- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMorton David Alpern
- Height5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
- Marty Allen was born on March 23, 1922 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Night Gallery (1969), Allen and Rossi Meet Dracula and Frankenstein (1974) and The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989). He was married to Karon Kate Blackwell and Lorraine 'Frenchy' Trydelle. He died on February 12, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
- SpousesKaron Kate Blackwell(June 17, 1984 - February 12, 2018) (his death)Lorraine 'Frenchy' Trydelle(April 9, 1960 - September 3, 1976) (her death)
- ChildrenNo Children
- Saying "Hello Dere" (pronounced Dare) instead of "Hello There"
- Graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School and joined joined the Air Corps during WWII, and was stationed in Italy where he attained the rank of sergeant and earned a Soldier's Medal for his bravery.
- A one-time door-to-door dance salesman during the early lean years.
- Zany, plump, pop-eyed, troll-haired funny man of the comedy team of Allen & Rossi with handsome singing straight man Steve Rossi.
- The duo were brought together by singer Nat 'King' Cole in 1957, and went on to make more than 700 appearances on TV (44 of them on "The Ed Sullivan Show"), made 16 comedy albums and appeared in a failed movie spy spoof before splitting up in 1969. Allen & Rossi went on to reunite briefly on two occasions.
- The son of Louis and Elsie Alpern, he attended USC and took up journalism following military service, but then moved into standup comedy.
- A study of economics usually reveals that the best time to buy anything is last year.
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