Ken Shapiro(1942-2017)

Actor
Writer
Director

A collection of skits that make fun of 1970s television, featuring early appearances by Chevy Chase and Richard Belzer.

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The Groove Tube (1974)

Ken Shapiro was born on 5 June 1942 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Groove Tube (1974), Modern Problems (1981) and Singing Faces (1968). He was married to Kelly Hamilton,. He died on 18 November 2017 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 nomination total

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The Groove Tube

5.7

Ko-ko
Boss
'Near You' Singer
Robert Elgin
Mahetma Yenta
Lionel Elgin
Dancing Man ('Just You - Just Me')

1974

Modern Problems

5.0

Writer

1981

Singing Faces

5.1

Short

Actor

1968

Poems Without Words

Writer

2024

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The Discipline of D.E.
6.7
Short
- Narrator (voice)
- 1982
The Groove Tube
5.7
- Ko-ko
- Boss
- 'Near You' Singer ...
- 1974
The Great American Dream Machine
8.1
TV Series
- 1971–1972
Singing Faces
5.1
Short
- 1968
A Smell of Honey, a Swallow of Brine
5.8
- Police Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1966
Studio One
7.5
TV Series
- Josh Potter (as Kenny Sharpe)
- 1955
The Milton Berle Show
7.6
TV Series
- Kid
- 1949

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Alternative name
- Kenny Sharpe
Born
- June 5, 1942
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
Died
- November 18, 2017
- Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA(complications from cancer)
Spouse
- Kelly Hamilton,? - November 18, 2017 (his death, 3 children)
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- 1 Interview
- 1 Article

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Uncomfortable in the corporate structure of studio and TV networks, Shapiro left Hollywood after his film "Modern Problems," eventually settling in Los Cruces, New Mexico. Seminal film writer and director Ken Shapiro passed away quietly at his home on November 18, 2017, after a valiant struggle with cancer. Though the trans-formative impact of his comedic point of view continues to ripple in current culture, life and Ken Shapiro were not friends ... more like worthy adversaries, drawing strength and purpose in combat. It was pretty much a draw, and life misses him already.