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Eddie Cantor (1892–1964)
Singer, songwriter ("Merrily We Roll Along"), comedian, author and actor, educated in public schools. He made his first public appearance in Vaudeville in 1907 at New York's Clinton Music Hall, then became a member of the Gus Edwards Gang, later touring vaudeville with Lila Lee as the team Cantor & Lee. He made Broadway stage appearances in "Canary...
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Born:in New York City, New York, USADied:(age 72) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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Soundtrack (57 credits)
Soundtrack (57 credits)
2011-2013
The Looney Tunes Show
(TV Series) (writer - 26 episodes)
- Best Friends Redux
(2013)
... (writer: "Merrily We Roll Along")
- Shell Game
(2013)
... (writer: "Merrily We Roll Along")
- The Grand Old Duck of York
(2013)
... (writer: "Merrily We Roll Along")
- Gribbler's Quest
(2013)
... (writer: "Merrily We Roll Along")
- Mrs. Porkbunny's
(2013)
... (writer: "Merrily We Roll Along")
Boardwalk Empire
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2012) (writer - 1 episode, 2010)
- You'd Be Surprised
(2012)
... (performer: "He Loves It" (1922))
- Broadway Limited
(2010)
... (writer: "The Dumber They Come The Better I Like Them" - uncredited)
2007-2009
The Angry Video Game Nerd
(TV Series) (music - 2 episodes)
- Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle
(2009)
... (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" - uncredited)
- Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout
(2007)
... (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" - uncredited)
2009
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
(Documentary) (performer: " (Potatoes Are Cheaper - Tomatoes Are Cheaper) Now's the Time To Fall in Love")
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
(Video documentary) (performer: "Okay, Toots", "Mandy", "Build a Little Home" - uncredited)
2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
(Video documentary) (performer: "Oh, Gee, Georgie!", "The Dumber They Come, the Better I Like 'em", "Makin' Whoopee" - uncredited) / (writer: "The Dumber They Come, the Better I Like 'em" - uncredited)
2003
Carnivàle
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Lonnigan, Texas
(2003)
... (performer: "If You Knew Susie" - uncredited)
1998-1999
Histeria!
(TV Series) (music - 6 episodes)
- 20th Century Presidents
(1999)
... (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" - uncredited)
- The Teddy Roosevelt Show
(1999)
... (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" - uncredited)
- The Dawn of Time
(1999)
... (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" - uncredited)
- Hooray for Presidents
(1998)
... (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" - uncredited)
- The U.S. Civil War: Part 2
(1998)
... (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" - uncredited)
1997
Pinky and the Brain
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Mice Don't Dance/Brain Drained
(1997)
... (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" - uncredited)
1994
The Critic
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- A Pig Boy and His Dog
(1994)
... (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" - uncredited)
1993
Animaniacs
(TV Series) (music - 4 episodes)
- Video Review/When Mice Ruled the Earth
(1993)
... (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" - uncredited)
- Roll Over, Beethoven/The Cat and the Fiddle
(1993)
... (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" - uncredited)
- H.M.S. Yakko/Slappy Goes Walnuts/Yakko's Universe Song
(1993)
... (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" - uncredited)
- De-Zanitized/The Monkey Song/Nighty-Night Toon
(1993)
... (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" - uncredited)
1992
Taz-Mania
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Kee Wee Cornered/But, Is It Taz?
(1992)
... (writer: "Merrily We Roll Along" - uncredited)
- Amazing Shrinking Taz & Co
(1992)
... (writer: "Merrily We Roll Along" - uncredited)
1990
Tiny Toon Adventures
(TV Series) (music - 3 episodes)
- Who Bopped Bugs Bunny?
(1990)
... (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" - uncredited)
- Animaniacs!
