Also, what was Jimmy Durante known for? ... Self - Narrator (voice) Billy De Wolfe. On September 10, 1933, Durante appeared on Eddie Cantor's radio show, The Chase and Sanborn Hour. A highlight of the premiere was Durante and Thomas, whose own nose rivaled Durante's, in a routine in which Durante accused Thomas of stealing his nose. Jimmy Durante. The result is pure Durante. On September 10, 1933, Durante appeared on Eddie Cantor's NBC radio show, The Chase and Sanborn Hour, continuing until November 12 of that year. [14], Durante continued his film appearances through It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and television appearances through the early 1970s. He also performed the Ron Goodwin title song to the 1968 comedy-adventure Monte Carlo or Bust (titled Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies in the U.S.) sung over the film's animated opening credits. When Cantor left the show, Durante took over as its star from April 22 to September 30, 1934. Jimmy Durante. He first played with his cousin, whose name was also Jimmy Durante. He is buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California. A scene in which a police officer stopped Durante's character—who was leading a live elephant across the stage—to ask "what are you doing with that elephant? Jimmy Durante (1893–1980) was an American comedian, singer and actor. Many Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoons had characters based on Durante. Zhongli. Birth Name: James Francis Durante. Calabash". CeCe became a champion horsewoman and then a horse trainer and horseriding instructor. When Cantor later left, Durante took over the show as its star from April 22 to September 30, 1934. Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York, United States. James Francis Durante (/dəˈrænti/ də-RAN-tee, Italian: [duˈrante]; February 10, 1893 – January 29, 1980) was an American actor, comedian, singer, and pianist. 2. "The Jimmy Durante Show" on the NBC network was just that, a half hour with the schnozzola. Be the first to Add To Favorites. "Stay outta dis, no-nose!" Durante wrote "Before I can say gaziggadeegasackeegazobbath, we're at his luxurious office." His voice was taken over by Daws Butler, who styled Spike's voice after Jimmy Durante taking after his 1940s radio series with Garry Moore. Durante was one of the cast on the show's premiere November 5, 1950, along with humorist Fred Allen, singers Mindy Carson and Frankie Laine, stage musical performer Ethel Merman, actors Jose Ferrer and Paul Lukas, and comic-singer Danny Thomas (about to become a major television star in his own right). ... Voice 1 Credit. [6] He retired in 1972 after having many strokes which left him in a wheelchair. SHOW COMMENTS (0) Why Is This One Of Your Favorites? Jim Henson‘s Sesame Street modeled the voice and nose of Herrey Monster after him. He died from pneumonia, and was 86 years old. [22][23], American actor, comedian, singer, and pianist, "Schnozzola" redirects here. Jimmy was the one the TV … His catchphrase, "Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are," was his signature signoff on radio, while "Inka Dinka Doo" was his theme song. This song was featured in the 2004 film The Notebook. While driving across the country, they stopped in a small town called Calabash, North Carolina whose name Jean had loved. He is fondly remembered for his trademark large nose (which he referred to as the Great Schnozzola), gravel voice, and slaughter of words. His voice was the inspiration for that of the dog in the Tom and Jerry cartoons. In Hollywood Daffy, Durante is directly depicted as himself, pronouncing his catchphrase "Those are the conditions that prevail!" [5] Little and Durante adopted one daughter, Cecilia Alicia. He wrote a foreword for a humorous book compiled by Dick Hyman titled Cockeyed Americana. By the mid-1920s, Durante had become a vaudeville star and radio personality in a trio named Clayton, Jackson and Durante. was a regular show-stopper. Frosty The Snowman, the animated TV special produced by Rankin/Bass, debuted on December 7, 1969.