This Day In Comedy: February 11

 

Born this day in 1938, Bobby Pickett (Robert George Pickett), aka Bobby “Boris” Pickett, Somerville, Massachusetts, of comic duo Hudson & Pickett, “Monster Mash” performer. He died 04/25/2007 at age 69.
Born this day in 1948, Chris Rush is 69, Brooklyn, New York Comedian is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, radio personality,  author, National Lampoon Magazine editor.
Born this day in 1926, Leslie Nielsen (Leslie William Nielsen) Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 6'1" actor, one-time  serious actor, then comic Airplane, Naked Gun. He died 11/28/2010 of pneumonia/staph infection at age 84.

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