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31-523: (Redirected from Joey Bishop Show ) The Joey Bishop Show is the title of the following shows which starred American comic actor Joey Bishop : The Joey Bishop Show (TV series) , an American situation comedy television series, broadcast by NBC (1961–1964) and CBS (1964–1965) The Joey Bishop Show (talk show) , an American television talk show program, presented on ABC's nighttime schedule (11:30pm–1am) from April 1967 to December 1969 Topics referred to by

62-466: A hitch. The gang's electrician, Tony Bergdorf, drops dead of a heart attack in the middle of the Strip. This raises police suspicions, who wonder if there is any connection to the thefts. Reformed mobster Duke Santos offers to recover the casino bosses' money for a percentage. As the robbery was well organized, he assumes that it was a Mafia operation until his underworld connections deny any involvement. Duke

93-495: A late-night talk show with Regis Philbin as his young sidekick on ABC. He also was a member of the " Rat Pack " with Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford . He is listed as the 96th entry on Comedy Central's list of 100 greatest comedians. Bishop, the youngest of five children, was born in the Bronx , New York City, the son of Polish-Jewish immigrants Anna (née Siegel) and Jacob Gottlieb. His father

124-521: A man-made island in the harbor of Newport Beach, California , as the last surviving Rat Pack member. Per Bishop's wishes, his remains were cremated and scattered in the Pacific Ocean near his home. He had two grandsons, Kirk and Scott. The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia posthumously inducted Bishop into their Hall of Fame in 2009. Oceans 11 Ocean's 11 is a 1960 American heist film directed and produced by Lewis Milestone from

155-712: A screenplay by Harry Brown and Charles Lederer , based on a story by George Clayton Johnson and Jack Golden Russell. The film stars an ensemble cast and five members of the Rat Pack : Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Sammy Davis Jr. , Peter Lawford , and Joey Bishop . Centered on a series of Las Vegas casino robberies, the film also stars Angie Dickinson , Richard Conte , Cesar Romero , Patrice Wymore , Akim Tamiroff , and Henry Silva . It includes cameo appearances by Shirley MacLaine , Red Skelton , and George Raft . Ocean's 11 premiered in Las Vegas on August 3, 1960, and

186-622: A whopping sick joke in Technicolor ... It's a completely amoral tale, told for laughs". Philip K. Scheuer of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the film "has a pretty good surprise twist at the finish and is, of its type, a pretty good comedy-melodrama". A mixed review in The Monthly Film Bulletin called it "an overlong, intermittently amusing picture full of surface effects and private jokes ... Despite Milestone's efforts,

217-520: A younger group of actors dubbed the Brat Pack , appearing (as a ghost) in the film Betsy's Wedding (1990) with Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy . His final appearance in a film was a non-speaking role in Mad Dog Time (1996), written and directed by his son, Larry. His character was named Gottlieb, which was his real surname. The film was panned by critics. Bishop was portrayed by Bobby Slayton in

248-409: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Joey Bishop Joseph Abraham Gottlieb (February 3, 1918 – October 17, 2007), known professionally as Joey Bishop , was an American entertainer who appeared on television as early as 1948 and eventually starred in his own weekly comedy series playing a talk / variety show host, then later hosted

279-540: Is engaged to Foster's mother, who casually mentions that Foster and Ocean, having fought together in the army, are both unexpectedly in Las Vegas. Duke also learns about Bergdorf's military record from the police. By the time that Bergdorf's body arrives at the mortuary, Duke has pieced it all together. Duke confronts the thieves, demanding half of their take. In desperation, they hide the money in Bergdorf's coffin, setting aside $ 10,000 for his widow. The group plans to take back

310-536: The East Coast . The boys were not related, but called themselves the "Bishop Brothers", borrowing the name of their driver, Glenn Bishop, with each adopting "Bishop" as their stage name. The act was originally made up of Morris "Rummy" Spector, Joey, and Sammy Reisman - who soon dropped out and was replaced by Mel Farber - and were individually known as Rummy Bishop, Joey Bishop, and Mel Bishop - stage names they would keep throughout their careers. The act broke up when Rummy

