Tom Kennedy

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Biography

Songwriter - arranger - coordinator

  • Name variations
  • T. Kennedy·Tom
  • Primary profession
  • Actor·soundtrack
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 24 June 1985
  • Place of birth
  • St. John's· Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Death date
  • 1968-05-11
  • Death age
  • 80
  • Place of death
  • California
  • Cause of death
  • Natural causes
  • Education
  • Ryerson University·School of Visual Arts·University of Missouri
  • Knows language
  • English language·English language·English language
  • Member of
  • Carlton Football Club·Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles·Blackpool F.C.·Rochdale A.F.C.·Bury F.C.·Rochdale A.F.C.·Barnsley F.C.·Leicester City F.C.·Rochdale A.F.C.·Bury F.C.·Peterborough United F.C.·Labour Party

Movies

TV

Books

Trivia

Children: Don (c. 1922), Madeline (c. 1921) and Jack (c. 1929)

Boxing match-maker for the Hollywood American Legion Stadium from August 24, 1923 to March 24, 1925.

He was not, as is often reported, the brother of Edgar Kennedy.

He is the brother of Jack Narz.

Appeared on "Laugh-In" , continually saying "You Dont Say!" - title of the game show he was hosting at the time.

Good friends with comedian Vicki Lawrence.

Was Mark Goodson s first choice as host of "Super Password" , but the job was ultimately given to fellow game show host, Bert Convy , who was a panelist on "Password Plus" . Kennedy was busy hosting "Body Language" , at the time, which was also produced by Mark Goodson.

On a taping of the syndicated "The New Price Is Right" , early on, when one of his contestants played the Race Game, much due to the malfunction of the clock, the same contestant got cocky when she thought she got all 4 prizes right, the first time, when she didnt know she made a mistake, so, while the producers adjusted the contestants time on the clock, host Kennedy asked her to make more changes. Much due to the malfunction, she won all the prizes.

Mentor and friend of Kathie Lee Gifford.

Friends with: Betty White , Vicki Lawrence , Bill Cullen , Bob Barker , Richard Dawson , Bob Eubanks , Alex Trebek , Bill Rafferty , Fred Travalena , Peter Tomarken , Geoff Edwards , Wink Martindale , Peter Marshall , Chuck Woolery , Pat Sajak , Monty Hall , Regis Philbin , Jack Narz , Jim Lange , Dick Clark , Bert Convy , Jim Perry , Gene Rayburn , Mark Goodson , Jack Barry , Charles Nelson Reilly , Ruta Lee , Abby Dalton , Jane Wyman and Jamie Farr.

Brother-in-law of Bill Cullen.

Sculptor who built Art Cars.

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