David Brenner, Comedian and Actor, Dies at the Age of 78
LOS ANGELES - 1983: Comedian and actor David Brenner poses for a portrait in 1983 in Los Angeles, California.
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A sad day in the comedic world. David Brenner has died at the age of 78, his rep confirms to Us Weekly. Fellow comedians Joan Rivers and Bob Slayton expressed their condolences via social media on Saturday, March 15.
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"RIP David Brenner. I adored him, and laughed more with him than anyone," Rivers, 80, tweeted. "Sad, sad, sad. Knowing David, he's now making the devil laugh."
"One of my best friends and a great comic is gone," Slayton added on his personal Facebook account. "David Brenner was always there for me and one of the first people to put me on national tv."
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"We had wonderful times together in Vegas and alway gave me good advice and was full of incredibly funny stories," he continued. "My condolences to his family and everyone else who had the joy of having David in their lives."
Brenner first made his television debut on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1962, and appeared on the show more than any other guest for a total of 158 episodes. He wrote five books, and appeared in the 1989 romantic comedy Worth Winning. He was set to star in the 1976 TV series Snip, but the series was cancelled before it aired in the U.S.
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The Philadelphia native was previously married to actress Elizabeth Slater for a year until their split in 2001; they share sons Slade and Wyatt. He is also survived by his actress wife Tai Babilonia, whom he married in 2011, and his first son Cole, whom he had with an ex
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"RIP David Brenner. I adored him, and laughed more with him than anyone," Rivers, 80, tweeted. "Sad, sad, sad. Knowing David, he's now making the devil laugh."
"One of my best friends and a great comic is gone," Slayton added on his personal Facebook account. "David Brenner was always there for me and one of the first people to put me on national tv."
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"We had wonderful times together in Vegas and alway gave me good advice and was full of incredibly funny stories," he continued. "My condolences to his family and everyone else who had the joy of having David in their lives."
Brenner first made his television debut on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1962, and appeared on the show more than any other guest for a total of 158 episodes. He wrote five books, and appeared in the 1989 romantic comedy Worth Winning. He was set to star in the 1976 TV series Snip, but the series was cancelled before it aired in the U.S.
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The Philadelphia native was previously married to actress Elizabeth Slater for a year until their split in 2001; they share sons Slade and Wyatt. He is also survived by his actress wife Tai Babilonia, whom he married in 2011, and his first son Cole, whom he had with an ex
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