LOS ANGELES, July 1 (UPI) -- Buddy Hackett, the rubber-faced comic, died Monday at his Malibu home at the age of 78. The cause of death was not immediately clear. Hackett had been suffering from a ...

Funnyman Buddy Hackett took fatherhood seriously. The doting dad of three kids was “well-read, smart and a strict disciplinarian,” recalls his son, Sandy Hackett. “At 16, I got a speeding ticket, and ...

Los Angeles — Buddy Hackett, the squat, round, rubbery-faced funnyman who honed his act at resorts, including the Pines Hotel, Brown's and the Concord during the Catskills' heyday and went on to ...

Bob Newhart has Buddy Hackett to thank for being one half of Hollywood’s longest-lasting marriages. Speaking to PEOPLE in this week’s issue, comedy legend Newhart, 90, reflects on his six decades in ...

LAS VEGAS (CN) - The son of the late Buddy Hackett says his former business partners conned him out of his rights to a Rat Pack-inspired musical he wrote. Sandy Hackett claims he wrote "The Tribute to ...

Buddy Hackett, who broke into comedy as a young waiter-performer in New York’s Catskill Mountains and went on to achieve iconic status as a raunchy nightclub performer and rubber-faced clown in movies ...

Buddy Hackett used to hold weekly luncheons for comedians in his home's massive dining room, which features paneled walls and mirrored ceilings. (Rainbow Creative LLC) The longtime home of late actor ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Comedian Buddy Hackett, known for his rubbery face and sometimes raunchy jokes, never strayed far from a punch line, often peppering friends and family with his humor. "If I was ...

Buddy Hackett, who broke into comedy as a young waiter-performer in New York’s Catskill Mountains and went on to achieve iconic status as a raunchy nightclub performer and rubber-faced clown in movies ...

MALIBU, Calif. -- Buddy Hackett, who broke into comedy as a young waiter-performer in New York's Catskill Mountains and went on to achieve iconic status as a raunchy nightclub performer and ...