Comedian, actor Jack Eagle, 81
Bob Feigel
Comedian, actor Jack Eagle dies
Commercial actor famous for Xerox ads
By VARIETY STAFF
Comedian and actor Jack Eagle died Jan. 10 in New York. He was 81.
Eagle appeared in over 50 commercials throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and
1990s, most notably the popular Xerox ad as Brother Dominic in 1977.
That Xerox commercial won the 1977 Cleo Award and was voted one of the
Top 10 All-time Super Bowl commercials.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Eagle also appeared in feature films "Step
Mom" and "Isn't She Great," and performed on Broadway in "Catskills on
Broadway."
He was a stand-up comedian for more than 40 years, performing all over
the world, with deep roots in the Catskills. Eagle also made
appearances on a number of TV programs, including "Candid Camera,"
"Captain Kangaroo," "The Merv Griffin Show" and "The Mike Douglas
Show."
He is survived by his wife Sue; two daughters; son Ian, a
sportscaster; and three grandchildren.
Read the full article at:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117979030.html
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Hyfler/Rosner
>
> Commercial actor famous for Xerox ads
>
> By VARIETY STAFF
>
> Comedian and actor Jack Eagle died Jan. 10 in New York. He
> was 81.
>
> Eagle appeared in over 50 commercials throughout the
> 1970s, 1980s, and
> 1990s, most notably the popular Xerox ad as Brother
> Dominic in 1977.
> That Xerox commercial won the 1977 Cleo Award and was
> voted one of the
> Top 10 All-time Super Bowl commercials.
Wow. I haven't thought about those in a long time. My old
boss wrote them. I think. I'll check.
Rob Cibik
> Comedian, actor Jack Eagle dies
>
>
> Eagle appeared in over 50 commercials throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and
> 1990s, most notably the popular Xerox ad as Brother Dominic in 1977.
> That Xerox commercial won the 1977 Cleo Award and was voted one of the
> Top 10 All-time Super Bowl commercials.
>
speaking of super bowl commercials: ad rates for the game hit a new
high this year at $2.7 million for a 30-second spot or $90,000.00/
second.
esb100
Wasn't he also "Mr. Cholesterol" in 1980s ads for some cholesterol-
free product?
Garondo Marondo
> Comedian, actor Jack Eagle dies
>
> Commercial actor famous for Xerox ads
>
> By VARIETY STAFF
>
> Comedian and actor Jack Eagle died Jan. 10 in New York. He was 81.
>
> Eagle appeared in over 50 commercials throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and
> 1990s, most notably the popular Xerox ad as Brother Dominic in 1977.
> That Xerox commercial won the 1977 Cleo Award and was voted one of the
> Top 10 All-time Super Bowl commercials.
>
> Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Eagle also appeared in feature films "Step
> Mom" and "Isn't She Great," and performed on Broadway in "Catskills on
> Broadway."
>
> He was a stand-up comedian for more than 40 years, performing all over
> the world, with deep roots in the Catskills. Eagle also made
> appearances on a number of TV programs, including "Candid Camera,"
> "Captain Kangaroo," "The Merv Griffin Show" and "The Mike Douglas
> Show."
>
> He is survived by his wife Sue; two daughters; son Ian, a
> sportscaster; and three grandchildren.
>
> Read the full article at:http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117979030.html
Doesn't ring any bells but I'll send it over to rat just in case.
Jerry
And Don Cardwell pitched the first baseball game I ever saw in person,
Mets vs Cards, in 1969. Double wow.
Jerry
Bob Feigel
magnanimously proffered:
>Jack Eagle was the entertainment for my bar mitzvah. Wow.
>
>And Don Cardwell pitched the first baseball game I ever saw in person,
>Mets vs Cards, in 1969. Double wow.
>
>Jerry
>
>Bob Feigel wrote:
>> Comedian, actor Jack Eagle dies
>> Comedian, actor Jack Eagle dies
And from my op it appears that Jack Eagle died twice. Another double
wow ...
Hyfler/Rosner
> Jack Eagle was the entertainment for my bar mitzvah. Wow.
>
> And Don Cardwell pitched the first baseball game I ever
> saw in person, Mets vs Cards, in 1969. Double wow.
>
> Jerry
I'm impressed.
Brad Ferguson
<b...@surfwriter.net.not> wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:38:59 GMT, Jerry <jsl...@NOTME.verizon.net>
> magnanimously proffered:
>
> >Jack Eagle was the entertainment for my bar mitzvah. Wow.
> >
> >And Don Cardwell pitched the first baseball game I ever saw in person,
> >Mets vs Cards, in 1969. Double wow.
> >
> >Jerry
> >
> >Bob Feigel wrote:
> >> Comedian, actor Jack Eagle dies
> >> Comedian, actor Jack Eagle dies
>
> And from my op it appears that Jack Eagle died twice. Another double
> wow ...
<busy whistling "Under the Double Eagle" right now, scaring the cat>
