For over seventy years Jack Carter
enjoyed a highly successful career as a comedian, actor, director,
and television host. He was one of the pioneers of network television
hosting a variety show in the late 1940's. Over the next seven
decades he was a frequent guest on talk & variety shows, appeared
in numerous television series, was in over dozens movies, and starred
on Broadway. In those years Mr. Carter has also appeared alongside
several of the biggest names, such as, Elvis Presley, Chuck Norris,
Barbra Eden, and Zooey Deschanel among others.
Jack Carter died
on June 28, 2015 at his home in Beverly Hills, California. He remain
highly active in career right up until his final days. One of his
final television appearances will in the series “Shameless” in
2014.
Early in his
television career Mr. Carter married Joan Mann in 1949. That marriage
lasted for 10 years until they divorced in 1958. A couple of years
after his divorce Mr. Carter decided to try marriage again and in
1961 he wed Paula Stewart. His second marriage lasted 9 years until
the couple divorced in 1970. He married his third wife two separate
times 1971-1977 and 1992-2015.
After being
drafted into the United States Army Mr. Carter spent much of his time
touring with the cast of Irving Berlin's “This is the Army”. He
also toured with other entertainment groups to keeping the morale of
the troops up during WWII.
As a teenager Jack
Carter appeared on Major Bowes' Amateur Hour were he won the
competition for three weeks in a row. After winning he was part of a
tour group with other winners of the Major Bowes show. Among those he
toured with was a young singer name Frank Sinatra.
In the pilot for
the series “King of Queens” Mr. Carter was cast as Author
Spooner, the father of Carrie played by Leah Remini. Once the pilot
was turned into a series they replaced Mr. Carter with Jerry Stiller.
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