Jerry Colonna

Jerry Colonna

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerardo Luigi "Jerry" Colonna (September 17, 1904 – November 22, 1986) was an American musician, actor, comedian, singer, songwriter and trombonist best remembered as the zaniest of Bob Hope's sidekicks in Hope's popular radio shows and films of the 1940s and 1950s. With his pop-eyed facial expressions and walrus-sized handlebar moustache, Colonna was known for singing loudly "in a comic caterwaul," according to Raised on Radio author Gerald Nachman, and for his catchphrase, "Who's Yehudi?", uttered after many an old joke, although it usually had nothing to do with the joke. The line was believed to be named for violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin, and the search for Yehudi became a running gag on the Hope show. Colonna featured in three of the popular Hope-Crosby Road films: Road to Singapore (1940) as Achilles Bombassa, Road to Rio (1947) as a Cavalry captain and The Road to Hong Kong (1962) in a cameo role. He can also be seen in the Fred Allen vehicle, It's in the Bag! (1945), as psychiatrist Dr. Greenglass, and he made a brief appearance with Hope in the "Wife, Husband and Wolf" sketch in Star Spangled Rhythm. In 1956 he performed the featured song "My Lucky Charm" in the film Meet Me in Las Vegas, starring Dan Dailey and Cyd Charisse. He provided the voice of the March Hare in the Walt Disney animated film version of Alice in Wonderland (1951) (another radio legend, Ed Wynn, voiced the Mad Hatter) and also lent his zany narration style to several Disney shorts, including Casey at the Bat (1946) and The Brave Engineer (1950).
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1904-09-17
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As: Gerardo Luigi Colonna

Movies List of Jerry Colonna

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Make Mine Music

1946 Movie
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Alice in Wonderland

1951 Movie
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The Star Reporter

1938 Movie
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The Brave Engineer

1950 Movie
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Casey at the Bat

1946 Movie
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Sis Hopkins

1941 Movie
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Atlantic City

1944 Movie
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Ellis in Freedomland

1952 Movie
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Kentucky Jubilee

1951 Movie
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Rosalie

1937 Movie
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Little Miss Broadway

1938 Movie
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Ice-Capades

1941 Movie
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Star Spangled Rhythm

1942 Movie
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Song Hits on Parade

1936 Movie
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Garden of the Moon

1938 Movie
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Naughty But Nice

1939 Movie
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Road to Singapore

1940 Movie
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It's in the Bag!

1945 Movie
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Port of Seven Seas

1938 Movie
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Musical Movieland

1944 Movie
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Valley of the Giants

1938 Movie
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Ice Capades Revue

1942 Movie
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Melody and Moonlight

1940 Movie
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Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956 Movie
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Andy Hardy Comes Home

1958 Movie
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Pinocchio

1957 Movie
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Joys

1976 Movie
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True to the Army

1942 Movie
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Priorities on Parade

1942 Movie
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This Is Bob Hope...

2017 Movie
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Sweepstakes Winner

1939 Movie
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The Road to Hong Kong

1962 Movie
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Stars on Horseback

1943 Movie
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Road to Utopia

1946 Movie
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Music Land

1955 Movie
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Operation Wonderland

1951 Movie
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G.I. Journal

1944 Movie