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Rich Little: Variety Artists
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Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Little was the middle of three sons of a physician. He began performing professionally in night clubs at 17. He acted in Ottawa's Little Theatre and became a successful disc jockey who frequently incorporated impersonations into his show. In 1963, he was asked to audition by Mel Tormé, who was producing a new variety show for Judy Garland. The audition won him the job and he broke into show business.
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Rich has won numerous awards. He has twice received the Cleveland Amory Award as Best Guest on a Television Talk Show and was named Comedy Star of the Year by the American Guild of Variety Artists. In June 1998, he will add his star to the Canadian Walk of Fame to go along with his current star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has performed for the British royal family many times. On the occasion of Ottawa's 150th anniversary, he was honored as one of its most famous citizens.
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Little, who had a variety show on television in the nineteen-seventies, appeared on Letterman not long ago but hasn’t had much other television work in recent years. “My agent tried to get me on Maher’s show, but I was told that Bill said, ‘That Rich Little is a pretty funny guy.’ He didn’t want to take the chance that I would be funnier.” Little said that he does not find Maher and his ilk terribly funny. When asked to name a young comedian he admired, he responded, “Robin Williams. He’s just off the wall.”
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Little has appeared on many of television's most-famous variety shows, including Ed Sullivan, as well as on such series as "Laugh-In." Little had his own variety show in the 1970s. He ... was an early guest host on "The Tonight Show."
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On Saturday, September 16 at the Suncoast Casino & Hotel there was a showing of Rich Little's Art. Yes, we know that Rich is typically recognized for his 200 impressions and that most people are not aware of his high quality artistic ability for his Charcoal portraits of Celebrity Icons known worldwide, but we had to share them with you.
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