He's great in the film Little Murders:
Lou Jacobi, a scene-stealing actor who made a film and stage career playing comic ethnic characters but was lauded for serious dramatic roles as well, has died in New York. He was 95.
Jacobi made his Broadway debut in 1955 in “The Diary of Anne Frank,” playing a less-than-noble occupant of the Amsterdam attic where the Franks were hiding, and reprised the role in the 1959 film version. Among his other films were “Irma La Douce,” “My Favorite Year,” “Arthur,” Woody Allen’s “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex” and Barry Levinson’s “Avalon.” He also appeared frequently on television on such shows as “Playhouse 90,” “The Man From UNCLE,” “That Girl,” “Love, American Style” and “The Dean Martin Show.”
― Your Favorite Saturday Night Thing (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 25 October 2009 11:52 (fourteen years ago) link
From Wikipedia:
He made a spoof record album for Capitol Records called Al Tijuana and his Jewish Brass
Looks like he is interviewed in this book: http://www.amazon.com/Talking-Piano-Player-Stuart-Oderman/dp/1593933207
― oater to oxidation (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 25 October 2009 12:43 (fourteen years ago) link
HERE we go!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imfWlHFEVLY
― Your Favorite Saturday Night Thing (Dr Morbius), Monday, 26 October 2009 00:58 (fourteen years ago) link
Norman Painting, who held a world record for his near 60-year role in the BBC radio soap The Archers, dies at 85.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/46631000/jpg/_46631258_painting1_226bbc.jpg
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8331558.stm
― Mark G, Thursday, 29 October 2009 16:35 (fourteen years ago) link
given the response to the Irving Penn RIP thread, I thought I'd just post this here.
RIP Roy DeCarava
I had a chance to check out a retrospective book on him, and the man did great work. not much of a eulogist, so I'll leave it at that - also recommending that jazz fans seek out all the photographs he's made of famous jazz musicians.
― 囧 (dyao), Friday, 30 October 2009 08:27 (fourteen years ago) link
Robert H. Rines, inventor who claimed to have seen Loch Ness Monster, dies at 87
― Zeno, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 04:27 (fourteen years ago) link
RIP famous UFO eyewitness Lonnie Zamora (I have a Stan Ridgway t-shirt with a picture of Zamora on it)
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 23:38 (fourteen years ago) link
Robert H. Rines, inventor who claimed to have seen Loch Ness Monster, dies at 87― Zeno, Tuesday, November 3, 2009 4:27 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban PermalinkRIP famous UFO eyewitness Lonnie Zamora
― Zeno, Tuesday, November 3, 2009 4:27 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
RIP famous UFO eyewitness Lonnie Zamora
coincidence?
― p-dog, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 23:58 (fourteen years ago) link
zamora's sighting one of the best/most documented "unexplained" sightings from blue book
― la'bloom generation (latebloomer), Thursday, 5 November 2009 00:30 (fourteen years ago) link
Saw a cool retrospective of his work in St. Louis about a decade ago.
― jaymc, Thursday, 5 November 2009 00:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Armin Gessert, CEO of Spellbound Entertainment and co-creator of Commodore 64 classic The Great Giana Sisters, passed away last Sunday after suffering a heart attack
― James Mitchell, Tuesday, 10 November 2009 19:46 (fourteen years ago) link
RIP Hannover and former Barca keeper Robert Enke, all very heartbreaking.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5A94JL20091110
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Tuesday, 10 November 2009 20:50 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah. hard stuff.
― banned of bros. (darraghmac), Tuesday, 10 November 2009 22:48 (fourteen years ago) link
Yes, I read that. I nearly cried. Losing your daughter, bacterial infection,... :-( A cyclist, DeFauw, also killed himself recently.
― Nathalie (stevienixed), Wednesday, 11 November 2009 10:24 (fourteen years ago) link
A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants.
http://www.thewrap.com/ind-column/chuckles-bites-dust-writer-dies-9984
― Your Favorite Saturday Night Thing (Dr Morbius), Friday, 13 November 2009 08:20 (fourteen years ago) link
Some friends in LA are saying Ken Ober (tv producer, host of Remote Control on MTV) has died. Nothing yet appearing on news searches though.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 16 November 2009 07:24 (fourteen years ago) link
Ken Ober dead on wikipedia.
― kate78, Monday, 16 November 2009 07:28 (fourteen years ago) link
what's the source?
― señor wig day (get bent), Monday, 16 November 2009 07:33 (fourteen years ago) link
The first tweet about Ken Ober in the last 24 hours is here, but I don't know how this guy is connected. http://twitter.com/PaulGoebelShow/status/5758746554
Who knows.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 16 November 2009 07:42 (fourteen years ago) link
From another comedian here: http://twitter.com/lindagambino/status/5758855872
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 16 November 2009 07:44 (fourteen years ago) link
his facebook wall is filled with "rip ken" kinda messages
― jØrdån (omar little), Monday, 16 November 2009 07:46 (fourteen years ago) link
is there any actual information from a reputable news source?
― señor wig day (get bent), Monday, 16 November 2009 07:49 (fourteen years ago) link
I haven't seen anything yet except tweets and, as noted above, a wiki entry. One of my LA friends who mentioned it works for MTV and hangs with comics, but I think she learned about it on twitter too. So now I don't know how reputable any of it is.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 16 November 2009 07:53 (fourteen years ago) link
I can still sing the Remote Control theme song on demand.
