Jack Burns

Comedian

Birthday November 15, 1933

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Boston, MA

DEATH DATE Jan 27, 2020 (86)

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About

American stand-up comedian who was the voice behind Sid the Squid in the 1993 cartoon series the Animanics. He was the head writer on the first seasons of both Hee Haw and The Muppet Show.

Before Fame

He worked at the radio station KXOL in Texas with comedian partner George Carlin .

Trivia

He and comedian Michael Richards were involved in a staged on-air fight with Andy Kaufman on the show Fridays, which he wrote for.

Family Life

He married Violet Torre and lived with 11 cats for a while.

Associated With

The network attempted to replace Don Knotts with him on The Andy Griffith Show.