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Biography Jonathan was born in 1925. His father, also Jonathan, was a banker who became an alcoholic after being crushed in the Great Depression. His parents divorced in 1932. Jonathan and his mother then moved to Springfield to live with his grandmother. There his mother remarried and became a radio personality...
| Talent Agent: |
Abrams Artists Agency
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| Profession: |
Actor / Writer / Editor |
| Born: |
11 November 1925, Dayton, Ohio, USA (age 84) |
| Birth Name: |
Jonathan Harshman Winters Jr. |
| Height: |
5' 10" (1.78 m) |
| Spouse: |
Eileen Winters (11 September 1948 - 11 January 2009) (her death) 2 children
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| Also Known As: |
Jonathan Winters / Bashful Bigshots |
| Awards: |
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 2 nominations |
| Credited Years: |
1954 - 2009 |
Salary
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It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963): $130,000 |
Real Life Quotes
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If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it. |
Trivia
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An accomplished abstract painter. |
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Served in the Marines during World War II. |
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Wrote a collection of short stories entitled "Winters Tales". |
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Was voluntarily institutionalized twice in his life (and even made light of it in his stand-up comic act). |
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Has painted a series of abstractionist artwork which was collected into a book titled "Hang Ups". |
Other Works
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(1965) Album: "The Mad, Mad, Mad World of Jonathan Winters" |
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(1970s) Radio: Commercials (voicover) for Wish Bone Salad Dressings |
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Music video: Appeared in "I Can't Dance" by Genesis. He played a pool shark who wins Phil Collins' pants. |
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(1999) TV commercial: California |
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(1999) TV commercial: California Fresh Eggs |
Where Are They Now?
| November 2002 |
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Does impromptu, funny, free comedy routines the first Sunday of each month during the Ventura County Antique Fair Grounds. In November/December 2002 in San Francisco on the set of the feature film Swing, directed by Martin Guigui where he plays the character of Uncle Bill. |
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