Joseph "Joey" Forman (November 18, 1929 â€" December 9, 1982) was an
American comedian and comic actor.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Forman appeared on the late 1940s local radio show the Magic Lady
Supper Club along with his school friend, singer Eddie Fisher. The
pair travelled to upstate New York to the Grossinger's Catskill Resort
Hotel in the Catskill Mountains. Forman was originally an athletic
director, but his funny remarks led the management to place him on the
stage as a comedian, though Forman wished to become a serious actor.
Forman broke into show business after winning an Arthur Godfrey's
Talent Scouts program.He first attracted attention in Las Vegas as the
opening act for Mickey Rooney and also Rooney's straight man. He also
co-starred in Mickey Rooney's 1954â€"1955 NBC sitcom The Mickey Rooney
Show: Hey, Mulligan, as Mickey's best friend, Freddy, and appeared
with him in the films Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958) and The Big
Operator (1959).Forman was considered a standard Borscht Belt comic,
and he performed standup comedy both live and on television (including
shows like The Hollywood Palace). He also took on comedic roles in
films and on television. Forman appeared in two episodes of The
Monkees, first as jealous kids show host "Captain Crocodile" in an
eponymous episode, then as Asian criminal "Dragonman" in "Monkees Chow
Mein". He also appeared in three Get Smart episodes, including two
episodes as "Harry Hoo", a parody of Charlie Chan. He also appeared in
the final episode of the first season of M*A*S*H as a touring comedian
performing for U.S. troops in the Korean War as well as in Episode #18
during the third season of Bewitched as Ho Ho the Clown. He also had
roles in films such as the Jerry Lewis film The Errand Boy (1961) as
an audio director, The Wheeler Dealers (1963) starring James Garner
and Lee Remick, The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968), the cult
film Candy (1968) as a tough New York cop, and Linda Lovelace for
President (1975).
American comedian and comic actor.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Forman appeared on the late 1940s local radio show the Magic Lady
Supper Club along with his school friend, singer Eddie Fisher. The
pair travelled to upstate New York to the Grossinger's Catskill Resort
Hotel in the Catskill Mountains. Forman was originally an athletic
director, but his funny remarks led the management to place him on the
stage as a comedian, though Forman wished to become a serious actor.
Forman broke into show business after winning an Arthur Godfrey's
Talent Scouts program.He first attracted attention in Las Vegas as the
opening act for Mickey Rooney and also Rooney's straight man. He also
co-starred in Mickey Rooney's 1954â€"1955 NBC sitcom The Mickey Rooney
Show: Hey, Mulligan, as Mickey's best friend, Freddy, and appeared
with him in the films Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958) and The Big
Operator (1959).Forman was considered a standard Borscht Belt comic,
and he performed standup comedy both live and on television (including
shows like The Hollywood Palace). He also took on comedic roles in
films and on television. Forman appeared in two episodes of The
Monkees, first as jealous kids show host "Captain Crocodile" in an
eponymous episode, then as Asian criminal "Dragonman" in "Monkees Chow
Mein". He also appeared in three Get Smart episodes, including two
episodes as "Harry Hoo", a parody of Charlie Chan. He also appeared in
the final episode of the first season of M*A*S*H as a touring comedian
performing for U.S. troops in the Korean War as well as in Episode #18
during the third season of Bewitched as Ho Ho the Clown. He also had
roles in films such as the Jerry Lewis film The Errand Boy (1961) as
an audio director, The Wheeler Dealers (1963) starring James Garner
and Lee Remick, The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968), the cult
film Candy (1968) as a tough New York cop, and Linda Lovelace for
President (1975).
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