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Van Dyke Parks
Birthday:
3 January 1943
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[on his role as "Tommy Manicotti" in "Honeymooners" sketches in two episodes of Jackie Gleason television shows] I only had a couple of lines, but I didn't blow them...not until he (Jackie Gleason) blew his at least, then we would just have a conversation. It was great. Gleason was a man of immense ability, but one of those abilities was not memorizing a scr...
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[on his role as "Tommy Manicotti" in "Honeymooners" sketches in two episodes of Jackie Gleason television shows] I only had a couple of lines, but I didn't blow them...not until he (Jackie Gleason) blew his at least, then we would just have a conversation. It was great. Gleason was a man of immense ability, but one of those abilities was not memorizing a script. He was a genius at improv, but that's also why he didn't have children or dogs on the show. I was lucky that I got to do two shows, meet him, and see 'The Greatest Orchestra.' (laughs) It was wonderful.
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"I have no excuse, sir." (to Mike Love, during the "Smile" album sessions, when asked to explain obscure lyrics like "Columnated ruins domino")
"I have no excuse, sir." (to Mike Love, during the "Smile" album sessions, when asked to explain obscure lyrics like "Columnated ruins domino")
Van Dyke Parks
Van Dyke Parks was born on January 3, 1943 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for The Departed (2006), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and The Two Jakes (1990).
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