Jonathan Winters

@Film & Theater Personalities, Family and Personal Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Jonathan Winters was a popular American comedian and actor Bipolar Disorder Alcoholics American Film & Theater Personalities Actors Comedians Stand-up Comedians Scorpio Celebrities Jonathan Winters, one of America’s best known comedians, enjoyed a career spanning six decades, and was described, "Pound for pound, the funniest man alive." After a stint in the Marine Corp during WW II, he returned, desperately looking to settle into a career. His big break as a comedian came after winning a talent contest. It brought him many assignments on television. At first, he performed as Johnny Winters, and soon had his own show on NBC, ‘The Jonathan Winters Show’. He had the distinction of being the first to use colored video tapes as part of the show. He was a good friend of Jack Paar and appeared frequently on ‘The Tonight Show’ when Paar was the host. He continued to perform on the show when Johnny Carson became its host. He also appeared on many other shows such as ‘The Dean Martin Show’, ‘The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast’, ‘The Andy Williams Show’, ‘The Steve Allen Show’, and ‘The Garry Moore Show’. He was a talented mimic; his impersonation of John Wayne, Cary Grant and President Kennedy is still remembered. Also memorable is the character of an old lady named Maude Frickert, weaved into his routines. He inspired comedians such as Billy Crystal, Steve Martin, and Jim Carrey, while Robin Williams idolized him.

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Birthday: November 11, 1925 Died on: April 11, 2013 Nationality: American Famous: Alcoholics, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, Comedians, Stand-up Comedians Spouses: Eileen Winters (m. 1948–2009) Known as: Jonathan Harshman Winters III Childrens: Jay Winters, Lucinda Winters Information Detail Birthday November 11, 1925 Died on April 11, 2013 Nationality American Famous Alcoholics, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, Comedians, Stand-up Comedians Spouses Eileen Winters (m. 1948–2009) Known as Jonathan Harshman Winters III Childrens Jay Winters, Lucinda Winters Universities Springfield High School Dayton Art Institute Birth Place Dayton, Ohio, U.S Gender Male Father Jonathan Harshman Winters II Mother Alice Kilgore (née Rodgers) Sun Sign Scorpio Born in Dayton, Ohio, U.S Famous as Comedian, Actor Died at Age 87

Dayton, Ohio, U.S

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Jonathan Winters married Eileen Schauder in 1948. She died after bravely battling breast cancer for 20 years. Unsplash Personal Life

He died on April 11, 2013 in California and is survived by his children, Jay and Lucinda. Unsplash Personal Life

Jonathan Winters was born on November 11, 1925 at Bellbrook, Ohio, to Alice Kilgore Rodgers, a radio personality, and Jonathan Harshman Winters II, an insurance salesman turned stock broker. When he was seven, his mother separated from his alcoholic father. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Mother and son shifted to Springfield, Ohio, to live with Alice’s mother. A weak student, he derived solace in the company of the imaginary characters he developed, in solitude, in his room. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He dropped out of school during his final year at Springfield High School. He took part in the Pacific operation of the U.S Marine Corp during the Second World War. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After returning home, he enrolled at Kenyon College. He later shifted to Dayton Art Institute, where he did a course in cartooning. He was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Winters started doing comedy routines while he was a student at Kenyon College. Between 1950 and 1953, he hosted several local programs for Columbus's WBNS-TV, but resigned after the station refused him a raise. Unsplash Career

He moved to New York, where, having lost his wristwatch, he was encouraged by his wife to participate in a talent contest that promised a wristwatch for the winner - he won the contest. Unsplash Career

Following his win in the contest, he began to get more television assignments. In 1954, he featured in the Broadway revue, ‘Almanac’, and on the television series, ‘Chance of a Lifetime’, as Johnny Winters. Unsplash Career

In 1956, he began hosting the television series, ‘The Jonathan Winters Show’, on NBC. The first ever public demonstration of color videotape was broadcast on this show, that year. Unsplash Career

He was the voice of two talking beer mugs, Shultz and Dooley, in a television advertisement for Utica Club beer, between 1959 and 1964. He also represented the Hefty brand of trash bags in advertisements. Unsplash Career

Winters’ role in the 1963 comedy film, ‘It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World’, about the crazy quest of $350,000 in stolen cash by a group of strangers, won him a Golden Globe nomination. Unsplash Major Works

In the sitcom, ‘Davis Rules’, he essayed the role of Gunny Davis assisting his widowed son in bringing up his children. The role won him an Emmy Award in 1991 Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	November 11, 1925
Died on	April 11, 2013
Nationality	American
Famous	Alcoholics, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors, Comedians, Stand-up Comedians
Spouses	Eileen Winters (m. 1948–2009)
Known as	Jonathan Harshman Winters III
Childrens	Jay Winters, Lucinda Winters
Universities	Springfield High School Dayton Art Institute
Birth Place	Dayton, Ohio, U.S
Gender	Male
Father	Jonathan Harshman Winters II
Mother	Alice Kilgore (née Rodgers)
Sun Sign	Scorpio
Born in	Dayton, Ohio, U.S
Famous as	Comedian, Actor
Died at Age	87

Jonathan Winters

American

Nov 11, 1925

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Dayton, Ohio, U.S