Comedy Legend David Brenner Written Note
(February 4, 1936 - March 15, 2014) was an American stand-up comedian, actor and author. The most frequent guest on. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Brenner was a pioneer of. Brenner was born to Jewish parents in 1936 and raised in. His father, Louis, was a.
Comedian, singer and dancer, performing under the stage name of Lou Murphy, who gave up his career and a film contract to please Brenner's grandfather, a rabbi, who objected to his working on the Sabbath. Once David became successful, he regularly sent his parents on cruises, and both of Brenner's parents would eventually die at advanced ages while on cruises aboard the.After high school, Brenner spent two years in the U. Army, serving in the 101st Airborne and as a cryptographer of the 595th. After being discharged, he attended.
Where he majored in mass communication and graduated with honors.