 Tim Conway The Steve Allen Show (1961), McHale's Navy (1962-66), Rango (1967), The Tim Conway Show (1970), The Tim Conway Comedy Hour (1970), The Carol Burnett Show (1975-79), The Tim Conway Show (1980-81), Ace Crawford, Private Eye (1983) Tim is known to his peers as "the comedian's comedian." One of the most inventive and creative comedy actors, quite often, utilizing his own material, often improvised. His wit, humor and characterization are the focus of as much admiration and appreciation from his fellow performers as they are by the motion picture, television, and stage audiences which consider him one of the funniest men performing today. Tim was born in Willoughby, Ohio. He had a fast rise in show business from staff member of a Cleveland TV station; he became a regular on The Steve Allen Show, a featured performer on McHales Navy television series, and eventually became a regular performer on The Carol Burnett Show. Tim starred in his own TV shows and has won five Emmy Awards. Tim's television career has spanned thirty-five years. His credits include The Steve Allen Show, McHales Navy, Rango, one situation comedy and three variety shows, including The America, guest performances on every major variety show, including The Hollywood Palace, Garry Moore, Glen Campbell, Sonny and Cher, Sammy Davis, Kraft Music Hall, and many guest appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. He appeared on several ABC Specials, including Roll Freddy Roll. His present appearances find him on Married With Children, Coach, Bill Cosby, and a host of appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He also won an Emmy in 1997 for his guest appearance on "Coach". He is most proud of the eleven years that he appeared on the Carol Burnett Show, for which he won his four Emmy Awards. Tim's movie career includes; The Billion Dollar Hobo, They Went That Way And That Way, The Prize Fighter, The Private Eyes, and The Long Shot. All of which he wrote. He also appeared in Disney's; Worlds Greatest Athlete, The Apple Dumpling Gang, The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, Gus, and The Shaggy DA. Recent features include: Speed II and Dear God. Tim's nightclub career includes 182 performances as Felix in The Odd Couple. He also starred in Just For Laughs, A Day With Gates and Mills, a play which he wrote and toured in for twenty weeks and 130 performances. Tim has recently found a welcome market in home video with his very successful character, Dorf. Tim has produced six Dorf video tapes, with two of them, Dorf On Golf and Dorf Goes Fishing, reaching the Platinum sales level. His latest release is Dorf on Baseball. Tim and Harvey Korman also combined comedy forces to produce the video Tim and Harvey in the Great Outdoors. Tim received his star on Hollywood's "Walk of Fame" in 1989.
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