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Richard Bernard Skelton July 18, — September 17, was an American entertainer best known for his national radio and television shows between and , especially as host of the television program The Red Skelton Show.

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He has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio and television, and also appeared in burlesque , vaudeville , films, nightclubs, and casinos, all while he pursued an entirely separate career as an artist. Skelton began developing his comedic and pantomime skills from the age of 10, when he became part of a traveling medicine show.

He then spent time on a showboat , worked the burlesque circuit, and then entered into vaudeville in The "Doughnut Dunkers" pantomime sketch, which he wrote together with his wife, launched a career for him in vaudeville, radio, and films. His radio career began in with a guest appearance on The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour , which led to his becoming the host of Avalon Time in He became the host of The Raleigh Cigarette Program in , on which many of his comedy characters were created, and he had a regularly scheduled radio program until Skelton was eager to work in television, even when the medium was in its infancy.

Despite high ratings, the show was canceled by CBS in , as the network believed that more youth-oriented programs were needed to attract younger viewers and their spending power. Skelton moved his program to NBC, where he completed his last year with a regularly scheduled television show in He spent his time after that making as many as personal appearances a year and working on his paintings.