Frank Fontaine

Comedian

Birthday April 19, 1920

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Cambridge, MA

DEATH DATE Aug 4, 1978 (58)

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About

1950s comedian and singer who was a regular on The Jackie Gleason Show and The Jack Benny Show.

Before Fame

He made his entertainment debut on The Jack Benny Radio Program in April 1950.

Trivia

He scored a Billboard-topping LP in 1963 with the record Songs I Sing on the Jackie Gleason Show.

Family Life

He had eleven children with wife of nearly five decades, Alma Claire Wakham.

Associated With

He did voice acting with fellow comedian Phil Harris in the 1967 animated classic, The Jungle Book.