― kate78, Monday, 16 November 2009 07:54 (fourteen years ago) link
Actor Edward Woodward, famous for his roles in The Wicker Man and The Equalizer died today.
― James Mitchell, Monday, 16 November 2009 11:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh no!
― Obscured by clowns (NickB), Monday, 16 November 2009 12:11 (fourteen years ago) link
http://991.com/newGallery/Edward-Woodward-Edwardian-Woodwar-288003.jpg
― The people of Ork are marching upon us (Matt #2), Monday, 16 November 2009 12:32 (fourteen years ago) link
Had no idea that he was married to Michele Dotrice.
― Obscured by clowns (NickB), Monday, 16 November 2009 12:47 (fourteen years ago) link
So what's teh deal with Ken Ober?
― Nathalie (stevienixed), Monday, 16 November 2009 12:49 (fourteen years ago) link
Stupid twitter rumour
http://twitter.com/PFTompkins/status/5768264480
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 16 November 2009 16:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh no, not Ewar Woowar :(
― Madchen, Monday, 16 November 2009 16:20 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/blogs/football-banter/Anfield-Rap-co-writer-Derek-B-dead-at-44-article223623.html;(
― When she is finished, Reader, the vagina has won, hands down. (stevie), Monday, 16 November 2009 16:55 (fourteen years ago) link
This is awesome.
― James Mitchell, Monday, 16 November 2009 17:45 (fourteen years ago) link
Okay, so Ken Ober was dead, and then he wasn't dead and it was a hoax/misunderstanding, and now he's dead again. Is Colin Quinn behind this?
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 16 November 2009 19:03 (fourteen years ago) link
http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/11/ken-ober-mtvs-remote-control-host-dies.html
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 16 November 2009 20:29 (fourteen years ago) link
Dead again. RIP, Ken.
― kate78, Monday, 16 November 2009 20:53 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1626376/20091116/story.jhtml
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 16 November 2009 21:59 (fourteen years ago) link
Ken Ober dying makes me sad. Only 52. I remember watching Remote Control, feeling like MTV's move into game shows/non-video programming could be okay, and thinking how hip and cool the show seemed (compared to, say, The Price Is Right). So long ago, I guess.
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 17 November 2009 02:14 (fourteen years ago) link
Malcolm Laycock
He used to do a record review programme back in 1977, I was on it as a guest reviewer.
Got a bunch of singles, oneof which, "Oh Bondage, Up Yours" changed the face of our 6th form common room!
― Mark G, Tuesday, 17 November 2009 19:37 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/17/derek-b-obituary
― do you want to be happier? (whatever), Tuesday, 17 November 2009 23:16 (fourteen years ago) link
A tormented New Jersey dad, who spent nearly two decades grappling with his son's sensational molestation claims against Michael Jackson, finally ended his pain with a gunshot to the head, authorities said yesterday.The body of Evan Chandler, 65, the father of Jordan "Jordy" Chandler, was found in his luxury Jersey City apartment on Nov. 5 -- still holding his .38-caliber revolver as he lay in bed, officials said yesterday.
The body of Evan Chandler, 65, the father of Jordan "Jordy" Chandler, was found in his luxury Jersey City apartment on Nov. 5 -- still holding his .38-caliber revolver as he lay in bed, officials said yesterday.
― James Mitchell, Wednesday, 18 November 2009 14:55 (fourteen years ago) link
"Jacko_molest_rap_dad"
V.Sad.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 18 November 2009 15:11 (fourteen years ago) link
I had a kind of sad "hey, they're rerunning Remote Control on MTV2! they never do this! wait, what does that say in the corner?" moment. It's weird because a couple months ago Ken Ober was the first celebrity name I ever found in my old employer's database and I kept trying to explain to my co-workers who he was and they had no idea.
― some dude, Wednesday, 18 November 2009 15:16 (fourteen years ago) link
xxpost not much sympathy for a dad who makes his kid lie and thus "steal"' money.
― Nathalie (stevienixed), Wednesday, 18 November 2009 15:33 (fourteen years ago) link
I had a kind of sad "hey, they're rerunning Remote Control on MTV2! they never do this! wait, what does that say in the corner?" moment.
Was Remote Control the MTV game-show that Jenny McCarthy was on? I think it was another.
― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 18 November 2009 15:52 (fourteen years ago) link
that was Singled Out, which was on in the late 90s, Remote Control was late 80s.
― some dude, Wednesday, 18 November 2009 15:58 (fourteen years ago) link
Right! Thanks.
― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 18 November 2009 16:02 (fourteen years ago) link
Was this MTV Remote Control show related to the UK Channel 4 show of the same name presented by the late Tony Wilson?
Could be some kind of game show inspired conspiracy going on.
― James Mitchell, Wednesday, 18 November 2009 17:16 (fourteen years ago) link
Holy shit, Wikipedia says it was. I think I might be onto somewhere. Frank Sidebottom had better look out.
― James Mitchell, Wednesday, 18 November 2009 17:17 (fourteen years ago) link
Remote Control assistant was kinda hot; her name started with an M...?
― five minutes of iguana time (Jon Lewis), Wednesday, 18 November 2009 17:20 (fourteen years ago) link