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Jimmy Nelson

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James Nelson was born December 15, 1928 in Chicago, middle child of James and Winifred Nelson. In 1938 Jimmy's Aunt Margaret gave him his first ventriloquist "dummy" as a birthday gift, something that she had won as a bingo prize, which he named Dummy Dan/Danny Dum. He used that figure, which his father modified for better movement; until he asked Frank Marshall construct a new Danny in 1945... See full bio »

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in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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2001 Ghetto Rhapsody (video)
 
1957 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Guest Ventriloquist
– Episode #5.28 (1957) … Guest Ventriloquist
 
1952 All Star Summer Revue (TV series)
Guest Ventriloquist
– Episode #1.8 (1952) … Guest Ventriloquist
 
1952 Cavalcade of Stars (TV series)
Guest Ventriloquist
– Episode #3.50 (1952) … Guest Ventriloquist
 
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2011 Jeff Dunham: Birth of a Dummy (TV movie) (archive footage provider)
 
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2011 Jeff Dunham: Birth of a Dummy (TV movie)
Himself - Ventriloquist
 
2010 Dumbstruck (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 I'm No Dummy (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
Himself - Ventriloquist (segment "Ventriloquist Convention")
– The Boys Next Door/Whoosh/Ventriloquist Convention/What Makes Art, Art? (2005) … Himself - Ventriloquist (segment "Ventriloquist Convention")
 
1978 The Vent Event (TV movie)
Himself
 
1950-1968 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Ventriloquist
– Episode #21.23 (1968) … Ventriloquist
– Episode #6.41 (1953) … Himself
– Episode #5.13 (1951) … Himself
– Episode #4.9 (1950) … Himself
 
1957 The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.10 (1957) … Himself
 
1957 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest Ventriloquist
– Episode dated 8 June 1957 (1957) … Himself - Guest Ventriloquist
 
1956 Down You Go (TV series)
Himself / panelist
 
1951-1954 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Texaco Pitchman / Himself - Texaco pitchman
– Episode #7.2 (1954) … Himself - Texaco Pitchman
– Episode #7.1 (1954) … Himself - Texaco Pitchman
– Episode #5.30 (1953) … Himself - Texaco Pitchman
– Episode #5.29 (1953) … Himself - Texaco Pitchman
– Episode #5.28 (1953) … Himself - Texaco Pitchman
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1954 Come Closer (TV series)
Host
 
1953 Bank on the Stars (TV series)
Himself/Host (July-August 1954)
 
1951-1953 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Himself - Guest Performer
– Episode #4.26 (1953) … Himself - Guest Performer
– Episode #3.14 (1951) … Himself - Guest Performer
 
1951-1952 Cavalcade of Stars (TV series)
Himself - Guest Ventriloquist
– Episode #3.37 (1952) … Himself - Guest Ventriloquist
– Episode #2.34 (1951) … Himself - Guest Ventriloquist
 
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Jimmy first reached national prominence as the spokesman for television's Texaco Star Theater starring Milton Berle. He and his puppet, Danny O'Day wore twin Texaco gas attendant uniforms during the commercial sponsored breaks. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius