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Oct 24, 2010 · Buddy Hackett: Up at drama, down at comedy. Roger Ebert October 24, 2010. Tweet. Movies / Roger Ebert. "There was a Vegas casino that offered me twice what I was making," Buddy Hackett was explaining to me one day. "I went to look at their show room, and I said I could never work there.
Buddy Hackett died at age 78 of natural causes at his beach house in Malibu, CA, on June 30, 2003. Buddy Hackett Brooklyn-born Buddy Hackett was known mainly as a nightclub comic, especially in Las Vegas, where he first performed in 1952 and wound up being one of the biggest headliners in that city's history.
In later years, Buddy and his wife, Sherry, were dedicated to the rescue of unwanted dogs and cats, creating a nonprofit animal refuge called “Buddy Hackett’s Singita.”. Its annual fundraiser, the Singita Comedy Spectacular, premiered at Disney’s El Capitan Theatre in 2002. Buddy Hackett passed away on June 30, 2003, in Malibu, California.
Hackett unveiled his Vegas act for TV in "Buddy Hackett--Live and Uncensored" (HBO, 1983) and "Buddy Hackett II--On Stage at Caesar's Atlantic City" (HBO, 1986), executive producing both specials, and hit feature pay dirt again, first in his bit as Scrooge for the Bill Murray vehicle "Scrooged" (1988) and later as the voice of Scuttle the seagull in Disney's animated "The Little Mermaid" (1989) and its straight-to-video sequel in 2000.
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Jul 1, 2003 · Buddy Hackett, the round-faced comedian famous for his dual careers — as a regular in family films, and as a nightclub comic innocently delivering X-rated jokes out of the corner of his mouth ...
Jun 30, 2003 · The imp of Vegas raunch comedy, Buddy Hackett peppered his with unabashed, cheerful vulgarity. He'd tell graphic sex anecdotes to shock the crowd into laughter—and get more coaxing a blushing lady at ringside into using four letter words too. Buddy's teddy-bear body, goofy grin and babyishly nasal Brooklyn voice seemed to take the harsh edge ...
