On this day in comedy on November 30, 1927, comedic Actor, Robert Guillaume (nee Robert Peter Williams) was born in St. Louis, Missouri Best known to television viewing audiences as “Benson”, the logical butler, the Guillaume legacy is so much more. An alumnus of the Karamu Players in Cleveland Guillaume spent his time there honing […]
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He also portrayed Isaac Jaffe on ‘Sports Night,’ voiced Rafiki in ‘The Lion King’ and earned a Tony nomination for ‘Guys and Dolls.’ Robert Guillaume, the urbane actor who received two Emmy Awards for portraying the acidic butler Benson on a pair of ABC sitcoms, died Tuesday. He was 89. Guillaume, a baritone who also […]
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On this day in comedy on November 30, 1927 comedic actor Robert Guillaume (nee Robert Peter Williams) was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Best known to television viewing audiences as “Benson”, the logical butler, the Guillaume legacy is so much more. An alumnus of the Karamu Players in Cleveland, Guillaume honed his craft doing musical […]
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On this day in comedy actor on November 30, 1927, Robert Guillaume (real name Robert Peter Williams) was born. Best known to television viewing audiences as “Benson”, the logical butler, the Guillaume legacy is so much more. An alumni of the Karamu Players in Cleveland, Guillaume honed his craft doing musical comedies with a dash of […]
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As you already know, the comedy industry has taken a big hit during the coronavirus. So many comedians are trying to figure out ways to entertain themselves and their audience. With that being said, comedians Deon Cole (of black-ish fame) and Tony Roberts (of Uncle Buck fame) decided earlier today to entertain their fans by conducting […]
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