Another legendary comedian passes away:
Harvey Korman, the award-winning comedic actor who rose to fame playing second banana to Carol Burnett on her television variety series and who starred in hit movies like “Blazing Saddles” and “High Anxiety,” died on Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 81.
The cause was complications from the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm four months ago, his family said in a statement released by the University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center.
A tall man known for his outlandish characterizations, Mr. Korman was nominated for seven Emmys for his television work and won four. He also was nominated for four Golden Globe awards, winning one.
Here’s one reason why:
May 31st, 2008 at 8:20 am
Um, Harvey Korman is the one in the chair in that skit. So I’m pretty sure that, regardless of his talent, that particular skit is not a reason he won any award.