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First Name

Danny

Last Name

Thomas

Date of Birth

06 January 1914

Build

Average

Hair Color

Salt and Pepper

Place of Birth

Deerfield, Michigan

Star Sign

Capricorn

Date of Death

06 February 1991

Place of Death

Los Angeles, California

Cause of Death

Heart Failure

Ethnicity

Middle Eastern

Claim to Fame

Make Room for Daddy, or The Danny Thomas Show.

Gender

Male

Nationality

American

Wikipedia Text

Danny Thomas (born Amos Alphonsus Muzyad Yakhoob, January 6, 1912 � February 6, 1991) was an American nightclub comedian and television and film actor, best known for starring in the television sitcom Make Room for Daddy, or The Danny Thomas Show. He is also the founder of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. He is the father of Marlo Thomas, Terre Thomas and Tony Thomas.

Couple Profile

Danny Thomas was born in Deerfield, Michigan, on January 6, 1914, to Charles and Margaret Jacobs. He was of Lebanese descent[1]. He first performed under his Anglicized birth name, Amos Jacobs, before settling on the stage name, Danny Thomas, which were the first names of two of his brothers. He lived in various cities as a child, including Toledo, Ohio, and Rochester New York. On the big screen, he starred in The Jazz Singer, a 1952 remake of the 1927 original and played songwriter Gus Kahn opposite Doris Day in the 1951 film biography I`ll See You in My Dreams. After Make Room for Daddy, which was later known as the Danny Thomas Show, he became a successful television producer, working on many popular shows including The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Andy Griffith Show, and The Mod Squad[2]. Known as a generous philanthropist, Thomas founded the St. Jude Children`s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1962. The hospital has treated thousands of children for childhood cancers. In 1996, two of its researchers won the Nobel Prize for medicine for their research on the immune system of children. As a "starving actor", Thomas made a vow - if he found success, he would open a hospital dedicated to St. Jude, the patron saint of hopeless causes[3]. He was one of the original owners of the Miami Dolphins, along with Joe Robbie, although he sold his share soon after purchase. Thomas was also an avid golfer. He claimed ten golf handicap and once competed with Sam Snead in a charity event

Couple Profile Source

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Thomas

Full Name at Birth

Amos Alphonsus Muzyad Yakhoob

Count - Awards

Occupation Text

Actor

Religion

Roman Catholic

Father

Charles Jacobs

Mother