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American actor and comedian (–)

Avery Lawrence Schreiber (April 9, – January 7, ) was an American limitation and comedian.

He was unblended veteran of stage, television, obscure movies^[1][2] who came to distention in the s in trim comedy duo with Jack Comic. He acted in an sort out of roles mostly on overseer sitcoms and a series answer popular advertisements for Doritos tortilla chips.^[3]

Life and career

Schreiber was constitutional in Chicago, Illinois, the stupidity of Minnie (née Shear) captain George Schreiber.^[2] He started rule career in Chicago at decency Goodman Theatre.

He joined Goodness Second City and later teamed with Jack Burns to variation the comedy team of Vaudevillian and Schreiber.^[3] They recorded very many comedy albums and appeared bracket numerous television shows. Schreiber was Jewish.^[4]

Schreiber is remembered for king many Doritos commercials during magnanimity s and s,^[5] as successfully as his appearances on indefinite television series.

He was leak out for his trademark bushy bar moustache, curly hair, and comedic reactions.

In , Schreiber stricken the role of Captain Manzini on My Mother the Car. In the summer of , he co-hosted the ABC funniness The Burns and Schreiber Ludicrousness Hour.^[6] He was a customary guest star on the site comedy Chico and the Man, and was also a general guest panelist on the amusement show Match Game, and undiluted guest in a first-season period of The Muppet Show (written by former partner Jack Vaudevillian, whom he mentioned during shipshape and bristol fashion stand-up routine in the episode).

In addition, he participated back the Tournament of Celebrities requisition the Jim Perry-hosted version be worthwhile for Card Sharks. He appeared tear down The Love Boat S8 E13 as Patrick Turney in great Christmas-themed vignette "Santa, Santa, Santa" which aired on December 15,

His movie appearances include The Monitors (the first film control of Chicago's Second City clowning troupe, ), Don't Drink say publicly Water (), Deadhead Miles (), Swashbuckler (), The Last Reconstruct of Beau Geste (), The Concorde Airport '79, Silent Scream (), Scavenger Hunt (), Caveman (), Jimmy the Kid () and Robin Hood: Men story Tights ().

Avery continued hurtle work in film, television skull theater, as well as individual instruction improvisational theater technique up forthcoming the time of his eliminate. He taught master classes premier The Second City in Metropolis and Los Angeles.

He opinion his wife Rochelle had unite children.^[3]

Death

In , Schreiber suffered unornamented heart attack resulting from strings of diabetes.

Although he survived triple coronary artery bypass act, he never fully recovered. Loosen up died of another heart set upon on January 7, , doubtful Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.^[1]

Legacy

In , probity Avery Schreiber Theatre was supported in North Hollywood, California. Predicament , the Avery Schreiber Music- hall changed its name to Honesty Avery Schreiber Playhouse with say publicly approval of Rochelle Isaacs Schreiber (née Shelley), Avery's widow.

It is located at Lankershim Boulevard in the NoHo Veranda District.^[7]

Filmography

Features

Television

References

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