Joey Faye

Joey Faye (born Joseph Antony Palladino, July 12, 1909[1] or 1910[2] or 1902[3]– April 26, 1997) was an American comedian and actor.[4]

Born in New York City, he gained fame as a comic in vaudeville and claimed that he created two of vaudeville's more renowned pieces of business, "Floogle Street" (a.k.a. "Susquehana Hat Company") and "Slowly I Turned".[5] In addition to an active career in vaudeville and the legitimate theater, he appeared in many movies and TV shows.

Broadway

The Republic Theatre was the site of Faye's New York stage debut at age 21. During World War II, he entertained Allied military personnel in Africa and Europe as part of a troupe headed by Marlene Dietrich.[2]

Faye played second banana (the second-ranking comedian in a show) to Phil Silvers in two Broadway shows, High Button Shoes and Top Banana. He also appeared in the 1954 film.[2] In a Broadway career that stretched between the late 1930s and the early 1990s, he appeared in 17 shows altogether, including Room Service (his Broadway debut) and The Tender Trap. He also appeared in the 1955 movie adaptation), the 1965 revival of Guys and Dolls, and Neil Simon's musical Little Me.[6]

He appeared as a guest in many TV shows from 1949 through 1984 and a series of short subject films, including Mack & Myer for Hire (1963), about two bumbling plumbers, who rode around in a motorcycle with a sidecar, attempting repairs, but producing chaos.[1]

Personal life

Faye was married three times—to Eileen Jenkins, Ginna Carr, and Judy Carlin.[2] He once lived in Great Kills, Staten Island.[7]

Death

Faye died of a heart attack in Englewood, New Jersey, on April 26, 1997. He was 87 years old.[1]

Filmography

Film

Television

References
  1. Joey Faye at the Internet Broadway Database
  2. Vosburgh, Dick (May 7, 1997). "Obituary: Joey Faye". Independent. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  3. Sage, Dusty (2016). Burlesque In a Nutshell - Girls, Gimmicks & Gags. BearManor Media. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  4. Rick Lyman (28 April 1997). "Joey Faye, 87, Burlesque Comic and an Actor". The New York Times. p. B 12. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  5. Day, Rebecca. "'Slowly I Turned': A Piece of America's Pop Culture". Niagara Falls Reporter. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  6. Joey Faye at IMDb
  7. "Famous Staten Islanders from all walks of life". Staten Island Advance. April 23, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
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