Norm Crosby
Actor

Norm Crosby Net Worth

Crosby is best known for his comedic style of speaking, known as the "The Master of Malaprop". He has appeared in numerous television shows and films, and has written several books.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Writer
Birth Day September 15, 1927
Birth Place  Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Age 96 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Libra
Occupation Comedian
Spouse(s) Joan Crane Foley (m. 1966)
Children 2

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

Biography/Timeline

1950

Crosby went solo as standup Comedian, adopting a friendly, blue collar, guy-next-door persona in the 1950s. Crosby refined his standup monologues by interpolating malapropisms. He first appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in December 1964. In the fall of 1968, he co-starred on The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show, an NBC twelve week series.

1966

Crosby has been married to Joan Crane Foley since 1966. They have two children. He has been a Freemason since 1956, having served as Master of at least one lodge and participated in many charitable activities. As of September 2005, he was a member of Ionic Composite Lodge #520 in Los Angeles, California.

1970

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Crosby became a commercial pitchman for Anheuser-Busch Natural Light beer. During this time, he also appeared as a Celebrity guest on a number of game shows, including Celebrity Bowling, Liar's Club, Tattletales and Hollywood Squares. From 1983 until the program's disassociation with Jerry Lewis, Crosby co-hosted and contributed to the annual Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6560 Hollywood Boulevard.

1974

In 1974, he co-hosted a Canadian variety television series, Everything Goes. From 1974-84 he was on over half a dozen Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts including George Burns and two separate roasts of Redd Foxx. From 1978-81, he hosted a nationally syndicated series, The Comedy Shop, in which a mix of up-and-coming stand-up comics and vaudeville legends presented their material.

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