Red Skelton was born into a circus family on July 18, 1913. At age 10, he joined Doc Lewis' traveling medicine show and has delighted an audience of millions with his warm comedy and humble love. He has performed from sawdust rings to Carnegie Hall: played a command performance before the Queen at Royal Abert hall; entertained eight U.S. Presidents and rendered private performances for three Popes.
Red Skelton's talents gave him such awards as "Screen Actors Guild Award" and was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame. Red was a 33rd Degree mason and received the "Footprints in the Sands of Time" award... one of the highest honors the art world can bestow upon an artist. For decades, on the stage, movies, radio and televison, audiences have been thrilled by his comic performances and for his repertoire of lovable characters. These interpretations so impressed his audiences that his characters have become a true part of Americana. Who can forget Freddie the Freeloader, Clem Kiddlehopper, Junior, The Mean widdle Kid, Willie Lump, Lump, San Fernando Red, Sheriff Deadeye, Cauliflower McPugg, Bolivar Shagnasty, George Appleby, Mickey the Rat, Gertrude and Heatcliff.
What really sets Red apart from so many others is his genuine love of people and his pure enjoyment of entertaining them ... in person or through his paintings. Those how have been privileged to meet this giant of a man have ever ceased to marvel at his extraordinary talents and boundless energy. He writes short stories, composes music, grows bonsai trees and paints every day. |
