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Jonathan Winters(1925-2013)

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Jonathan Winters
CERTIFIABLY JONATHAN is about the comedian, Jonathan Winters, who sets out to be a successful painter and dreams of hanging in the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. Just when his dream is about to become reality, his sense of humor is stolen and he loses his ability to paint. To avert disaster, the filmmakers call on JonathanÂ’s friends, fellow actors and comedians to help him regain his sense of humor.  What happens is funny and serious at the same time, just like our 83 year-old bi-polar hero.
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Certifiably Jonathan (2007)
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Jonathan Harshman Winters III was born on November 11, 1925 in Dayton, Ohio. His father, Jonathan Harshman Winters II, was a banker who became an alcoholic after being crushed in the Great Depression. His parents divorced in 1932. Jonathan and his mother then moved to Springfield to live with his grandmother. There his mother remarried and became a radio personality. Jonathan joined the United States Marine Corps during his senior year of high school. Upon his discharge, he entered Kenyon College and later transferred to Dayton Art Institute. He met his wife, Eileen Schauder, in 1948 and married a month later. They remain married until her death in January 11, 2009. They have a son, Jay, who is a contractor, and a daughter, Lucinda, who is a talent scout for movies.

Jonathan got his start in show business by winning a talent contest. This led to a children's television show in Dayton in 1950. This led to a game show and a talk show. Denied a requested raise, he moved the family to New York with only $56 in their pocket. Within two months, he was getting night club bookings. He suffered two nervous breakdowns, one in 1959 and another in 1961. He came out of "retirement" to work with director/writer Martin Guigui for Swing (2003) and Cattle Call (2006). He made ten Grammy-nominated comedy recordings and won once. Jonathan Winters died at age 87 of natural causes on April 11, 2013 in Montecito, California.
BornNovember 11, 1925
DiedApril 11, 2013(87)
BornNovember 11, 1925
DiedApril 11, 2013(87)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

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Jonathan Winters in Mork & Mindy (1978)
Jonathan Winters and Anjanette Comer in The Loved One (1965)
Jonathan Winters in The Loved One (1965)
Jonathan Winters and Robert Morse in The Loved One (1965)
Jonathan Winters in The Loved One (1965)
Rod Steiger, Jonathan Winters, Anjanette Comer, and Robert Morse in The Loved One (1965)
Jonathan Winters in The Loved One (1965)
Jonathan Winters and Robert Morse in The Loved One (1965)
Jonathan Winters and Robert Morse in The Loved One (1965)
Jonathan Winters in The Loved One (1965)
Jonathan Winters in The Loved One (1965)
Jonathan Winters in The Loved One (1965)

Known for

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
7.5
  • Lennie Pike
  • 1963
Alan Cumming, Fred Armisen, George Lopez, Anton Yelchin, and Katy Perry in The Smurfs (2011)
The Smurfs
5.4
  • Papa(voice)
  • 2011
Christina Ricci, Jonathan Winters, George Lopez, John Oliver, J.B. Smoove, and Katy Perry in The Smurfs 2 (2013)
The Smurfs 2
5.3
  • Papa Smurf(voice)
  • 2013
The Shadow (1994)
The Shadow
6.0
  • Police Commissioner Wainwright Barth
  • 1994

Credits

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Actor

  • Christina Ricci, Jonathan Winters, George Lopez, John Oliver, J.B. Smoove, and Katy Perry in The Smurfs 2 (2013)
    The Smurfs 2
    • (voice)
  • Carol Burnett in A Carol Burnett Christmas (2012)
    A Carol Burnett Christmas
  • Starz on the Set: A Look Behind the Smurfs 3D
  • Alan Cumming, Fred Armisen, George Lopez, Anton Yelchin, and Katy Perry in The Smurfs (2011)
    The Smurfs
    • (voice)
  • Jonathan Winters and Alex J. Dean in The Babe and the Kid (2009)
    The Babe and the Kid
  • Cattle Call (2006)
    Cattle Call
  • Comic Book: The Movie (2004)
    Comic Book: The Movie
  • Innis Casey and Constance Brenneman in Swing (2003)
    Swing
  • Bonnie Hunt, David Alan Grier, Mark Derwin, Marianne Muellerleile, Anthony Russell, Holly Wortell, Charlie Stewart, Samantha Browne-Walters, and Chris Barnes in Life with Bonnie (2002)
    Life with Bonnie
  • Santa vs. the Snowman 3D (2002)
    Santa vs. the Snowman 3D
    • (voice)
  • Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big (2000)
    Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
    • (as Jonathon Winters)
  • Robert De Niro, Rene Russo, Jason Alexander, June Foray, and Keith Scott in The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
    The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
  • The Best of Dr. Seuss (2000)
    The Best of Dr. Seuss
    • (voice)
  • Disney's Math Quest with Aladdin (1998)
    Disney's Math Quest with Aladdin
  • Santa vs. the Snowman (1997)
    Santa vs. the Snowman
    • (voice)

Writer

  • Jonathan Winters and Alex J. Dean in The Babe and the Kid (2009)
    The Babe and the Kid
  • Spaced Out!
  • NBC Children's Theatre (1963)
    NBC Children's Theatre
  • The Early Birds
  • Wild Winters Night
  • The Jonathan Winters Show (1956)
    The Jonathan Winters Show

Producer

  • Jonathan Winters and Alex J. Dean in The Babe and the Kid (2009)
    The Babe and the Kid
  • Spaced Out!

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The Shadow
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The Shadow
Yogi the Easter Bear
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Yogi the Easter Bear
The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming
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The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming
Garfield and his Friends:Vol 1
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Garfield and his Friends:Vol 1
Certifiably Jonathan
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Certifiably Jonathan

Personal details

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    • November 11, 1925
    • Dayton, Ohio, USA
    • April 11, 2013
    • Montecito, California, USA(Natural causes)
    • Eileen WintersSeptember 11, 1948 - January 11, 2009 (her death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Album: "The Mad, Mad, Mad World of Jonathan Winters"
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Interview
    • 6 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Much of the dialogue between he and close friend Robin Williams on Mork & Mindy (1978) was ad-libbed.
  • Quotes
    If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.
    • Heavy build
    • It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
      (1963)
      $130,000

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