Dick Smothers
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard "Dick" Smothers (born November 20, 1939) is an American comedian, composer and musician from New York, New York, now residing in Sarasota, Florida.
Smothers is best known for being half of the musical comedy team The Smothers Brothers with his brother, Tom Smothers. Where Tom played the annoying dolt, Dick played the straight man trying to get through songs and acts without incident.
The brothers graduated from Verdugo Hills High School in Tujunga, Los Angeles, California and attended San José State University.
The brothers have appeared on numerous television shows since the mid 1960s, and even hosted two variety shows, The Smothers Brothers Show from 1965–1966, and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1967.
Dick Smothers's son, Dick Smothers, Jr., is a pornographic actor.
[edit] External links
- Dick Smothers at the Internet Movie Database
- Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour at the Internet Movie Database
 |
This article about an American television actor born in the 1930s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
