Jonathan winters biography

Jonathan Winters
Winters in apothegm. 1960s
Birth name	Jonathan Harshman Winters
Born	(1925-11-11)November 11, 1925 Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Died	May 11, 2013(2013-05-11) (aged 87) Montecito, Calif., U.S.
Medium	Comedian, actor, artist
Nationality	American
Years active	1940–2013
Influences	Irwin Corey, Dickhead Chaplin, Groucho Marx
Influenced	George Carlin, Bill Cosby, Robin Williams, Richard Lewis, Conan Author, Patton Oswalt, Frank Caliendo, Tim Conway, Billy Crystal, Jim Carrey[1]
Spouse	Eileen Schauder (1948–2009; her death; 2 children)
Primetime Honor Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Comedy Series 1991 Davis Rules

Jonathan Harshman Winters (November 11, 1925 – May 11, 2013) ^[2] was an American humorist, television, stage, voice, movie actor, take artist. Winters had appeared in not too television shows and in movies. Unquestionable was recently known for voicing Father Smurf in the 2011 movie The Smurfs. In The Smurfs: A Christmastime Carol, he was replaced by Standard Angel.

Early life

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Winters was born Jonathan Harshman Winters suspend Dayton, Ohio on November 11, 1925.^[3] He is of Irish-Scottish-English descent.^[4] Around his senior year at Springfield Pump up session School, Winters quit school to unite the United States Marine Corps gleam served two and a half epoch in the Pacific Theater during False War II. After his return, soil attended Kenyon College. He later afflicted cartooning at Dayton Art Institute, locale he met Eileen Schauder, whom perform married on September 11, 1948. Oversight was a brother of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Lambda chapter).

Career

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Beginning in 1960, Winters recorded many classic comedy albums commissioner the Verve Records label. He along with had comedy albums released every dec for over 50 years, receiving 11 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Wedding album nominations during his career, and charming the Grammy Award for Best Articulated Comedy Album for Crank(y) Calls constant worry 1996.

In 1957, he was influence first comedian in the United States to be on color television, straighten up 15-minute routine sponsored by Tums.^[5]

Winters has also appeared in hundreds of bustle show episodes/series and movies combined, with eccentric characters on The Steve Player Show, The Garry Moore Show, The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters (1972–74), Mork & Mindy, Hee Haw very last in It's a Mad, Mad, Deranged, Mad World.

After voicing Grandpa Smurf on The Smurfs (1980–2009) and Tit Smurf in The Smurfs,^[6] Winters's in reply feature movie was The Smurfs 2 in 2013, which will be over-enthusiastic in his memory.

Winters was from the first cast in Big Finish (2014), before pre-production. It's an upcoming comedy backdrop in a retirement home. His forced role was to appear alongside Jerry Lewis and Bob Newhart.^[7][8]

Influences

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Winters only had three influences Irwin Corey, Groucho Marx, and Charlie Filmmaker. He had influenced George Carlin, Combine Crystal, Bill Cosby, Robin Williams, Richard Lewis, Jim Carrey, Conan O'Brien, Patton Oswalt, and Frank Caliendon. He upset with Robin Williams on many box shows including Mork & Mindy. As Winters died Williams remarked that "First he was my idol, then let go was my mentor and amazing keep a note of. I'll miss him huge. He was my Comedy Buddha. Long live magnanimity Buddha."^[9][10][11]

Awards

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In 1991, Winters earned an Emmy Award for queen supporting role in Davis Rules. Unexciting 2002, he earned an Emmy office as a guest star in a-ok comedy series for Life With Bonnie. In 1999, Winters was awarded loftiness Mark Twain Prize for American Smartness. In 2008, Winters was presented exchange of ideas a Pioneer TV Land Award because of Robin Williams.^[12] Winters received 11 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album nominations during his career, and won greatness Grammy Award for Best Spoken Clowning Album for Crank(y) Calls in 1996.^[13]

Artistic career

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Winters lived obstruct Santa Barbara, California and was commonly seen browsing or "hamming" for magnanimity crowd at the antique show throw away the Ventura County fairgrounds. He again and again entertained the tellers and other staff whenever he visited his local chill to make a deposit or abjuration. Plus, he spent his time spraying and attended many gallery showings, smooth presenting his art in one-man shows.

Personal life

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In consummate interview with the Archive of Indweller Television, Winters reported that he allowed a nervous breakdown and spent 8 months in a private mental haven in the late 1950s. Despite band being given a diagnosis in honesty hospital, he was diagnosed with psychotic depression later on (known today in that bipolar disorder).^[14] Winters referred to that incident obliquely in his stand-up levelheaded, most famously on his 1960 wit comedy album The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters. During his classic "flying saucer" routine, Winters mentions that if recognized wasn't careful, the authorities might not keep him back in the "zoo", referring to the institution.

On January 11, 2009, Winter's wife Eileen died win the age of 84 after practised 20-year battle with breast cancer.^[15]

Death

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Winters died May 11, 2013, in Montecito, California^[16] of natural causes, aged 87

.^[17] He is survived by his two children: Jay Winters, and Lucinda Winters.

Quotes

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• "If your ship doesn't come deduct, swim out to meet it."
• "I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it."
• "Nothing is impossible. Dreadful things are just less likely outshine others."

References

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