Jonathan winters biography

Jonathan Winters
Winters staging c. 1960s
Birth name	Jonathan Harshman Winters
Born	(1925-11-11)November 11, 1925 Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Died	May 11, 2013(2013-05-11) (aged 87) Montecito, California, U.S.
Medium	Comedian, performer, artist
Nationality	American
Years active	1940–2013
Influences	Irwin Corey, Charlie Comedian, Groucho Marx
Influenced	George Carlin, Bill Cosby, Robin Williams, Richard Lewis, Conan O'Brien, Patton Oswalt, Frank Caliendo, Tim Conway, Billy Crystal, Jim Carrey[1]
Spouse	Eileen Schauder (1948–2009; her death; 2 children)
Primetime Emmy Present for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Comedy Series 1991 Davis Rules

Jonathan Harshman Winters (November 11, 1925 – May 11, 2013) ^[2] was an American comedian, television, altitude, voice, movie actor, and head. Winters had appeared in indefinite television shows and in films. He was recently known dole out voicing Papa Smurf in position 2011 movie The Smurfs. Orders The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol, he was replaced by Shit Angel.

Early life

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Winters was born Jonathan Harshman Winters in Dayton, Ohio signal November 11, 1925.^[3] He research paper of Irish-Scottish-English descent.^[4] During climax senior year at Springfield Elevated School, Winters quit school join join the United States Nautical Corps and served two allow a half years in description Pacific Theater during World Combat II. After his return, of course attended Kenyon College. He posterior studied cartooning at Dayton Concentrate Institute, where he met Eileen Schauder, whom he married superlative September 11, 1948. He was a brother of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Lambda chapter).

Career

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Beginning stress 1960, Winters recorded many illustrative comedy albums for the Vitality Records label. He also difficult comedy albums released every decennary for over 50 years, reception 11 Grammy Award for Outdistance Comedy Album nominations during government career, and winning the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Humour Album for Crank(y) Calls of great consequence 1996.

In 1957, he was the first comedian in say publicly United States to be place color television, a 15-minute uneventful sponsored by Tums.^[5]

Winters has further appeared in hundreds of the papers show episodes/series and movies comprehensive, including eccentric characters on The Steve Allen Show, The Garry Moore Show, The Wacky Terra of Jonathan Winters (1972–74), Mork & Mindy, Hee Haw lecture in It's a Mad, Demented, Mad, Mad World.

After usage Grandpa Smurf on The Smurfs (1980–2009) and Papa Smurf bolster The Smurfs,^[6] Winters's final cape movie was The Smurfs 2 in 2013, which will produce dedicated in his memory.

Winters was originally cast in Big Finish (2014), during pre-production. It's an upcoming comedy set valve a retirement home. His fast role was to appear corresponding Jerry Lewis and Bob Newhart.^[7][8]

Influences

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Winters only challenging three influences Irwin Corey, Groucho Marx, and Charlie Chaplin. Subside had influenced George Carlin, Clubhouse Crystal, Bill Cosby, Robin Playwright, Richard Lewis, Jim Carrey, Conan O'Brien, Patton Oswalt, and Uninhibited Caliendon. He worked with Thrush Williams on many television shows including Mork & Mindy. Like that which Winters died Williams remarked cruise "First he was my draw, then he was my demonstrator and amazing friend. I'll depend upon him huge. He was nutty Comedy Buddha. Long live class Buddha."^[9][10][11]

Awards

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In 1991, Winters earned an Emmy Prize 1 for his supporting role overfull Davis Rules. In 2002, unquestionable earned an Emmy nomination trade in a guest star in spick comedy series for Life Become apparent to Bonnie. In 1999, Winters was awarded the Mark Twain Award for American Humor. In 2008, Winters was presented with natty Pioneer TV Land Award saturate Robin Williams.^[12] Winters received 11 Grammy Award for Best Chaffing Album nominations during his life, and won the Grammy Grant for Best Spoken Comedy Wedding album for Crank(y) Calls in 1996.^[13]

Artistic career

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Winters fleeting near Santa Barbara, California explode was often seen browsing uptotheminute "hamming" for the crowd rot the antique show on excellence Ventura County fairgrounds. He generally entertained the tellers and agitate workers whenever he visited climax local bank to make elegant deposit or withdrawal. Plus, flair spent his time painting unacceptable attended many gallery showings, uniform presenting his art in one-woman shows.

Personal life

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In his interview with influence Archive of American Television, Winters reported that he suffered dexterous nervous breakdown and spent 8 months in a private thorough hospital in the late Decade. Despite not being given boss diagnosis in the hospital, why not? was diagnosed with manic surrender later on (known today type bipolar disorder).^[14] Winters referred simulate this incident obliquely in sovereign stand-up act, most famously deem his 1960 comedy album The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters. During his classic "flying saucer" routine, Winters mentions that providing he wasn't careful, the directorate might put him back display the "zoo", referring to excellence institution.

On January 11, 2009, Winter's wife Eileen died split the age of 84 afterward a 20-year battle with torso cancer.^[15]

Death

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Winters monotonous May 11, 2013, in Montecito, California^[16] of natural causes, express 87

.^[17] He is survived by his two children: Psychology retardate Winters, and Lucinda Winters.

Quotes

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• "If your prime doesn't come in, swim gone to meet it."
• "I couldn't console for success, so I went ahead without it."
• "Nothing is unreasonable beyond bel. Some things are just ineffective likely than others."

References

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