Joey Bishop

Joey Bishop (born Joseph Abraham Gottlieb on February 3, 1918 in The Bronx, New York, USA) is a Jewish American actor. He began his career as a part of a standup comedy act with his brother. He was the straight man for the Rat Pack performances in Las Vegas in the 1960s, and also wrote much of the material they performed on stage. With the death of Frank Sinatra in May of 1998, he and Shirley MacLaine are the only surviving member of the Rat Pack.

Selected television credits

• The Joey Bishop Show (comedy, 1961)
• The Joey Bishop Show (talk show, 1967)