeville circuit at age 15. At age 17, he married Edna Marie Stilwell, an usher who became his vaudeville partner and later his chief writer and manager. He debuted on Broadway and radio in 1937 and on film in 1938. His ex-wife/manager negotiated a seven-year Hollywood contract for him in 1951, the same year The Red Skelton Hour (1951) premiered on NBC. For two decades, until 1971, his show consistently stayed in the top twenty, both on NBC and CBS. His numerous characters, including Clem Kaddiddlehopper, George Appleby, and the seagulls Gertrude and Heathcliffe delighted audiences for decades. First and foremost, he considered himself a clown, although not the greatest, and his paintings of clowns brought in a fortune after he left television. His home life was not completely happy--two divorces and a son Richard who died of leukemia at age 9--and he did not hang around with other comedians. He continued performing live until illness, and he was a longtime supporter of children's charities. Red Skelton died at age 84 of pneumonia in Rancho Mirage, California, on September 17, 1997. Red is interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, California, in the Great Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Benediction.

Trabajos destacados

Poster de la película Around the World in Eighty Days Around the World in Eighty Days Poster de la película Ocean's Eleven Ocean's Eleven Poster de la película Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes Poster de la película Rudolph's Shiny New Year Rudolph's Shiny New Year Poster de la serie The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster de la serie The Oscars The Oscars Poster de la película That's Entertainment! That's Entertainment! Poster de la película Ziegfeld Follies Ziegfeld Follies Poster de la película That's Entertainment, Part II That's Entertainment, Part II Poster de la película Bathing Beauty Bathing Beauty Poster de la película Neptune's Daughter Neptune's Daughter Poster de la serie What's My Line? What's My Line? Poster de la película Susan Slept Here Susan Slept Here Poster de la serie The Ed Sullivan Show The Ed Sullivan Show Poster de la película That's Dancing! That's Dancing! Poster de la película Thousands Cheer Thousands Cheer Poster de la serie The Red Skelton Show The Red Skelton Show Poster de la serie The Jack Benny Program The Jack Benny Program
También conocido como: Ред Скелтон / Richard Red Skelton / Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton / Richard Bernard Skelton /

Géneros más habituales en las películas de Red Skelton

Comedia 45 películas
Música 19 películas
Romance 18 películas
Documental 11 películas
Crimen 7 películas
Drama 7 películas
Telefilme 6 películas
Familia 5 películas
Misterio 4 películas
Fantasía 3 películas
Bélico 3 películas
Aventura 2 películas
Animación 1 películas
Historia 1 películas

Géneros más habituales en las series de Red Skelton

Comedia 8 series
Programa TV 4 series
Familia 3 series
Drama 2 series
Documental 1 series
Misterio 1 series

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