- First African American comic to wear a tuxedo on stage. Many Black comics of his day still wore blackface well into the 1940s. Co-wrote Nat King Cole hit, "If You Can't Cry And Say Yes."
- Began on the vaudeville stage as apart of the acrobatic dance team of Timmie and Freddie. Later spotted on TV variety and sitcoms.
- Inducted into the National Comedy Hall of Fame in 1993.
- Survived by his wife Joan, and his two daughters, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
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