Skip_E._Lowe

Skip E. Lowe

Skip E. Lowe

American actor

Sammy Labella (June 6, 1929 – September 22, 2014), better known by his stage name Skip E. Lowe, was an American stand-up comedian, talk show host and actor.

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Career

Before adopting his now familiar stage name, LaBella worked as a stand-up comic, impressionist and master of ceremonies. In 1958, he performed in a number of Pittsburgh venues,[4][5] most notably Lenny Litman's Copa, where he opened for Lambert, Hendricks and Ross and Dakota Staton.[6][7] The following summer saw a number of engagements in New York State, and it was in July 1959 that LaBella made his first appearance as Skip E. Lowe at Glen Casino in Williamsville, New York.[8]

Beginning in 1978, he hosted Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood, a weekly talk show for public-access cable television that aired in Los Angeles and New York City.[9]

He appeared in the films Black Shampoo (1976), The World's Greatest Lover (1977), Cameron's Closet (1988), and A-List (2006). In 2001, Lowe wrote The Boy with the Betty Grable Legs: A Showbiz Memoir.[10]

Martin Short cited him as the inspiration for his character Jiminy Glick.[11]

It is estimated that Lowe conducted some 6,000 cable-television interviews from 1978 to 2014.

He was openly gay.[12][13]

Death

Lowe died in Los Angeles, at age 85, on September 22, 2014, from emphysema.[11]

According to his former website, Lowe was cremated and had his ashes scattered at Ventura Pier on November 23, 2014.

Filmography

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "It Pays (for Him) to Be Insulting". The Honolulu Advertiser. March 15, 1967. p. 16. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Comic Gaylord Esterbrook With a Well-Rounded Show". Detroit Free Press. August 6, 1969. p. 10. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  3. [3]
    Huddy, John (March 21, 1970). "My Kind of Town: M.A.S.H.—A Zany, Touching Movie". The Miami Herald. March 21, 1970. p. 39. Retrieved September 11, 2022. "Comic Gaylord Esterbrook catching Tubby Hooks act."
  4. [4]
    "Show at Elmhurst Has Johnny Jack". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 19, 1958. p. 13. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Rosemary Bellan Stays at Showcase". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 19, 1958. p. 13. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Lambert Singers Debut at Copa". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 12, 1958. p. 12. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  7. [7]
    "Dakota Staton at Litman's Copa". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 1, 1958. p. 12. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  8. [8]
    "Glen Casino: Opens Tomorrow". Buffalo Evening News. July 6, 1959. p. 12. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  9. [9]
    Jarvis, Michael T. (October 5, 2003). "If You Have a Talent, He'll Showcase It". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  10. [10]
    Casillo, Charles (June 13, 2001). "Almost Famous – Celebrity Interviewer Skip E. Lowe Basks in the Low-Wattage Glow of Hollywood – Public Access Style". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  11. [11]
    Barnes, Mike (September 23, 2014). "Skip E. Lowe, Talk Show Host and Inspiration for Martin Short's Jiminy Glick, Dies at 85". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  12. [12]
    Lowe, Skip E (2014). Hollywood Gomorrah. USA: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1497307261.
  13. [13]
    "Skip E. Lowe and Mamie Van Doren". YouTube. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

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