(1990)
... (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" - uncredited)
- Gang Busters
(1990)
... (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" - uncredited)
1975
Brother Can You Spare a Dime
(Documentary) (performer: "Now's the Time to Fall in Love" (1931))
1972
The Great Radio Comedians
(TV Movie documentary) (performer: "Over There", "One Hour With You")
1967
Bonnie and Clyde
(performer: "I Love to Spend Each Sunday with You" - uncredited) / (writer: "I Love to Spend Each Sunday with You" - uncredited)
1959
Startime
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- George Burns in the Big Time
(1959)
... (performer: "Pals" - uncredited)
1959
The Eddie Fisher Show
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Shirley Jones/Eddie Hodges/Mort Sahl
(1959)
... (performer: "About a Quarter to Nine", "The Anniversary Song", "April Showers", "I'm Sitting on Top of the World", "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)", "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody", "Swanee", "Sonny Boy", "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)" - uncredited)
1948
If You Knew Susie
(performer: "If You Knew Susie" (1925), "What Do I Want with Money" (1948), "My, How the Time Goes By" (1948), "Sextette" (1835) (uncredited))
1944
Show Business
(performer: "The Curse of an Aching Heart" (1913), "I Want a Girl (Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad)" (1911), "Sextette" (1935), "Alabamy Bound" (1924), "Dinah" (1925), "I Don't Want to Get Well" (1917), "Makin' Whoopee" (1928) - uncredited)
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
("London Bridge Is Falling Down", uncredited) / (performer: "Now's the Time to Fall in Love" (1931), "We're Staying Home Tonight" (1943) - uncredited)
1940
Forty Little Mothers
("Little Curly Hair in a High Chair" (1940), uncredited) / (performer: "Little Curly Hair in a High Chair" (1940) - uncredited)
1937
Ali Baba Goes to Town
(performer: "Laugh Your Way Through Life" (1937), "Swing Is Here to Sway" (1937), "Vote for Honest Abe" (1937), "Pennies from Heaven" (1936), "Dinah" (1925) - uncredited)
1936
Strike Me Pink
(performer: "First You Have Me High (Then You Have Me Low)" (1935), "The Lady Dances" (1935), "Calabash Pipe" (1935) - uncredited)
1934
Kid Millions
(performer: "When My Ship Comes In" (1934) (uncredited), "Mandy" (1918), "Okay, Toots" (1934) (uncredited), "Let My People Go" (uncredited), "Ice Cream Fantasy" (1934) (uncredited), "The Man on the Flying Trapeze" (1867) (uncredited))
1933
Roman Scandals
(performer: "Build a Little Home" (1933), "Keep Young and Beautiful" (1933), "Put a Tax on Love" (1933), "All of Me" (1931), "Dinah" (1925), "Kickin' the Gong Around" (1931) - uncredited)
1932
The Kid from Spain
("What a Perfect Combination" (1932), uncredited) / (performer: "In the Moonlight" (1932) (uncredited), "Look What You've Done" (1932) (uncredited), "What a Perfect Combination" (1932) (uncredited), "La Paloma")
1931
Palmy Days
("Yes, Yes (My Baby Said Yes, Yes)" (1931), "The Wedding March" (1843), uncredited) / (lyrics: "There's Nothing Too Good For My Baby" (1931) - uncredited) / (music: "There's Nothing Too Good For My Baby" (1931) - uncredited) / (performer: "There's Nothing Too Good For My Baby" (1931), "Yes, Yes (My Baby Said Yes, Yes)" (1931), "Happy Days Are Here Again" (1929) - uncredited)
1930
Whoopee!
("Makin' Waffles" (1930), uncredited) / (performer: "Makin' Whoopee" (1928), "A Girl Friend of a Boy Friend of Mine" (1930), "My Baby Just Cares for Me" (1930), "Ol' Man River" (1927) - uncredited)
1930
Insurance
(Short) (performer: "Now That the Girls Are Wearing Long Dresses" - uncredited) / (writer: "Now That the Girls Are Wearing Long Dresses" - uncredited)
1929
A Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic
(Short) (performer: "I Faw Down an' Go Boom", "If I Give Up the Saxophone", "Eddie Cantor's Automobile Horn Song")
1929
That Party in Person
(Short) (performer: "Hungry Women", "Here's That Party Now in Person" - uncredited)
1923
A Few Moments with Eddie Cantor, Star of 'Kid Boots'
(Short) (performer: "The Dumber They Come, the Better I Like 'em" (1923), "Oh, Gee, Georgie!" - uncredited) / (writer: "The Dumber They Come, the Better I Like 'em" (1923) - uncredited)
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Actor (27 credits)
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Writer (6 credits)
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Producer (4 credits)
Producer (4 credits)
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Music department (1 credit)
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Self (40 credits)
Self (40 credits)
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Archive footage (29 credits)
Archive footage (29 credits)
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Personal Details
Other Works:
Stage: Appeared (as "Erwin Trowbridge") in "Banjo Eyes" on Broadway. Musical comedy. Music by Vernon Duke. Book by Joseph Quillan and Irving Elinson [credited as Izzy Elinson]. Lyrics by John La Touche. Additional lyrics by Harold Adamson. Based on "Three Men on a Horse" by John Cecil Holm and George Abbott. "We Did It Before" by ... See more »Publicity Listings:
2 Biographical Movies | 8 Print Biographies | 16 Portrayals | 10 Articles | See more »Official Sites:
Official Eddie Cantor WebsiteHeight:
5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Personal Quote:
[after attending the premiere of the film The Eddie Cantor Story (1953)] If that was my life, I didn't live. See more »Nickname:
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