Several times on this site, I've mentioned a funny comedian and voice actor named Dave Barry. Don't get him confused with the funny columnist Dave Barry, who writes books. The Dave Barry I'm talking about was an actor (best credit: Some Like It Hot), a frequent stand-up comic on Ed Sullivan's show and opening for big stars in Vegas, and you heard him in a lot of classic cartoons, often imitating Humphrey Bogart or other celebrities. I ran this obit when he passed away in 2001, ending a career that basically consisted of 66 years of making audiences laugh.
I've written other things about him which you can easily find with this site's search engine. I think he's one of those comedians who never got the recognition he deserved. I was delighted recently to hear from his grandson Brett, who sent me a link to a video of his father performing in 1992. Some of it's material that was honed and perfected over many years but a lot of it's fresh and topical. He even starts with a joke about Woody Allen…
