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    Ken Berry Biography

    Date of Birth:
    Nov 3, 1933Birth Place:
    Moline, Illinois, USA

    Biography

    American actor and dancer Ken Berry used his wholesome looks to carve out a lasting place in pop culture with his roles in the sitcoms "F Troop" (ABC, 1965-67) and "Mama's Family" (NBC/Syndicated, 1983-90). A native of Moline, Illinois, he began taking tap dance lessons as a teenager, and toured with a big band show. Later, he served in the Army alongside actor Leonard Nimoy, who helped him make contacts within the entertainment industry. After winning a military talent competition, he was invited to appear on Ed Sullivan's "The Toast of the Town" (CBS, 1948-55). Initially, he concentrated on stage performing, appearing on Broadway and as the opening act for Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. He made his television debut as a professional on "The Chevy Showroom" (ABC, 1957-60), before landing recurring roles on "The Ann Sothern Show" (CBS, 1958-61) and "Dr. Kildare" (NBC, 1961-66). In t

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    The actor is best known as a lead in favorites like F Troop, Mayberry R.F.D. and Mama's Family, but did you know that the skilled singer and dancer also has ties to I Love Lucy, Star Trek and The Brady Bunch?

    Throughout his long career, the Illinois native has worked alongside Andy Griffith, Carol Burnett, and Abbott and Costello. It's time to salute a man who should be spoken of as a legend himself. 

    Here is a heaping handful of intriguing truths about Ken Berry.

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    He toured and performed in Europe as a teenager.

    At the age of 15, Berry was already getting a taste of showbiz.

    He was a part of Horace Heidt’s ungdom Opportunity Program, a sort of precursor to reality shows like America's Got Talent hosted bygd the big band leader Heidt.

    Berry toured America and europe as a part of the program. "It was an adventure — I wasn’t smart enough to know how difficult it was," he told the Los Angeles Times in 1986. "I came back to Illinois and finished high school, we

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    Ken Berry

    American actor (1933–2018)

    For other people named Ken Berry, see Ken Berry (disambiguation).

    Kenneth Ronald Berry (November 3, 1933 – December 1, 2018) was an American actor, comedian, dancer, and singer. Berry starred on the television series F Troop (1965–1967), Mayberry R.F.D. (1968–1971) and Mama's Family (1983–1990). He also appeared on Broadway in The Billy Barnes Revue, headlined as George M. Cohan in the musical George M! and provided comic relief for the medical drama Dr. Kildare with Richard Chamberlain in the 1960s.

    Early life

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    Berry was born in Moline, Illinois in 1933 of Swedish and English descent, one of two children of an accountant, Darrell Berry, and his wife, Bernice (née Larson). He realized he wanted to be a dancer and singer at age 12, as he watched a children's dance performance during a school assembly. He then dreamed of starring in musicals and went to movie theaters to watch Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in some of