341-455: The HBO film The Rat Pack (1998). Bishop wed Sylvia Ruzga in 1941, and they were married for 58 years until her death from lung cancer in 1999. They had one son, Larry Bishop , a film director and actor. Thereafter, Bishop had a longtime companion, Nora Garibotti. In failing health for some time, Bishop died at age 89 of multiple organ failure on October 17, 2007, in his home on Lido Isle ,

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372-550: The Rat Pack , although the five of them did not publicly acknowledge that name. During filming, the five entertainers performed together onstage in Vegas at the Sands Hotel . Bishop did only a little singing and dancing, but he told jokes and wrote most of the act's material. He later appeared with Sinatra, Martin, Davis, and Lawford in the military adventure Sergeants 3 (1962), a loose remake of Gunga Din (1939), and with Martin in

403-551: The Sands , and the Flamingo . The gang plans the elaborate New Year's Eve heist with the precision of a military operation. Josh Howard takes a job as a sanitation worker driving a garbage truck while others get jobs at the various casinos. Sam Harmon entertains in one of the hotel's lounges. Demolition charges are planted on a local electric power transmission tower and the backup electrical systems are covertly rewired in each casino to open

434-402: The situation comedy The Joey Bishop Show that premiered on September 20, 1961, and ran for 123 episodes over four seasons, first on NBC and later CBS . Bishop played Joey Barnes, at first a publicity agent and then later a talk show host. Abby Dalton joined the cast in 1962 as his wife. Bishop later hosted a 90-minute late-night talk show, also titled The Joey Bishop Show , that

465-754: The Latin Quarter and, impressed, asked Bishop to be his opening act at the Bill Miller's Riviera in Fort Lee, New Jersey and then at the Copacabana in New York and at other venues, leading to Bishop becoming known as "Sinatra's comic" as Sinatra's career ascended in the 1950s. Bishop's growing celebrity led to his being a headliner in top nightclubs his own right, and television appearances on The Dinah Shore Chevy Show on April 19, 1957, and many other variety programs in

496-687: The Western comedy Texas Across the River (1966), in which he portrayed an American Indian. Sinatra fell out with Bishop in 1964 when Sinatra asked him to fill in for him at the Cal-Neva Lodge in Lake Tahoe as a favor and Bishop demanded $ 50,000 and to be flown in a private jet. Sinatra, offended, hung up on Bishop and cut him out of the Rat Pack. Bishop was the only member of the Rat Pack to work with members of

527-459: The cashier cages when the automatic generator kicks in. At midnight on New Year's Eve, the tower is blown up and the Las Vegas Strip goes dark, as the men sneak into the money cages, hold up the cashiers, and dump their collection bags into the hotels' garbage bins. A garbage truck driven by Josh picks up the bags and passes through the police blockade. Everything appears to have gone off without

558-481: The early days of television. He guest-hosted The Tonight Show substituting for Jack Paar , and then guest-hosted The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson at least 175 times in the 1960s, and from 1971 to 1976 more than anyone else until that time ( Jay Leno and Joan Rivers later surpassed his record ). He also frequently appeared on Steve Allen 's and Jack Paar 's previous versions of The Tonight Show . He later had his own late-night show. Bishop starred in

589-412: The film because "there is no built-in implication that the boys have done something wrong. There is just an ironic, unexpected and decidedly ghoulish twist whereby they are deprived of their pickings and what seems their just desserts. This is the flaw in the picture — this and the incidental fact that a wholesale holdup of Las Vegas would not be so easy as it is made to look". Variety wrote that

620-459: The film was "frequently one resonant wisecrack away from turning into a musical comedy. Laboring under the handicaps of a contrived script, an uncertain approach and personalities in essence playing themselves, the Lewis Milestone production never quite makes its point, but romps along merrily unconcerned that it doesn't". Leo Sullivan of The Washington Post called the film "nothing more than

