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Jerry Colonna

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerardo Luigi "Jerry" Colonna (September 17, 1904 – November 22, 1986) was an American musician, actor, comedian, singer, songwriter and trombonist best remembered as the zaniest of Bob Hope's sidekicks in Hope's popular radio shows and films of the 1940s and 1950s. With his pop-eyed facial expressions and walrus-sized handlebar moustache, Colonna was known for singing loudly "in a comic caterwaul," according to Raised on Radio author Gerald Nachman, and for his catchphrase, "Who's Yehudi?", uttered after many an old joke, although it usually had nothing to do with the joke. The line was believed to be named for violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin, and the search for Yehudi became a running gag on the Hope show. Colonna featured in three of the popular Hope-Crosby Road films: Road to Singapore (1940) as Achilles Bombassa, Road to Rio (1947) as a Cavalry captain and The Road to Hong Kong (1962) in a cameo role. He can also be seen in the Fred Allen vehicle, It's in the Bag! (1945), as psychiatrist Dr. Greenglass, and he made a brief appearance with Hope in the "Wife, Husband and Wolf" sketch in Star Spangled Rhythm. In 1956 he performed the featured song "My Lucky Charm" in the film Meet Me in Las Vegas, starring Dan Dailey and Cyd Charisse. He provided the voice of the March Hare in the Walt Disney animated film version of Alice in Wonderland (1951) (another radio legend, Ed Wynn, voiced the Mad Hatter) and also lent his zany narration style to several Disney shorts, including Casey at the Bat (1946) and The Brave Engineer (1950).


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Born:
Sep 17, 1904 In Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
33
First Appeared:
In the movie Rosalie 1937-12-24
Latest Project:
Movie This Is Bob Hope... 2017-12-29
Known For
Poster of Meet Me in Las Vegas
Poster of Alice in Wonderland
Poster of Garden of the Moon
Poster of Port of Seven Seas
Filmography
Movie This Is Bob Hope... Self (archive footage) 2017-12-29
Movie Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents Self (archive footage) 1996-11-23
Movie Joys Self 1976-03-05
Series The Monkees Unknown 1966-09-12
Movie The Road to Hong Kong Man Looking For a Match (uncredited) 1962-03-29
Movie Andy Hardy Comes Home Doc 1958-12-22
Movie Meet Me in Las Vegas Jerry Colonna 1956-03-09
Movie Ellis in Freedomland The Waste-away (voice) 1952-06-15
Movie Kentucky Jubilee Jerry Harris 1951-05-18
Movie Alice in Wonderland March Hare (voice) 1951-07-28
Movie The Brave Engineer Narrator 1950-03-03
Series The Colgate Comedy Hour Unknown 1950-09-10
Movie Road to Utopia Man on boat to Alaska (uncredited) 1946-02-27
Movie Make Mine Music Narrator (segment "Casey at the Bat") (voice) 1946-06-30
Movie It's in the Bag! Dr. Greengrass 1945-04-21
Movie Atlantic City The Professor 1944-09-15
Movie Star Spangled Rhythm Jerry Colonna 1942-03-05
Movie Ice Capades Revue Theophilus J. Twitchell 1942-12-24
Movie Priorities on Parade Jeep Jackson 1942-07-23
Movie Sis Hopkins Professor 1941-04-12
Movie Ice-Capades Colonna 1941-08-19
Movie Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 Himself 1941-10-02
Movie Road to Singapore Achilles Bombanassa 1940-03-22
Movie Melody and Moonlight Abner Kellogg 1940-10-10
Movie Sweepstakes Winner Nick, the Chef 1939-05-20
Movie Naughty But Nice Allie Gray 1939-06-23
Movie Port of Seven Seas Arab Rug Dealer 1938-07-01
Movie The Star Reporter Singer-Freddie Rich Orchestra 1938-03-21
Movie Little Miss Broadway Band Member 1938-07-29
Movie Valley of the Giants Saloon Singer 1938-09-17
Movie Garden of the Moon Musician 1938-09-23
Movie Swingtime in the Movies The Texas Tornado 1938-12-24
Movie Rosalie Joseph 1937-12-24
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