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Stubby Kaye (November 11, 1918 – December 14, 1997) born as Bernard Katzin was an American comic actor known for his appearances in film musicals. ==Career== Directors viewed Kaye as a master of the Broadway idiom during the last phase of the musical comedy era. This was evidenced by his introduction of three show-stopping numbers of the era: “Fugue for Tinhorns” and “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat” from ''Guys and Dolls'' (1950) and “Jubilation T. Cornpone” from ''Li'l Abner'' (1956). In 1953 he played in ''You Can't Run Away From It, a'' remake of ''It Happened One Night. ''Kaye is best known for defining the role of Nicely-Nicely Johnson in ''Guys and Dolls'', first on Broadway and then in the film version. He also played Marryin' Sam in ''Li'l Abner'', again on both stage and screen. In 1962, he played the title character in Michael Winner's ''The Cool Mikado''. In 1965, Kaye appeared alongside Nat King Cole as a travelling musician in the western/comedy ''Cat Ballou'', starring Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin. In 1969, Kaye played the role of Herman in the Universal musical film ''Sweet Charity'' directed by Bob Fosse which starred Shirley MacLaine in the title role. In that movie, he sang the song "I Love to Cry at Weddings". In the mid-1950s, Kaye guest starred on NBC's ''The Martha Raye Show''. In 1958, he appeared on the short-lived NBC variety show, ''The Gisele MacKenzie Show''. About this time, he also appeared on ABC's ''The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom''. In the 1959–1960 television season, Kaye co-starred with William Demarest, Jeanne Bal, and Murray Hamilton in the short-lived NBC sitcom ''Love and Marriage''. In the 1960-1961 season, Kaye appeared as Marty, the agent of aspiring actress Eileen Sherwood, in the CBS sitcom ''My Sister Eileen'', starring Shirley Bonne, Elaine Stritch, Jack Weston, Raymond Bailey, and Rose Marie. In the 1960s, Kaye became well known as host of a weekly children's talent show, ''Stubby's Silver Star Show''. During the 1962–1963 season, he was a regular on ''Stump the Stars''. On April 14, 1963, he guest starred as "Tubby Mason" in NBC's ''Ensign O'Toole'' comedy series, starring Dean Jones. From 1964 to 1965, he hosted the Saturday morning children's game show ''Shenanigans'' on ABC. He also appeared in the 1974 Broadway revival of ''Good News''. Kaye's later stage productions included ''Man of Magic'' in London (with Stuart Damon as Harry Houdini), and his final Broadway show ''Grind'' co-starring Ben Vereen in 1985. He made a guest appearance in "Delta And The Bannermen", a story in the British science fiction series, ''Doctor Who'' in 1987. His last featured film role was as Marvin Acme in Robert Zemeckis's 1988 film ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stubby Kaye」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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