Arte Johnson

Arte Johnson (born January 20, 1929), full name Arthur Stanton Eric Johnson, is a comedic actor.

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January 20 - 1929 - Comedic - Actor

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He was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan and attended the University of Illinois, graduating in 1949. He initially sought employment in Chicago working for advertising agencies, but left for New York to work for Viking Press. His first "show business" job came when he impulsively stepped into an audition line and was cast in a revival of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

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Benton Harbor, Michigan - University of Illinois - 1949 - Chicago - Advertising agencies - New York - Viking Press - Show business - Audition - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

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He is best known for his work on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, an American television show which aired from 1968-1973, in which he played various characters including a smoking Nazi with the catch phrase "Verrry interesting..." Later in the seventies, he hosted the NBC game show Knockout.

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Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In - Television show - 1968 - 1973 - Nazi - Catch phrase - Seventies - NBC - Game show - Knockout

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In the nineties Johnson voiced "Newt", a hunting dog on the cartoon Animaniacs, who futilely became enamoured of his target, a sexy female mink named Minerva.

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Nineties - Voiced - Hunting dog - Cartoon - Animaniacs - Mink

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