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Frank Nelson was an American born comedic actor best known for playing put-upon foils on radio and television. He was born on May 6, 1911 and died on September 12, 1986 of cancer in Hollywood, California. Foil may refer to: Metal leaf, a thin sheet of metal Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food Foil (sword), a weapon used in the sport of fencing Foil (literature), a character who emphasizes the traits of a main character Comedic foil, (or comic foil), is the straight man...
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Nelson first gained fame as the put-upon foil to Jack Benny on Benny's radio show during the 1940s and 1950s. Nelson's entrance usually went like this: Jack would need something, for example, airline tickets at an airport. He would go up to the agent, saying "Oh Mister? Mister?" Then would come the "reveal," with Frank turning to bellow "Yeeeeeessssss?" The two men would banter with each other. Frank delivered one-liners such as "Is that a hairpiece or did someone plant moss on your head," and, "Do I work at this airport? No, I'm a 747 with a mustache." Frank continued to appear on Jack's show when Jack came to television in 1950, doing the same "rude clerk" schtick. His other catchphrase, that would be worked into every routine, would have Benny asking something mundane, such as, "Do these shirts come in a medium?" and Frank would bellow, "Oo-oo-oo-ooh, do they!" Jack Benny Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky, February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974), an American comedian, vaudeville performer, and radio, television, and film actor, was arguably the biggest star in classic American radio and was also a major television attraction. ...
After that, Nelson continued to work in sitcoms in similar roles, most notably in I Love Lucy during the 1950s and Sanford and Son during the 1970s. A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ...
I Love Lucy is a television sitcom that aired in the 1950s. ...
Sanford and Son is a television sitcom, the American remake of the British sitcom Steptoe and Son. ...
In addition to his onscreen work, Nelson was an in-demand voiceover artist for animated cartoons, appearing on The Jetsons among other programs. He also served as the head of AFTRA (a performers union) between 1954 and 1957. A voice-over is a narration that is played on top of a video segment, usually with the audio for that segment muted or lowered. ...
12 frames per second is the typical rate for an animated cartoon. ...
The Jetsons was a prime-time American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1962 to 1963. ...
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) is an actors union that aims to represent actors in radio and television, much like the Screen Actors Guild does for movies. ...
Garfield in Paradise (1986) (TV) was the last time he used his catch phrase. Garfield (right) and Odie Garfield is a comic strip created by Jim Davis, featuring the cat Garfield, the pet dog Odie, and their socially inept owner Jon Arbuckle. ...
His distinctive appearance and manner of saying "Yessssss" has been parodied frequently in film and television, most notably with the character on The Simpsons called the "Yes guy". The Simpson family first seen on The Tracey Ullman Show. ...
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