Wink Martindale

Age: 74
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Birth Place: Jackson, Tennessee, USA
Born: Dec. 4th, 1934

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Wink Martindale's Main TV Roles

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:

Nicknamed "Wink" by a neighborhood buddy. Launched his career in radio as a teenage disc jockey for his Sunday school teacher's radio station in Jackson, Tennessee.
Was a childhood friend of 'Elvis Presley' (qv).
At one point, his mother had suggested that be a preacher, because she felt her son had a call to the ministry at a very young age.
Considers 'Roger Ebert' (qv) and 'Regis Philbin' (qv) to be very good friends.
Is a big fan of 'Tony Bennett (I)' (qv)'s music. In fact, when he was standing in front of a 17-year-old Martindale, after the teenager played the music with Bennett's records, Bennett met him and greeted him with a smile.
Executive Producer of Wink Martindale Enterprises from 1985 to 1993.
Second-only to _"The New Tic Tac Dough" (1978)_ (qv), his other favorite game show was _"Debt" (1996)_ (qv).
Had a long-standing friendly feud with 'Chuck Woolery' (qv) and 'Gene Rayburn' (qv). Upon Rayburn's death late in 1999, he admitted that both Rayburn and Woolery were responsible for his potty-humored nicknamed of "Stink Fartindale," and would always fondly remember their times together.

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