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  • NAME: Jonathan Harshman Winters III
  • OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian
  • BIRTH DATE: November 11, 1925 (Age: 86)
  • EDUCATION: Dayton Art Institute
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Dayton, Ohio
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American comedian Jonathan Winters was once described by talk-show host Jack Paar as “pound for pound, the funniest man alive.”


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Jonathan Winters was born November 11, 1925 in Dayton, Ohio. From 1950 to 1953 he hosted several local programs for Columbus's WBNS-TV. His appearance on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts led to a number of guest-star assignments on network TV and a featured spot in the Broadway revue Almanac. In 1956 he starred in his own weekly TV variety show. He also pursued a successful nightclub career.

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