American comedian, actor, composer and musician (1937–2023)
Tom Smothers
Smothers in 1967
Born
Thomas Bolyn Smothers III
(1937-02-02)February 2, 1937
New York City, U.S.
Died
December 26, 2023(2023-12-26) (aged 86)
Santa Rosa, California, U.S.
Education
San Jose State University
Occupations
Comedian
musician
composer
actor
Years active
1959–2010, 2019
Spouses
Stephanie Shorr
(m. 1963; div. 1967)
Rochelle Robley
(m. 1974; div. 1976)
Marcy Carriker
(m. 1990)
Children
3
Relatives
Dick Smothers (brother)
Musical career
Genres
Folk
Instrument(s)
Guitar
vocals
Formerly of
Smothers Brothers
Plastic Ono Band
Musical artist
Thomas Bolyn Smothers III (February 2, 1937 – December 26, 2023) was an American comedian, actor, composer, and musician, widely known as half of the musical comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, alongside his younger brother Dick. In the 1960s they were known for their network comedy and variety shows, The Smothers Brothers Show and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
Smothers and John Lennon played acoustic guitar during the live recording of Lennon's 1969 song "Give Peace a Chance".[1]
^"John Lennon + Yoko Ono: Give Peace A Chance". beatles.ncf.ca.
the Smothers Brothers, alongside his younger brother Dick. In the 1960s they were known for their network comedy and variety shows, The Smothers Brothers...
The Smothers Brothers were a duo of American folk singers, musicians, and comedians consisting of siblings Tom and Dick Smothers. The brothers' trademark...
his older brother Tom. Smothers was born in New York City in 1938, the son of Ruth (née Remick), a homemaker, and Thomas B. Smothers, an Army officer who...
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is an American comedy and variety show television series hosted by the Smothers Brothers and initially airing on CBS...
Tim Matheson, Mimi Kuzyk, Melody Anderson, Shari Belafonte, Dick and TomSmothers, Peter Boyle, Alyssa Milano, John Schneider, Brooke Shields, Michael...
The Smothers Brothers Show is an American fantasy sitcom featuring the Smothers Brothers that aired on CBS on Friday nights at 9:30 p.m. ET from September...
Bros. and star Tommy Smothers felt uneasy about De Palma's direction because of his limited experience. According to De Palma, Smothers so disliked the film...
Einstein got his start on several television variety shows, including The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour. Einstein won two...
and wrestled. Smothers was the first person in Springfield High School history to go to the state championship in wrestling. Smothers started his career...
Look up smothers in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Smothers is a surname. People with this surname include: Clay Smothers (1935–2004), African-American...
December 27, 2023. Grimes, William (December 27, 2023). "TomSmothers, Comic Half of the Smothers Brothers, Dies at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved December...
Coast and in New York City. He met the Smothers Brothers during an appearance in San Francisco. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour premiered in 1967,...
had three brothers: Phillip (Roddy McDowall); Larry (Alan Alda); Jack (TomSmothers); and one sister, Ellen (Betty White). Later, Mama's Family added a fourth...
1967, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour featured the Smothers Brothers and actor George Segal singing "Draft Dodger Rag". Dick Smothers introduced the...
The Smothers Brothers Play It Straight is the ninth album by the Smothers Brothers (released February 15, 1966 on Mercury Records). As the title indicates...
Daniel Langlois, Norman Lear, Michael Lerner, Lance Reddick, Jess Search, TomSmothers, Suzanne Somers, David McCallum, Cormac McCarthy, Ernst F. Goldschmidt [de]...
Carol Burnett as Queen Aggravain, Denis O'Hare as Prince Dauntless, TomSmothers as King Sextimus, Tracey Ullman as Princess Winnifred, Zooey Deschanel...
The Two Sides of the Smothers Brothers (released September 1, 1962 on Mercury Records) is the second comedy album by the Smothers Brothers. Side 1 (tracks...
Siracusa Stéphane Audran as Shireen Firdausi David Warner as Agha Firdausi TomSmothers as Donald Luckman Martin Balsam as Joe Fiore Jay Leno as Albert Fiore...
Robertson Wayne Shorter Bill Lee Jerry Moss Les McCann Peter Schickele TomSmothers Carla Bley André Watts Denny Laine Dick Waterman Chita Rivera Jimmy Buffett...
Honey had lived and died, conducted by her husband, played first by TomSmothers and then by Dick. According to Bob Einstein, Keith Moon was a "huge fan"...
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