Buddy Hackett net worthy of: Buddy Hackett was an American comedian and actor who had a net worthy of of $10 million. Hackett offered in the usa Army during World Battle II and got his first work in a Brooklyn golf club. He was most widely known for his starring film functions as Marcellus Washburn in The Music Man in 1962, Benjy Benjamin in It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World in 1963, Tennessee Steinmetz in The Like Bug in 1968, and Scuttle in THE TINY Mermaid in 1989. Buddy Hackett was created in Brooklyn, NY in August 1924 and passed on in June 2003. In 1956 he starred as Stanley Peck in the tv screen series Stanley. Hackett starred as Uncle Lonnie in it series Action from 1999 to 2000. In 1998 he was awarded a superstar on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for LIVE SHOW at 6834 Hollywood Blvd., Loose Sneakers, Scrooged, and Paulie. Hackett also starred in the films Walking My Baby BACK, Fireman Save My Kid, God’s Small Acre, Everything’s Ducky, THE BEAUTIFUL Globe of the Brothers Grimm, Muscle Seaside party, The Golden Mind, The Love Bug, THE NICE Guys and the CRIMINALS, Hey Babe! Buddy Hackett passed on on June 30, 2003 at age 78.
Known for movies
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963-1992) as Himself - Guest / Himself / Herself - Guest / Himself - Comedian
The Little Mermaid (1989) as Scuttle
The Hollywood Squares (1967-1974) as Himself - Panelist / Himself - Center Square
Buddy Hackett Live and Uncensored (1983) as Himself
Quick Facts
Full Name
Buddy Hackett
Net Worth
$10 Million
Date Of Birth
August 31, 1924
Died
June 30, 2003, Malibu, California, United States
Height
1.68 m
Profession
Comedian, Voice Actor
Education
New Utrecht High School
Nationality
American
Spouse
Sherry Cohen
Children
Sandy Hackett, Ivy Julie Hackett, Lisa Jean Hackett
Parents
Anna Geller, Philip Hacker
Movies
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, The Love Bug, The Little Mermaid, The Music Man, The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, God's Little Acre, Scrooged, Paulie, Walking My Baby Back Home, Muscle Beach Party, Jack Frost, The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, Fireman Save My Child, Everything's Ducky, Loose Shoes, All Hands on Deck, The Golden Head, The Good Guys and the Bad Guys, Hey Babe!, The Mama Cass Television Program, Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind: Gold Collection
TV Shows
Action, The Timex All-star Swing Festival, The Jackie Gleason Show, Stanley, Fish Police, Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad
Interesting Facts
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Fact
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He was awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in 2000.
2
Allegedly regretted turning down the sequels for The Love Bug (1968).
3
According to his commentary on The Love Bug (1968), he was offered $2000 a week to replace Curly Howard of The Three Stooges. He refused. The story seems unlikely, however, since when Curly died he was immediately replaced by his brother Shemp Howard, who had originally been replaced by Curly when Shemp left the act to go solo while the Stooges were still in vaudeville.
4
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 6834 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
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Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 224-226. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
Although his on-stage humor was not nearly as raw, in retrospect, as many of the young comedians who would succeed him, his frequently ribald performances in nightclubs and in concert came as something of a shock to those who had enjoyed his "cleaned-up" (at the behest of the censors) performances on television and in films.
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Towards the end of his life, he was raising money for an animal shelter.
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Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 201-202. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
10
Served three years in the US Army with an antiaircraft unit during World War II. On a furlough in 1945, he returned home and bought a ticket to see the musical "Oklahoma!". He decided on a career in show business following his discharge.
11
His real name, Lenny Hacker, was used as the name of a character he played in episode 1.05 ("The Entertainer") of Space Rangers (1993).
In 1953 gossip columns reported that Universal Pictures wanted to team Hackett with his friend, popular baritone Alan Dale, as the studio's answer to Paramount's box-office sensations, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Nothing came of the idea because Dale preferred to remain a solo act. However, Hackett did appear in Universal's Walking My Baby Back Home (1953) later that year. In 1954 Hackett did replace 'Lou Costello (I)' (q) in Universal's Fireman Save My Child (1954) when Costello's ill health forced him to leave the picture shortly after filming began (Costello can still be seen in some long shots). Hugh O'Brian replaced Bud Abbott, who wouldn't work without Costello. Universal talked about teaming Hackett and O'Brien in another film, but the picture bombed at the box office and the re-teaming with O'Brien never took place.
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Quit doing appearances in 1996 after he suffered stage fright, including extreme dizziness, for the first time in his career. This event immediately followed gum surgery, which Buddy believes had something to do with the situation.
[on late sportscaster Howard Cosell] There have always been mixed emotions about Howard Cosell: Some people hate him like poison; and other people just hate him regular.
$10 Million
