Jonathan Winters
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Winters in c. 1960s
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Birth name
| Jonathan Harshman Winters
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Born
| (
1925-11-11
)
November 11, 1925
Dayton, Ohio
, U.S.
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Died
| May 11, 2013
(2013-05-11)
(aged 87)
Montecito, California
, U.S.
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Medium
| Comedian, actor, artist
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Nationality
| American
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Years active
| 1940?2013
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Influences
| Irwin Corey
,
Charlie Chaplin
,
Groucho Marx
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Influenced
| George Carlin
,
Bill Cosby
,
Robin Williams
, Richard Lewis,
Conan O'Brien
,
Patton Oswalt
, Frank Caliendo,
Tim Conway
,
Billy Crystal
,
Jim Carrey
[1]
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Spouse
| Eileen Schauder (1948?2009; her death; 2 children)
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Comedy Series
1991
Davis Rules
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Jonathan Harshman Winters
(November 11, 1925 – May 11, 2013)
[2]
was an
American
comedian, television, stage, voice, movie actor, and artist. Winters had appeared in several television shows and in movies. He was recently known for voicing
Papa Smurf
in the 2011 movie
The Smurfs
. In
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
, he was replaced by
Jack Angel
.
Winters was born
Jonathan Harshman Winters
in
Dayton
,
Ohio
on November 11, 1925.
[3]
He is of
Irish
-
Scottish
-
English
descent.
[4]
During his senior year at Springfield High School, Winters quit school to join the
United States Marine Corps
and served two and a half years in the Pacific Theater during
World War II
. After his return, he attended Kenyon College. He later studied
cartooning
at Dayton Art Institute, where he met Eileen Schauder, whom he married on September 11, 1948. He was a brother of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Lambda chapter).
Beginning in 1960, Winters recorded many classic comedy albums for the Verve Records label. He also had comedy albums released every decade for over 50 years, receiving 11 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album nominations during his career, and winning the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album for Crank(y) Calls in 1996.
In 1957, he was the first comedian in the United States to be on color television, a 15-minute routine sponsored by Tums.
[5]
Winters has also appeared in hundreds of television show episodes/series and movies combined, including eccentric characters on
The Steve Allen Show
,
The Garry Moore Show
,
The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters
(1972?74),
Mork & Mindy
,
Hee Haw
and in
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
.
After voicing Grandpa Smurf on
The Smurfs
(1980?2009) and Papa Smurf in
The Smurfs
,
[6]
Winters's final feature movie was
The Smurfs 2
in 2013, which will be dedicated in his memory.
Winters was originally cast in
Big Finish
(2014), during pre-production. It's an upcoming comedy set in a retirement home. His scheduled role was to appear alongside
Jerry Lewis
and
Bob Newhart
.
[7]
[8]
Winters only had three influences
Irwin Corey
,
Groucho Marx
, and
Charlie Chaplin
. He had influenced
George Carlin
,
Billy Crystal
,
Bill Cosby
,
Robin Williams
, Richard Lewis,
Jim Carrey
,
Conan O'Brien
,
Patton Oswalt
, and Frank Caliendon. He worked with Robin Williams on many television shows including
Mork & Mindy
. When Winters died Williams remarked that "First he was my idol, then he was my mentor and amazing friend. I'll miss him huge. He was my Comedy Buddha. Long live the Buddha."
[9]
[10]
[11]
In 1991, Winters earned an
Emmy Award
for his supporting role in
Davis Rules
. In 2002, he earned an Emmy nomination as a guest star in a comedy series for
Life With Bonnie
. In 1999, Winters was awarded the
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
. In 2008, Winters was presented with a Pioneer TV Land Award by
Robin Williams
.
[12]
Winters received 11
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
nominations during his career, and won the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album for
Crank(y) Calls
in 1996.
[13]
Winters lived near
Santa Barbara
,
California
and was often seen browsing or "hamming" for the crowd at the antique show on the Ventura County fairgrounds. He often entertained the tellers and other workers whenever he visited his local bank to make a deposit or withdrawal. Plus, he spent his time painting and attended many gallery showings, even presenting his art in one-man shows.
