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Improv Comic Jonathan Winters Dies
« on: April 12, 2013, 10:13:59 AM »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jonathan Winters, the cherub-faced comedian whose breakneck improvisations and misfit characters inspired the likes of Robin Williams and Jim Carrey, has died. He was 87.
The Ohio native died Thursday evening at his Montecito, Calif., home of natural causes, said Joe Petro III, a longtime family friend. Petro said Winters died of natural causes and was surrounded by family and friends.
Winters was a pioneer of improvisational standup comedy, with an exceptional gift for mimicry, a grab bag of eccentric personalities and a bottomless reservoir of creative energy. Facial contortions, sound effects, tall tales — all could be used in a matter of seconds to get a laugh.
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Re: Improv Comic Jonathan Winters Dies
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2013, 11:03:33 AM »
truly a shame and a great loss
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Re: Improv Comic Jonathan Winters Dies
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2013, 02:26:18 PM »
They still play some of his "Maudie Fricket" series between Christmas and New Years here on the radio.  I look forward to them each year.
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Re: Improv Comic Jonathan Winters Dies
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2013, 02:39:21 PM »
He will be missed by us ole farts!
 
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Re: Improv Comic Jonathan Winters Dies
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2013, 02:50:41 AM »
I'm afraid a lot of folks will never get the chance to know how funny this guy was.
He may have been a bit of a nutjob, I don't know that, but he was almost always funny.
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