| rdfs:comment | - Tony Randall was an American actor and comedian. He and Red Barclay are the only two persons who ate a Sir Loin-A-Lot steak successfully.
- He is perhaps best known for his work on television. His breakthrough role was as history teacher Harvey Weskit in Mr. Peepers (1952–1955). He had the starring role in an NBC special The Secret of Freedom. After a long hiatus from the medium, he returned as fussbudget Felix Unger in The Odd Couple, opposite Jack Klugman, a role he would keep for five years. Peter Griffin was on the game show Password with Randall in a flashback in "Wasted Talent". Griffin would keep giving the clue "You..." no matter what word was given.
- Randall was born Arthur Leonard Rosenberg, to a Jewish family, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Julia (née Finston) and Mogscha Rosenberg, an art and antiques dealer. He attended Tulsa Central High School. Randall then served for four years with the United States Army Signal Corps in World War II, refusing an entertainment assignment with Special Services. After the war, he worked at the Olney Theatre in Montgomery County, Maryland before heading back to New York City.
- He guest starred on The Muppet Show episode 513, and contributed a "Favorite Pear Dessert" recipe for Miss Piggy's 1996 cookbook, In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy. A favorite on the talk show circuit, Randall holds the distinction of having the most appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (105 times), was a favorite guest of David Letterman, and made multiple appearances on shows such as The Merv Griffin Show and The Dick Cavett Show.
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| abstract | - He guest starred on The Muppet Show episode 513, and contributed a "Favorite Pear Dessert" recipe for Miss Piggy's 1996 cookbook, In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy. A favorite on the talk show circuit, Randall holds the distinction of having the most appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (105 times), was a favorite guest of David Letterman, and made multiple appearances on shows such as The Merv Griffin Show and The Dick Cavett Show. Randall's early roles included radio (as Englishman Reggie on I Love a Mystery, 1949-1952) and a regular part on the sitcom Mister Peepers (1952-1955). On Broadway, Randall appeared in multiple productions, including Inherit the Wind (originating the role of smug columnist E. K. Hornbeck) and The Sunshine Boys and toured off-Broadway in The Odd Couple. Randall's television guest spots include appearances on Cher, Happy Days, The Brady Bunch Hour, Saturday Night Live, Night of 100 Stars III, The Carol Burnett Show, and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. In film, he co-starred in three romantic comedies with Doris Day and Rock Hudson and played the title roles in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? and The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao.
- He is perhaps best known for his work on television. His breakthrough role was as history teacher Harvey Weskit in Mr. Peepers (1952–1955). He had the starring role in an NBC special The Secret of Freedom. After a long hiatus from the medium, he returned as fussbudget Felix Unger in The Odd Couple, opposite Jack Klugman, a role he would keep for five years. Subsequently, he starred in The Tony Randall Show, in which he played a Philadelphia judge, and Love, Sidney. In the TV movie that served as the latter show's pilot, Sidney Shorr was clearly written as a gay man, but his character's sexuality was made ambiguous when the series premiered. Peter Griffin was on the game show Password with Randall in a flashback in "Wasted Talent". Griffin would keep giving the clue "You..." no matter what word was given.
- Randall was born Arthur Leonard Rosenberg, to a Jewish family, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Julia (née Finston) and Mogscha Rosenberg, an art and antiques dealer. He attended Tulsa Central High School. Randall attended Northwestern University for a year before going to New York City to study at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. He studied under Sanford Meisner and choreographer Martha Graham around 1935. Randall worked as an announcer at radio station WTAG in Worcester, Massachusetts. As Anthony Randall, he starred with Jane Cowl in George Bernard Shaw's Candida and Ethel Barrymore in Emlyn Williams's The Corn Is Green. Randall then served for four years with the United States Army Signal Corps in World War II, refusing an entertainment assignment with Special Services. After the war, he worked at the Olney Theatre in Montgomery County, Maryland before heading back to New York City.
- Tony Randall was an American actor and comedian. He and Red Barclay are the only two persons who ate a Sir Loin-A-Lot steak successfully.
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