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Soupy Sales dies at 83

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  1. ILPhinFan88

    ILPhinFan88 Premium Member Luxury Box

    Soupy Sales, the rubber-faced comedian whose anything-for-a-chuckle career was built on 20,000 pies to the face and 5,000 live TV appearances across a half-century of laughs, has died. He was 83.

    Sales died Thursday night at Calvary Hospice in the Bronx, New York, said his former manager and longtime friend, Dave Usher. Sales had many health problems and entered the hospice last week, Usher said.

    At the peak of his fame in the 1950s and '60s, Sales was one of the best-known faces in the nation, Usher said.


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  2. Miamian

    Miamian Senior Member

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    A lot of us are too young to remember him, but I remember that he was a funny guy.

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  3. gunn34

    gunn34 I miss Don & Dan

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    He was very funny. RIP.
     
  4. Pagan

    Pagan Metal & a Mustang

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    This one effed me up. I was very young when he was popular, but I remember watching his show, and I used to hear him on the radio. I kinda grew up with the Soupman.

    R.I.P. Soupy...everyone needs to reflect for a moment today, and then do the "Soupy Shuffle" in his honor.
     
  5. NaboCane

    NaboCane Banned

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    One of the pioneers of television.

    I remember when a week didn't go by that Soupy wasn't on one variety show or another.

    83 is a good, long life. Thanks for the laughs, Soupy.
     
  6. bigbry

    bigbry Huge Member

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    Yes, thanks for the funny.
    RIP
     
  7. Samphin

    Samphin Κακό σκυλί ψόφο δεν έχει

    One of Howard Stern's idols and someone he looekd up to in radio. Sad news. RIP Soupy.
     
  8. Jaydog57

    Jaydog57 Canes/Fins/Magic fan

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    I seem to remember him on 70's game shows like 'Hollywood Squares'. R.I.P. Soupy.
     
  9. dolphindebby

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    Loved him when I was a kid.
    May he RIP
     
  10. calphin

    calphin deadly at 250 yards!!

    Very funny man...the worlds gonna miss ya.

    RIP.
     
  11. Colorado Dolfan

    Colorado Dolfan ...dirty drownin' man?

    Watched him a lot when I was very young...

    RIP.
     

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