Dick Shawn

About

American comedian and actor who starred in the classic comedies The Producers and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

Before Fame

He served in the army during World War II and attended the University of Miami for a short period of time.

Trivia

He often began his comedy performances by emerging from a pile of red bricks on stage.

Family Life

He married Rita Bachner in 1946. He had four children and one grandchild.

Associated With

One of his daughters married Joey Travolta.