Mike Douglas

Age: 81 (passed away Aug. 11th, 2006)
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Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Born: Aug. 11th, 1925

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Mike Douglas' Main TV Roles

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

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TRIVIA:

When 'Elvis Presley' (qv) shot the TV in his room at the Las Vegas Hilton, he was watching _"The Mike Douglas Show" (1961)_ (qv). Elvis later apologized to Douglas about the incident by saying he wasn't aiming for Douglas; he could not stand co-host 'Robert Goulet' (qv).
_"The Mike Douglas Show" (1961)_ (qv) originally began in Cleveland in 1961 before filming was moved to Philadelphia in 1965. It became the first syndicated TV show to win an Emmy Award.
Once hosted a radio program called "Hi, Ladies."
Underwent surgery for prostate cancer in 1990.
Performed as vocalist with the 'Kay Kyser' (qv) Orchestra, recording hits such as "Ole Buttermilk Sky" (1946).
Father of 3 daughters, including twins.
Began his career as a singer while in his teens and moved to California in the late 1940s where he joined 'Kay Kyser' (qv)'s band. He was one of the singers on the musical quiz show _"Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge" (1949)_ (qv).
His hit syndicated talk show was taped in the Philiadelphia area for many years.

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