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Ernie Kovacs
| Ernie Kovacs | |
| Born | January 23, 1919 |
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| Died | January 13, 1962 (age 42) |
Ernie Kovacs (1919 - 1962) was an American comedian whose uninhibited, often ad-libbed, and visually experimental comic style came to influence numerous television comedy programs for years after his death in an automobile accident.
Like many comedians of the era, Kovacs created a rotation of recurring roles including an inept magician character Matzoh Heppelwhite.
Kovacs hosted and performed magic on the Festival of Magic TV special in 1957.
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