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Danny Kaye

1911 - 1987

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Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; Yiddish: דוד־דניאל קאַמינסקי; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and rapid-fire novelty songs. Kaye starred in 23 films, notably Wonder Man (1945), The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), White Christmas (1954), and The Court Jester (1955). His films were popular, especially for his performances of patter songs and favorites such as "Inchworm" and "The Ugly Duckling". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Danny Kaye is the 1,638th most popular actor (down from 1,347th in 2019), the 3,016th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,341st in 2019) and the 801st most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Danny Kaye ranks 1,638 out of 13,578Before him are Jenna Dewan, Amrish Puri, Anny Ondra, Rob Schneider, Edward Herrmann, and Jon Favreau. After him are Pauley Perrette, June Allyson, Dominic Purcell, Betty Grable, Oleg Popov, and Haluk Bilginer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Danny Kaye ranks 111Before him are Andor Lilienthal, André Leroi-Gourhan, Shiing-Shen Chern, Simone Simon, Ishirō Honda, and Roberto Matta. After him are Franz Binder, Joseph Luns, Nicolae Kovács, André Navarra, Mutara III Rudahigwa, and Karl Frenzel. Among people deceased in 1987, Danny Kaye ranks 75Before him are Masatoshi Nakayama, Seyni Kountché, Mervyn LeRoy, He Yingqin, Abba Kovner, and Anny Ondra. After him are Konstantinos Tsatsos, Bengt Strömgren, Andrei Mironov, Morton Feldman, Charan Singh, and Gerhard Klopfer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Danny Kaye ranks 3,016 out of 20,380Before him are Tom Wolfe (1930), T Bone Burnett (1948), Sunita Williams (1965), Edward Herrmann (1943), James E. Gunn (1923), and Jon Favreau (1966). After him are Anna Moffo (1932), Pauley Perrette (1969), June Allyson (1917), Mary Kenneth Keller (1913), Carl Sandburg (1878), and Richard Mentor Johnson (1780).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Danny Kaye ranks 801Before him are Matt LeBlanc (1967), Tracy Morgan (1968), Jenna Dewan (1980), Rob Schneider (1963), Edward Herrmann (1943), and Jon Favreau (1966). After him are Pauley Perrette (1969), June Allyson (1917), Betty Grable (1916), Ken Kercheval (1935), Fess Parker (1924), and Xander Berkeley (1955).