651-441: The first third tends to drag, due mainly to desultory characterisation, but when the raid begins both situations and dialogue improve considerably". On Rotten Tomatoes , Ocean's 11 holds a "rotten" rating of 45%, based on 33 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The critical consensus reads: "Easygoing but lazy, Ocean's Eleven blithely coasts on the well-established rapport of the Rat Pack royalty". On Metacritic , it has

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682-840: The first time since the 1940s. Bishop resumed his solo career after he was discharged from the military in August 1945, working at the Casablanca Roadhouse in New Jersey and then becoming an opening act in New York City at the Greenwich Village Inn. He became a regular performer at New York's Latin Quarter nightclub for $ 1,000 a week, which led to appearances on television and film. Bishop appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show on May 28, 1950. In 1952, Frank Sinatra saw Bishop perform at

713-407: The idea from a filling station attendant. Lawford bought the rights in 1958, envisioning William Holden in the lead. Frank Sinatra became interested in the idea, and a variety of writers worked on the project. When Lawford first told Sinatra of the story, Sinatra joked, "Forget the movie, let's pull the job!" The animated title sequence was designed by Saul Bass . The film's closing shot shows

744-491: The main cast walking away from the funeral home, with the Sands Hotel marquee behind them, listing their names as headliners. The Las Vegas portion of the film was shot on location at the Flamingo , Sands , Desert Inn , Riviera , and Sahara hotels. One segment was also filmed at the former Las Vegas Union Pacific station . According to Frank Sinatra, Jr., the Rat Pack members were performing shows at 8pm and midnight during

775-474: The production, so by the time the cast and crew were ready after the shows, much of the footage on location was shot between 3am and dawn. Two Beverly Hills locations were used: the opening barber shop scene was filmed at 9740 Wilshire Boulevard and the scenes at Spyros Acebos's house were filmed at 230 Ladera Drive, which belonged to Hollywood agent Kurt Frings. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Bosley Crowther of The New York Times disliked

806-458: The rest, making no payoff to Duke, after the coffin is shipped to San Francisco. Their plan backfires when the funeral director talks Bergdorf's widow into having the funeral in Las Vegas. She has the body and coffin cremated along with all of the hidden cash. Danny Ocean, the titular character, collects a heist crew, consisting of these eleven members: Peter Lawford was first told of the film's basic premise by director Gilbert Kay, who had heard

837-436: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The Joey Bishop Show . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Joey_Bishop_Show&oldid=892176277 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

868-746: Was a bicycle repairman. Bishop was raised in South Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . Bishop was drafted into the US Army during World War II , and he rose to the rank of sergeant in the Special Services , serving at Fort Sam Houston in Texas . Bishop began his career in the 1930s when he skipped his final semester of high school to form a comedy trio with two other boys, performing in nightclubs and burlesque houses in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and throughout

899-510: Was drafted during World War II , with Joey Bishop continuing as a solo performer until he himself was drafted in 1942. Bishop would later include his former partners in his projects, with Rummy Bishop having a small role in Oceans 11 and Mel Bishop appeared in several roles on The Joey Bishop Show , including one episode. "Must the Show Go On?" in which all three "Bishop Brothers" were reunited for

930-429: Was launched by ABC on April 17, 1967, as competition to Carson's Tonight Show and ran until December 26, 1969. His sidekick was then-newcomer Regis Philbin . Bishop was among the stars of the original Ocean's 11 film about military veterans who reunite in a plot to rob five Las Vegas casinos on New Year's Eve. He co-starred with Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Sammy Davis Jr. , and Peter Lawford , also known as

961-650: Was theatrically released in the United States on August 10, by Warner Bros. Pictures . The film received mixed reviews from critics. It originated the Ocean's film series . World War II veterans Danny Ocean and Jimmy Foster recruit nine comrades from their unit in the 82nd Airborne Division to simultaneously rob five Las Vegas casinos : the Sahara , the Riviera , the Desert Inn ,

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