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Dick Smothers 
Tom (left) and Dick (right), 1965.Born Richard Remick Smothers
November 20, 1939
New York City, New York, U.S.Occupation Actor, comedian, musician Years active 1961–present Spouse Denby Franklin (1997-present)
Lorraine Martin (m. 1986)
Linda Smothers (1960-1969)Website http://www.smothersbrothers.com/ Richard Remick "Dick" Smothers (born November 20, 1939) is an American actor, comedian, composer and musician. He is best known for being half of the musical comedy team, the Smothers Brothers, with his older brother Tom.
Life and career
Smothers was born in New York City, the son of Ruth (née Remick), a homemaker, and Thomas B. Smothers, an army officer[1] who died a POW in April, 1945. After moving to Southern California, Dick attended Verdugo Hills High School in Tujunga, California, and graduated from Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach, California, and later attended San José State University then called San Jose State College. At SJSC, Smothers participated as a distance runner for the track team (coached by Lloyd (Bud) Winter).[2]
The Smothers Brothers appeared on numerous television shows over the past three decades, including two shows of their own, The Smothers Brothers Show, a sit-com from 1965 to 1966, and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, a variety show in 1967. Without Tom, he also appeared in the 1995 Martin Scorsese-directed film Casino in an uncharacteristically serious role as a dishonest Nevada State Senator.
In 2006, Dick and Denby Smothers announced they are divorcing after nine years of marriage. [3]
In February 2010, Dick Smothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. [4]
In May 2010, Tom and Dick Smothers announced their retirement. [5]
Smothers has also been very active in amateur automobile racing,[6] both road racing[7] and drag racing.[8]
Dick Smothers is the father of six children: Dick Jr., Andrew, Steven, Sarah, Susan, and Remick.[9] He currently resides in Sarasota, Florida. Linda is the mother of Dick Jr., Susan and Steven. Lorraine is the mother of Sarah and Remick.
References
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/29/Dick-Smothers.html
- ^ http://8floz.net/speedcity/2008/10/the-smothers-brothers/ Speed City era
- ^ "[1]"
- ^ "[2]"
- ^ "[3]"
- ^ "Dick Smothers Racing Bio", Echlin Manufacturing Company
- ^ "Reflections on Sebring: Dick Smothers", Richard Sloop/Carol Lynn Fogle, Motorports.com, 2002-03-07
- ^ "Smothers Brothers Racing Photos"
- ^ "THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS BIOGRAPHY". http://www.smothersbrothers.com/smobro_bios/sb_bio_.html.
External links
- Dick Smothers at the Internet Movie Database
- Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour at the Internet Movie Database
- Archive of American Television interview
The Smothers Brothers Tom Smothers • Dick SmothersAlbums The Smothers Brothers at the Purple Onion (1961) • The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers (1962) • Think Ethnic! (1963) • Curb Your Tongue, Knave! (1963) • It Must Have Been Something I Said! (1964) • Tour de Farce: American History and Other Unrelated Subjects (1965) • Aesop's Fables (1965) • Mom Always Liked You Best! (1966) • The Smothers Brothers Play It Straight (1966) • Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1968) • Golden Hits of the Smothers Brothers, Vol. 2 (1969) • Sibling Revelry: The Best of the Smothers Brothers (1988)Television The Smothers Brothers Show (1965–1966) • The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967–1969) • The Summer Brothers Smothers Show (1968) • The Smothers Brothers Show (1975) • Fitz and Bones (1981) • The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1988–1989)Categories:- 1939 births
- American comedians
- American comedy musicians
- American composers
- American television personalities
- Living people
- People from the Greater Los Angeles Area
- People from New York City
- San Jose State University alumni
- American racecar drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
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