Red Skelton
Red Skelton
Richard Bernard "Red" Skeltonwas an American entertainer. He was best known for his national radio and television acts between 1937 and 1971, and as host of the television program The Red Skelton Show. Skelton, who has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio and television, also appeared in vaudeville, films, nightclubs, and casinos, all while he pursued an entirely separate career as an artist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth18 July 1913
CityVincennes, IN
CountryUnited States of America
No matter what your heartache may be, laughing helps you forget it for a few seconds.
Recipe for a happy marriage: My wife and I always hold hands. If I let go, she shops.
Exercise? I get it on the golf course. When I see my friends collapse, I run for the paramedics.
Remember: Marriage is the number one cause of divorce
I don't hate my enemies. After all, I made 'em.
I know my limit. I just keep passing out before I reach it.
Television: The device that brings into your living room characters you would never allow in your living room.
If I can make people smile, then I have served my purpose for God.
My doctor said I look like a million dollars - green and wrinkled.
Congress: Bingo with billions.
Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer and that would be eliminated from schools, too?
Today's comics use four-letter words as a shortcut to thinking. They're shooting for that big laugh and it becomes a panic thing, using four-letter words to shock people.
I asked my wife where she wanted to go for our anniversary. 'Somewhere I haven't been in a long time!' she said. So I suggested the kitchen.
People think I am dead because they haven’t seen me around for awhile. I’m not dead, I’m very much alive, as you can see. Although, there are two things I do before I get up every morning. I look around and if I don’t smell flowers or see candles flickering I go ahead and get up.