Joey Faye

Birthday: 12 July 1909, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name: Joseph Palladino

This multi-faceted comic appeared first in burlesque -- usually as "second banana" to a star comedian (ofttimes Phil Silvers) -- and then appeared successfully on the legitimate stage, in fi ...Show More

This multi-faceted comic appeared first in burlesque -- usually as "second banana" to a star comedian (ofttimes Phil Silvers) -- and then appeared successfully on the legitimate stage, in film, on television and in adverts. He claimed credit for two of vaudeville's more renowned pieces of business: "Floogle Street" and "Slowly I Turn," the latter later popularized more widely by Abbott & Costello (see Bud Abbott and Lou Costello) and also by the sometime team of Ben Blue and Sid Fields. Joey Faye continued working even while well into his 80s. Hide