Buddy Lester — American Actor born on January 16, 1917, died on October 04, 2002

Buddy Lester was an American comedian and actor who played dozens of character roles in films and television. Though probably best known for his appearances in Jerry Lewis' comedy films, he was also regularly seen on popular television shows in the 1960s and 70s. As a comedian, he was a fixture on the international nightclub circuit for several decades and was the brother of comedian Jerry Lester... (wikipedia)

I fell off a chair onto a broken water glass when I was 3 years old.
I was no thespian.
I'd been doing the Chicago theatre thing for years. The money was kinda good - thanks to a push by my old pal Capone, who, let's say, persuaded theatre owners to book me.