(1921-09-27)September 27, 1921 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died
November 7, 1995(1995-11-07) (aged 74) Brigantine, New Jersey, U.S.
Medium
Stage
film
television
Years active
1940–1995
Spouse
LaVern Baker
(m. 1961; div. 1969)
Melvin Edward "Slappy" White (September 27, 1921 – November 7, 1995) was an American comedian and actor.[1] He worked with Redd Foxx on the Chitlin' Circuit of stand-up comedy during the 1950s and 1960s. He appeared on the television shows Sanford and Son, That's My Mama, Blossom, and Cybill and in the films Mr. Saturday Night and Amazon Women on the Moon.
^Van Gelder, Lawrence (November 9, 1995). "Slappy White, 74, Who Brought Black Humor Into White Clubs". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
Melvin Edward "Slappy" White (September 27, 1921 – November 7, 1995) was an American comedian and actor. He worked with Redd Foxx on the Chitlin' Circuit...
Sanford and Son to help get jobs for acquaintances such as LaWanda Page, SlappyWhite, Gregory Sierra, Don Bexley, Beah Richards, Stymie Beard, Leroy Daniels...
divorcing Eugene Williams in the fall of 1958, Baker married the comedian SlappyWhite February 19, 1959, in Baltimore. After the couple divorced in 1969, Baker...
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of the company's Chicago soul recordings, including the drummer Maurice White and the bassist Louis Satterfield, both of whom later shaped the funk group...
1966) Betty White (1922–2021) Ellie White (born 1989) Jaleel White (born 1976) Mike White (born 1970) Ron White (born 1956) SlappyWhite (1921–1995) June...
pairing with comedian SlappyWhite, creating the comedy act Rossi & White. The interracial comedy team released the album I Found Me a White Man—You Find Yourself...
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siblings use the same gag on other characters. Hello Nurse appears in a few Slappy cartoons as a running gag. In Wakko's Wish, it is revealed that she has...
Perkinson Stan Lathan (director); Matt Robinson (screenplay); Moms Mabley, SlappyWhite, Rosalind Cash, Moses Gunn, James Karen S E P T E M B E R 3 The Black...
Larry Gelman, Will Jordan, Josh Byrne, Ben Diskin, Carl Ballantine, SlappyWhite, Conrad Janis, Tim Russ, Marc Shaiman, Miranda Garrison, Richard Kind...
Tim and Tom, which, like the nationally prominent black and white Steve Rossi and SlappyWhite comedy duo, is real soul in action. Not only have Tim and...
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Judy Tenuta Fred Travalena Danny Thomas Jerry Van Dyke Jackie Vernon SlappyWhite JoAnne Worley Dancers/Other Celebrities: Susan Anton Tallulah Bankhead...
Fred. Based on "The Wooden Overcoats" by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. SlappyWhite, who once performed with Redd Foxx, makes his first appearance as Melvin...
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