Jonathan Winters Dead At 87

[listopencil]

Jonathan Winters, the comedic film and TV actor who was huge in the '70s and '80s on shows like "Mork and Mindy," has died at age 87 ... TMZ has learned.

Winters died last night of natural causes in Montecito, Calif, around 6:30 p.m., surrounded by friends and family.

http://www.tmz.com/2013/04/12/jonathan-winters-dies-dead/

[Dayze]

bummer. that dude was insane.

[listopencil]

RIP. I loved that guy. He was great.

[Frazod]

Funny guy RIP

[Phobia]

Thanks for posting. My wife refuses to believe any celebrity is dead until I can verify that it is posted on ChiefsPlanet.

[ndws]

First Margaret Thatcher, and now Jonathan Winters???

FML

[Deberg_1990]

RIP

Its the Big Dubya!!

[Dayze]

I think I saw him roasting someone once; I was dying laughing.

him and the dude (whose name escapes me at the moment) who would always act like he was shitface, but never really was.

[Frankie]

Jonathan Winters, the comedic film and TV actor who was huge in the '70s and '80s on shows like "Mork and Mindy," has died at age 87 ... TMZ has learned.

Winters died last night of natural causes in Montecito, Calif, around 6:30 p.m., surrounded by friends and family.

http://www.tmz.com/2013/04/12/jonathan-winters-dies-dead/

:( :( :(

One of my all time favorite comedians. He was awsome. RIP funny man.

[ndws]

I think I saw him roasting someone once; I was dying laughing.

him and the dude (whose name escapes me at the moment) who would always act like he was shitface, but never really was.

Dean Martin?

[Dayze]

no; but same era.
he had a beard...

dang it...this will drive me nuts.

[Frosty]

no; but same era.
he had a beard...

dang it...this will drive me nuts.

Foster Brooks?

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[Dayze]

YES!!!!!!
the one with him in a bar with Dean Martin skit had me in tears.
Foster was an airline pilot

[Frankie]

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[gblowfish]

MAJOR bummer.

[Dayze]

That's the one Frankie LMAO

I love watching that.

[morphius]

Not Shoe! (Vague Mork and Mindy episode reference, stuck in my head for no good reason. If anyone has any idea what I'm talking about I'll rep them (without using a web search))

Wasn't this guy on every other episode of Scooby Doo playing multiple characters?

RIP

[Dayze]

I would've loved to have dropped Acid and toured the white house with Jim Carrey and Jonathan Winters.

[Frosty]

YES!!!!!!
the one with him in a bar with Dean Martin skit had me in tears.
Foster was an airline pilot

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[gblowfish]

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[Dayze]

LMAO

never gets old.

[ptlyon]

A true great. Robin Williams will be crushed.

[jimw51]

Very funny man RIP

[KC Dan]

RIP. He was so funny in so many ways. A great improv comedian. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World still one of my favorites

[gblowfish]

This guy really had a life. He was a marine, an art student, a painter, an impressionist, a TV star, won Grammys for comedy, won Emmys for TV, had one of the first TV shows broadcast in color...

He was also a raging alcoholic for a long time, and wound up spending eight months in an insane asylum.

Without him, we don't have Carson's goofy sketch comedy, Robin Williams improv or Jim Carrey's physical humor.

One of the true comedy greats. One of a kind. Big loss to comedy.

Good overview of his life is here:
http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=802153&ocid=ansent11

[Frankie]

That's the one Frankie LMAO

I love watching that.

There are also a lot of true legends in that clip. Now only Don Rickles is still with us from that collection.

[rockymtnchief]

Damn, RIP. Another comic gone from a great era.

[houstonwhodat]

Grew up watching him.

RIP.

[Ace Gunner]

funny dude. RIP

[Rooster]

Very funny man. RIP Mr Winters

[Dartgod]

I was always a big fan. RIP, Jonathan. You were one of a kind.

I'll have to watch these clips when I get home.

[Baby Lee]

This guy really had a life. He was a marine, an art student, a painter, an impressionist, a TV star, won Grammys for comedy, won Emmys for TV, had one of the first TV shows broadcast in color...

He was also a raging alcoholic for a long time, and wound up spending eight months in an insane asylum.

Without him, we don't have Carson's goofy sketch comedy, Robin Williams improv or Jim Carrey's physical humor.

One of the true comedy greats. One of a kind. Big loss to comedy.

Good overview of his life is here:
http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=802153&ocid=ansent11


He and Charles Durning, who we just recently lost as well, lived some big lives.

[journeyscarab]

Man...loved his comedy. They play some of his old improv bits on 24/7 Comedy where he would take audience suggestions and act them out. RIP.

[gblowfish]

High praise from Bill Cosby back in 2011:

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[BlackHelicopters]

Damn shame. R.I.P.

[OrtonsPiercedTaint]

The man was truely insanely funny.

[fan4ever]

:( :( :(

One of my all time favorite comedians. He was awsome. RIP funny man.

Frankie and I agree on something; loved the guy...truly original.

[Gadzooks]

I thought he died 15 years ago. RIP, (until the next time).

[T-post Tom]

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That's one amazing dais. Winters was comedy GOLD. RIP.

[cdcox]

Hopefully his brother Edgar will be able to bring him back to LIIIIFFE!!!!!

[Hydrae]

One of the greatest and perhaps THE greatest improv. RIP

[Psyko Tek]

I think I saw him roasting someone once; I was dying laughing.

him and the dude (whose name escapes me at the moment) who would always act like he was shitface, but never really was.

foster brooks?
I am the king of useless trivia

[Psyko Tek]

Not Shoe! (Vague Mork and Mindy episode reference, stuck in my head for no good reason. If anyone has any idea what I'm talking about I'll rep them (without using a web search))

Wasn't this guy on every other episode of Scooby Doo playing multiple characters?

RIP

Kasey kasim was shaggy

[Baby Lee]

I thought he died 15 years ago. RIP, (until the next time).

Marc Maron interviewed him in depth a little while back on WTF Podcast. Good stuff.

EDIT: rebroadcast yesterday

http://wtfpod.libsyn.com/rss

[houstonwhodat]

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[Bwana]

He will be missed. He seemed like a good guy and was a kick in the pants.

[Goldmember]

bummer. that dude was insane.

Literally. He was in a mental hospital twice. He got out and filmed a nut job in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, ....World. Quite appropriate.

[Saccopoo]

Literally. He was in a mental hospital twice. He got out and filmed a nut job in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, ....World. Quite appropriate.

One of the greatest comedies ever.

Every time I watch it, it still makes me piss my pants.