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Saturday, April 13, 2013

Jonathon Winters dead at 87

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jonathan Winters, the cherub-faced comedian whose breakneck improvisations and misfit characters inspired the likes of Robin Williams and Jim Carrey, has died. He was 87.
The Ohio native died Thursday evening at his Montecito, Calif., home of natural causes, said Joe Petro III, a longtime friend. He was surrounded by family and friends.
Winters was a pioneer of improvisational standup comedy, with an exceptional gift for mimicry, a grab bag of eccentric personalities and a bottomless reservoir of creative energy. Facial contortions, sound effects, tall tales - all could be used in a matter of seconds to get a laugh.
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  1. WiscoDaveApril 13, 2013 at 2:14 PM

    WW2 USMC. Enlisted at 17.
    Not too many, if any, like him.

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  2. PaladinApril 13, 2013 at 5:08 PM

    And another piece of my childhood is gone forever.

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  3. Angel eyesApril 13, 2013 at 6:41 PM

    No stupid teleprompter, ad lib king. Gonna miss ya, Aunt Blabby.

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  4. RobApril 13, 2013 at 10:50 PM

    Genius

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwWDa1xPTPA

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zrhnMUhKzI

    Requiescat in pace

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