Kenneth Keith Kallenbach, Howard Stern Wackpacker and erstwhile comedian
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Kenneth Keith Kallenbach is Dead
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It was just reported on the Kidd Chris Show moments ago, that Kenneth
Keith Kallenbach, Howard Stern Wackpacker and erstwhile comedian has
died.
The story is that Kenneth caught pneumonia while in jail and died of
complications thereof.
Details about the death of Kenneth Keith Kallenbach are sketchy as of
right now. But the funny(?)man has left the building, reports
HalfNinja blog <http://halfninja.wordpress.com/>.
"According to Steve Langford, Kenneth Keith Kallenbach’s mother told
Howard 100 news that Kenneth had died at a hospital currently awaiting
trial," writes savebabygorilla.com
Wikipedia on Kenneth Keith Kallenbach
Kenneth Keith Kallenbach
Kenneth Keith Kallenbach appeared several times on the Howard Stern
Television Show in the early 1990s, and is famous for his ludicrously
unsuccessful attempts to blow smoke out of his eyes, which once
resulted in his vomiting on camera. During a "Howard Stern Celebrity
Bowling Match" (including participants "Grandpa" Al Lewis, Jessica
Hahn, Young MC, Pat Cooper, Marilyn Michaels and Frank Stallone),
Kallenbach pulled a cooked chicken out of his pants, rubbed it all
over his face, then proceeded to light firecrackers taped to his
genitals. Show producer Dan Forman then removed him from the studio.
Kallenbach is now on Sirius and has participated in many Howard Stern
shows. A video of his comedy was shown on Maximum Exposure and many
other shows. He has also released new DVD of his comedy show called
"American Icon". Kenneth Keith Kallenbach has been in many different
TV shows, movies and commercials. He has a band, "The Kenneth Keith
Kallenbach Band". He does stand-up comedy. He writes and directs and
acts in his own comedy sketches. He released a sketch comedy DVD
nationally called "American Icon".
On Thursday, April 24, 2008, it was reported on the Stern show that
Kallenbach died of pneumonia while in police custody for a probation
violation related to an alleged attempted abduction.
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Kenneth Keith Kallenbach, Howard Stern comic, dies at 39
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM
Associated Press Writer
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Comedian Kenneth Keith Kallenbach, a long-running
member of Howard Stern's "Wack Pack," has died after falling ill in
jail. He was 39.
Kallenbach contracted pneumonia while in custody on a charge of
attempted child abduction. He died Thursday at Riddle Memorial Hospital
near Media, his mother, Fay Kallenbach, said Friday.
She said her son suffered from the chronic ailment cystic fibrosis and
officials at the Delaware County jail near Philadelphia had failed to
properly care for him. A county official said he had been cared for
promptly.
Stern first reported the news on his Sirius Satellite Radio show Thursday.
Kallenbach, whose goofball antics included attempting to blow smoke from
his eyes, made dozens of appearances on Stern's show beginning in 1990.
While Kallenbach appeared on the show less frequently in recent years,
his name was well-known to Stern fans.
Stern once likened him to MTV's Beavis and Butt-head and wrote in his
1993 book "Private Parts" that Kallenbach was the "ultimate airhead."
More recently, Kallenbach, of Boothwyn, Pa., appeared in commercials for
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" and Stride chewing gum. He also appeared
on Jay Leno's "Tonight" show on NBC and had uncredited parts in HBO's
"Sex and the City" and the Tom Cruise film "Jerry Maguire."
Kallenbach was arrested in Upper Chichester Township, Pa., in mid-March
on a charge of attempted child abduction after he was accused of trying
to pull a girl into his car. He had denied any wrongdoing.
He posted bail, but was returned to custody for violating the terms of
his probation. Kallenbach, who was convicted of drunken driving in 1999,
pleaded guilty last May to driving without an ignition interlock device.
His mother accused the Delaware County Prison, as the jail is known, of
failing to provide adequate medical care. She said her son called her a
few days before his death and begged her to intervene.
"They weren't treating him properly for his disease and this is how he
contracted pneumonia," Fay Kallenbach said.
Cystic fibrosis causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in the lungs and
digestive system and can be fatal.
John A. Reilly Jr., acting superintendent of the prison, said he was
"shocked" by the mother's allegation because she had previously thanked
the jail for the care her son received.
"What more did she want us to do?" he said.
He said Kallenbach was taken to the prison hospital and placed on
oxygen, then rushed to Riddle as his condition started to deteriorate.
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