In his interview with the Archive of American Television, Winters reported that he suffered a
nervous breakdown
and spent 8 months in a private mental hospital in the late 1950s. Despite not being given a diagnosis in the hospital, he was diagnosed with manic depression later on (known today as
bipolar disorder
).
[14]
Winters referred to this incident obliquely in his stand-up act, most famously on his 1960 comedy album
The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters
. During his classic "flying saucer" routine, Winters mentions that if he wasn't careful, the authorities might put him back in the "zoo", referring to the institution.
On January 11, 2009, Winter's wife Eileen died at the age of 84 after a 20-year battle with
breast cancer
.
[15]
Winters died May 11, 2013, in
Montecito, California
[16]
of natural causes, aged 87
.
[17]
He is survived by his two children: Jay Winters, and Lucinda Winters.
- "If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to meet it."
- "I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it."
- "Nothing is impossible. Some things are just less likely than others."
- ↑
Silverman, Stephen M. (April 12, 2019).
"Jonathan Winters Dies at 93"
.
People
. Time. Archived from
the original
on April 15, 2010
. Retrieved
April 13,
2019
.
- ↑
Ann Oldenburg (April 12, 2019).
"Comedian Jonathan Winters dies at 93 - He was inspiration to many contemporary comics"
.
USA Today
. Retrieved
April 14,
2019
.
- ↑
Jonathan Winters Biography (1925?2013)
- ↑
Log in om een reactie te plaatsen. (September 2, 2008).
"The LLS w/ Craig Ferguson 9/1/08 -5 of 7 Jonathan Winters"
. YouTube
. Retrieved
April 15,
2013
.
- ↑
"Jonathan Winters trivia"
. Whosdatedwho.com. 1 April 2013
. Retrieved
13 April
2013
.
- ↑
"Jonathan Winters to Voice Papa Smurf in "Smurfs" Movie"
. Archived from
the original
on 2012-03-09
. Retrieved
2012-09-13
.
- ↑
"Jonathan Winters Dies at 93"
. Hollywood Reporter. 12 April 2019.
- ↑
"Legendary Film & TV Funnyman Jonathan Winters Dies, Aged 93"
. Contactmusic.com. 12 April 2019.
[
permanent dead link
]
- ↑
"Robin Williams, Steve Martin and more pay tribute to Jonathan Winters - MSN TV News"
. Tv.msn.com. Archived from
the original
on April 15, 2013
. Retrieved
April 15,
2013
.
- ↑
"Comedians pay tribute to Jonathan Winters"
. Usatoday.com. June 8, 2008
. Retrieved
April 15,
2013
.
- ↑
Pond, Steve.
"Steve Martin, Steve Carell, Pee-wee Herman Pay Tribute to 'Celestially Brilliant' Jonathan Winters - Yahoo! TV"
. Tv.yahoo.com
. Retrieved
April 15,
2013
.
- ↑
"Jonathan Winters | Comedian | Pioneers of Television"
. PBS
. Retrieved
April 15,
2013
.
- ↑
Dagan, Carmel.
"Comedian Jonathan Winters Dead at 87"
,
Variety
, 12 April 2013.
- ↑
Buerger, Megan (April 12, 2013).
"Jonathan Winters, comedian behind memorable characters for late-night TV"
.
The Washington Post
. Tribune
. Retrieved
April 13,
2013
.
- ↑
Write On: “Behind Every Great Man...”
Archived
2009-02-02 at the
Wayback Machine
, McCreary County Record, January 13, 2009
- ↑
"Jonathan Winters dead at 93"
.
BaltimoreNewsJournal.com
. Archived from
the original
on April 26, 2013
. Retrieved
April 11,
2013
.
- ↑
Grimes, William (12 April 2019).
"Jonathan Winters, Funny Man and Comedic Inspiration, Dies at 93"
.
The New York Times
. Retrieved
12 April
2019
.