Alan Sues (born March 7, 1926) is an American actor and comedian, arguably best known for his role as a regular performer on the comedy series Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 until 1972. On that program Sues played a number of characters, including a children's show host named "Uncle Al the Kiddies' Pal." March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rowan & Martins Laugh-In was a United States comedy television show broadcast from January 22, 1968 through 1973 over the NBC network. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...
Sues was one of only a very few primetime television personalities of the late 1960s and early 1970s who was known for exhibiting stereotypically gay-male behavior. On Laugh-In, while never explicitly saying he was gay, he employed exaggerated gestures and was known for acting in an (one would imagine) intentionally "over the top" way, as a stereotype of a homosexual man (or at least as most mainstream audiences of the era imagined gay men to be). Homosexuality may refer to: A sexual orientation characterized by aesthetic attraction, romantic love, and sexual desire exclusively or almost exclusively for members of the same sex or with the same gender identity (e. ...
Since Laugh-In, Sues has starred in only a few made-for-television movies and theaterical films, such as Oh, Heavenly Dog! in 1980. A television movie (also TV movie, TV-movie, made-for-TV movie, etc. ...
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IMDb.com entry for Alan Sues (http://imdb.com/name/nm0837297/)
On that program Sues played a number of characters, including a children's show host named "Uncle Al the Kiddies' Pal," as well as "Big Al", the sports reporter in "Laugh-In Looks At The News." He was also known for his ability to move his eyeballs very rapidly.
Sues would frequently appear in short visual gags appearing to follow the flight of an imaginary fly, accompanied by a loud insectlike buzzing sound.
Sues was one of only a very few primetime television personalities of the late 1960s and early 1970s who was known for exhibiting stereotypically gay-male behavior.
Alan Smithee is the nom de guerre of directors and screenwriters who have had their movies released in a form they did not intend or approve of; when this happens, they have their names replaced with "Alan Smithee", which is an anagram for "The Alias Men".
The Alan Smithee Project (TASP) is a roleplaying game of movies that should not be; bad crossovers, bad sequels, bad adaptations, bad remakes, and even bad new movies, they're all grist for this mill.
Alan may call "Cut!" or "Roll 'Em!" at any time, or declare the day a wrap, at no cost and with no opposition possible.
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