Dick Martin (comedian)
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Dick Martin (born January 30, 1922 in Battle Creek, Michigan) is an American comedian.
Very early in his career, Martin was a staff writer for Duffy's Tavern, an extremely popular radio situation comedy. However, Abe Burrows, who was much more actively involved in that series, later claimed that Martin's tenure was very brief and that he made no significant contributions.
Martin is best known as co-host of the popular comedy-variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968-1973).
He also was a frequent panelist on game shows such as Match Game and Password Plus.
He was also the chief director of the 1980s sitcom Newhart as well as the host of the short run Mindreaders game show in the late 1970s. He was a regular on The Lucy Show as next door neighbor "Harry Conners" from 1962 to 1964. Ironically, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (on the NBC network) later ran directly opposite the Lucille Ball sitcom (on CBS) in competition for viewer ratings.
He married Dolly Read (Dolly Martin) on August 22, 1971. He has a son from a previous marriage.
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