Robert Q. Lewis
Actor

Robert Q. Lewis Net Worth

Robert Q. Lewis was an American actor and soundtrack born in Manhattan, New York City, New York on April 25, 1920. He was best known for his roles in Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) and An Affair to Remember (1957). He passed away on December 11, 1991 in Los Angeles, California.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Soundtrack
Birth Day April 25, 1920
Birth Place  Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Age 100 YEARS OLD
Died On December 11, 1991(1991-12-11) (aged 71)\nLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Birth Sign Taurus
Alma mater University of Michigan
Occupation Broadcaster, actor
Years active 1950-1986

💰 Net worth

Robert Q. Lewis, widely recognized as an actor and soundtrack artist in the United States, is purported to have an estimated net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million by the year 2024. With his remarkable talent and contributions to the entertainment industry, Lewis has garnered both critical acclaim and commercial success throughout his career. Known for his versatility and ability to embody diverse characters, he has left an indelible mark on the American film and music scene. As his net worth continues to grow, Lewis remains a prominent figure in the industry, delighting audiences with his talent and leaving a lasting impression on the world of entertainment.

Biography/Timeline

1931

Lewis made his radio debut in 1931, at age 11, on a local radio show, "Dr. Posner's Kiddie Hour". He enrolled in the University of Michigan in 1938, where he was a member of the Phi Sigma Delta fraternity (later merged into Zeta Beta Tau).

1940

A collection of Robert Q. Lewis's personal papers, notes, and scripts, covering roughly the years 1940 until 1960, is located at Thousand Oaks Library in Thousand Oaks, California. He is interred at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.

1942

In 1942 he left to enlist in the U.S. Army during the second world war and became a radio operator in the Signal Corps.

1949

Lewis's fondness for show-business nostalgia was well known within the industry, and in 1949 he was hired to narrate the "lighter side" segment of the feature-length March of Time documentary film The Golden Twenties. He was too busy to pursue a movie career at the time because of his hectic radio, television, and nightclub schedule.

1950

Robert Q. became a fixture on television quiz shows in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1952, he settled into his most enduring game show role as host of ABC's The Name's the Same. In 1954, Lewis gave up the show to devote more time to his variety program; several times during his tenure, contestants appeared on the show bearing the name Robert Q. Lewis. In 1958, he hosted the short-lived original version of Make Me Laugh. In 1962, he substituted for and ultimately replaced Merv Griffin as host of Play Your Hunch. In 1964, he hosted the short-lived game show Get the Message on ABC.

1951

He was a frequent participant on the panel show What's My Line?, making 40 appearances on the show. He first appeared as a panelist in 1951, about a year into the show's run. His most regular run on the show was alternating weeks with Comedian Fred Allen following the departure of regular panelist Steve Allen, beginning in 1954 through early 1955; Fred Allen ultimately took the spot on the panel on a regular basis for approximately a year until his death. Lewis continued to make regular guest appearances on the panel right up to the show's final year in 1967. He also made one appearance as the show's "Mystery Guest" in 1955. He was also a guest panelist/player on a number of Goodson-Todman shows, including To Tell The Truth, Get The Message, Hollywood Squares, and both the original and 1970s versions of Match Game.

1957

Later in his career, Lewis acted in a few movies, notably An Affair to Remember (1957), Good Neighbor Sam (1964), Ski Party (1965), Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967), and the TV movie The Law (1974), in which he played a dinner speaker at a lawyers' convention. He also performed on a number of television series, including Room for One More; The Hathaways; Branded; The Patty Duke Show; Ichabod and Me; Slattery's People; Grindl; Bewitched; Love, American Style; and Emergency!

1960

During the 1960s, Lewis became a familiar face on the live-theater circuit, starring in road-company versions of Broadway hits, including Bells Are Ringing and The Odd Couple. He continued to make sporadic acting appearances until a few years before his death.

1972

Future talk-show host and Producer Merv Griffin often sang on Lewis's show. Besides his many guest appearances on variety programs and game shows in the early years of television, his favorite medium as host continued with radio, first for CBS and later as a disc jockey in Los Angeles. One of his radio series, Robert Q.'s Waxworks, was devoted to playing old records, setting a pattern that later radio personalities like Dr. Demento would follow. His interview-based program was heard locally on KFI, Los Angeles, in 1972.

1991

Lewis was a long-time smoker, and was frequently seen smoking cigarettes on the air in the early days of television. At that time smoking was not uncommon on panel shows. He died in 1991 at age 71 of emphysema in Los Angeles, California. He left no immediate survivors.

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