Foster Brooks Quotes

Foster Brooks was born in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He was an American actor, comedian, radio personality, and TV personality. His career started in radio, notably with Marshall Krieger at station WHAS in Louisville. He was a staff announcer, and his deep baritone voice was also well-suited for singing. He later worked in local broadcasting as a radio and TV personality in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, before moving to the West Coast to launch a career as a stand-up comic and character actor. He regularly appeared on The Dean Martin Show television program in the 1970s as well as many situation comedies, talk shows, and a few films. His signature routine was the basis of a hit comedy album titled Foster Brooks, The Lovable Lush, released in the early 1970s. In 1979, he appeared in the film The Villain as a bank clerk.