Harvey Korman
Alternate Name: Harvey Herschel Korman, Harvey Herschel Korman
Director, Tv host, Actor
About This Person
From All Movie Guide: Like many Chicago born-and-bred actors, Harvey Korman
cut his acting teeth at that city's Goodman Theatre. He sold aluminum
siding door-to-door while waiting for his Big Break, taking the
occasional Broadway walk-on, TV commercial and cartoon voice-over. His
earliest significant TV exposure came about during his four seasons
(1963-67) as a regular on The Danny Kaye Show.
He went on to join The Carol Burnett Show in 1967, remaining with the
series until its 1977 demise and winning four Emmies in the process.
Korman's versatility was only part of his appeal; it was also a stitch
to watch him try to maintain a straight face while enduring the antics
of fellow comic actor Tim Conway.
One recurring sketch on the Burnett series, "The Family," later spun
off into the TV series Mama's Family. While Korman had played Mama's (Vicki Lawrence)
vituperative son-in-law Ed on the Burnett Show "Family" sketches, his
principal contribution to Mama's Family was confined to his weekly
introductory comments as "Alastair Quince"; he also directed a 1983
special based on the "Family" principals, Eunice.
Harvey Korman Filmography:
- Hollywood Squares (TV Series)
- Disney/Pixar's Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (TV Series)
- Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure (TV Movie)
- The Ruby Princess Runs Away
- The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
- Disney's Hercules (TV Series)
- Gideon
- Suddenly Susan (TV Series)
- ER
- The Secret of NIMH II: Timmy to the Rescue
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