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Ernest Edward „Ernie“ Kovacs (* 23. Januar 1919 in Trenton, New Jersey; † 13. Januar 1962 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Komiker und Musiker .
Ernest Edward Kovacs (January 23, 1919 – January 13, 1962) was an American comedian, actor, and writer. Kovacs's visually experimental and often spontaneous comedic style influenced numerous television comedy programs for years after his death.
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From April 21, 1952, to January 15, 1954, Kovacs had a daytime show under the name Kovacs Unlimited airing Monday through Friday at 8:30 am ET on CBS Television. From December 30, 1952, to April 14, 1953, CBS aired the one-hour The Ernie Kovacs Showon Tuesday evenings at 8pm ET.
From April 12, 1954, to April 7, 1955, he also had a late night television talk show on the DuMont Television Network under the title The Ernie Kovacs Show, which aired from 11:15pm to 12:15am ET. Kovacs began to refer to this show as The Ernie Kovacs Rehearsalin its final months. Of the DuMont-WABD version, three partial episodes and one complete ...
From July 2 to September 10, 1956, NBC ran The Ernie Kovacs Show as a summer replacement series for Caesar's Hour starring Sid Caesar. Kovacs also served as the regular substitute for Steve Allen on Tonightfrom September 1956 until Allen's departure from the show (and its subsequent reformat as a news program) in January 1957.
A series of eight monthly half-hour specials also titled The Ernie Kovacs Show aired Thursdays 10:30 to 11:00 pm ET on ABC from April 1961 to January 1962 with the exception of a two-month summer break in July and August. This latter series is often considered[by whom?] Kovacs' best television work. Shot on videotape using new editing and special e...
The original studio location was on the 4th floor of the WPTZ-TV (now KYW-TV) studio location at 1619 Walnut Street in Philadelphia. That studio was very small and accommodated approximately 45 audience members. The basement studio of the same building is where The Mike Douglas Showwas shot from June 1965 until July 1972. This studio was converted ...
Three to Get Ready (TV series), aired November 27, 1950, to March 28, 1952, Mondays to Fridays mornings on Philadelphia station WPTZThe Ernie Kovacs Show at IMDbErnie in Kovacsland at IMDbTake a Good Look at IMDbSilents Please at IMDb- Comedy
Ernie Kovacs was a comedian, actor, and producer who pioneered offbeat comedy on radio and TV. He died in a car crash in 1962, leaving behind his wife Edie Adams and three children.
- January 23, 1919
- January 13, 1962
13. Nov. 2009 · Ernie Kovacs, a comedian who hosted his own TV shows in the 1950s, died in a car accident in 1962. His death was linked to the Corvair, a car that Ralph Nader criticized in his book Unsafe at Any Speed.
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Silent Show is a 1957 American half-hour television comedy special created by and starring Ernie Kovacs. It was broadcast on NBC, and was selected by the United States as the only television program screened at the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels.
1. Mai 2024 · Ernie Kovacs (born Jan. 23, 1919, Trenton, N.J., U.S.—died Jan. 13, 1962, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American television comedian. Kovacs created the television comedy variety show The Ernie Kovacs Show (1952–53, 1956) and became noted for his zany slapstick sketches. He later hosted the quiz show Take a Good Look (1959–61 ...
