Film
2020
Leave 'em Laughing
An evening of stand-up comedy takes a not so funny turn, leaving the audience wondering what they just witnessed.
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Acting
Dick Shawn
Born
1923-12-01 · 63 yrs
Died
1987-04-17
From
Buffalo, New York, USA
Known for
Acting
Dick Shawn (December 1, 1923 – April 17, 1987) was an American actor. Way ahead of his time most say, it was extremely difficult indeed to know how to properly tap into this man's eclectic talents. Shawn began inching toward the forefront during the be-bop 50s and early 60s with his odd penchant for playing cool cats. During his mild bid for film stardom, he was top-billed as a hip, laid back genie in the thoroughly dismal satire The Wizard of Baghdad (1960), but seemed to have better luck when taken in smaller doses. He fared quite well opposite another "way-out-there" comedian, Ernie Kovacs, in Wake Me When It's Over (1960) as a hustling soldier out to make a buck in the Far East.…
