Joey Bishop
Joey Bishop ( born February 3, 1918 in New York City as Joseph Abraham Gottlieb, † October 17, 2007 in Newport Beach, California ) was an American singer, actor and show host.
Membership of the Rat Pack
Joey Bishop was born Joseph Abraham Gottlieb, 1918 in the Bronx. In 1952, he met the American singer and actor Frank Sinatra and supported him in the episode with several of his appearances in the club " Copacabana " in New York. Both were close friends and went along with the other Rat Pack members Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin and Peter Lawford at their shows in Las Vegas and in the films of the Rat Pack like Ocean 's Eleven (1960 ) and Sergeants 3 (1962 ) on. Bishop, who was a friend of Frank Sinatra until its end of life, was one of the few people from the environment, which could raise him with certain things and got away scot-free. In this context, the following statement by Bishop has become famous:
Quote Joey Bishops about Frank Sinatra: ". Mr. Sinatra will now speak of some of the good things the Mafia has done " ( " Mr. Sinatra will now talk about some of the good things it has done the Mafia. " )
Activities in addition to the Rat Pack
From 1958 to 1960 Bishop was a regular guest in the TV quiz show "Keep Talking".
After that, he played a total of four years in his own sitcom " The Joey Bishop Show " the host of a fictional talk show. " The Joey Bishop Show " ran from 1961 to 1964 on the American broadcaster NBC and from 1964 to 1965 on CBS.
The experience from the " The Joey Bishop Show " and its known ability to improvise helped Bishop a career as a real host of a talk show to start. At first he was active in the 1960s as a permanent second host alongside Jack Paar before he replaced a total of 207 times (a record ) Johnny Carson in his legendary talk show.
From 1967 to 1969 Bishop moderated at the television station "ABC" his own talk show, which also " The Joey Bishop Show " was.
In addition to his acting work Bishop began in 1981 on Broadway in New York theater games. His first piece was called "Sugar Babies" - a musical, which represented a connection to the career start of Bishop.
The last years
His last film appearance was Joey Bishop in 1996 in the movie " Mad Dog Time ", in which his son Larry was directed by. However, Bishop was not mentioned by name as a performer.
Joey Bishop died in October 2007 at the age of 89 years at his home in Newport Beach.
After the death of Joey Bishop and Shirley MacLaine Lauren Bacall are the last surviving members of the Rat Pack.