Gleason became like a mentor of mine. I had Gleason helping me on television, Godfrey on radio.
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Nationality: American Type: Entertainer Born: November 19, 1933 |
I didn't have to win, and winning wasn't important to me. Being world champion wasn't important to me. What was important to me was entertaining the audience, and whether that meant winning, losing, singing, or whatever it was on the live show we were doing every week, which was awesome, I was game

