Ed Sullivan?

At school I was known to ask annoying questions to my teachers.

I reportedly worked as a hot dog salesman, a circus performer, and a Coney Island game barker.

But ultimately, I decided on college, earning a Ph.D. in child psychology from Columbia University.

I taught school and wrote two children's books.

Dr. Spock ?

At the suggestion of a friend, I turned to acting and joined the Actor's Workshop in New York.

Fred Rogers?

I worked in burlesque and vaudeville theaters across the country, which eventually led to Broadway.

Phil Silvers ?

Not Phil, but it's interesting you should say that:

By the 1950s, television was booming, and I took advantage of the work, appearing on almost every live show out of my home base of New York City.

My earliest television work includes appearances on the crime drama Decoy and The Phil Silvers Show. From 1959 to 1963, I appeared in four episodes of Naked City.

Zero Mostel?

Broadrick Crawford

My first movie role was in Pretty Boy Floyd (1960). I also had small roles in The World of Henry Orient (1964), They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), and They Might Be Giants (1971).

Loved "They Might Be Giants".

Unlike some actors, I did not mind being typecast. "Why not?" I said. "It pays the bills.”

Richard Widmark

Later in life I produced a home video for kids, and appeared in a series of Saturday morning TV programs for children.

Sterling Holloway

I died in 2006 of natural causes. Following my body's cremation, my ashes were reportedly placed in my favorite cigar box.

I was a recurring guest on The Howard Stern Show. And as a left-wing activist, I hosted a politically oriented radio program.

In the late 1990’s, I ran as a Green Party candidate for governor of New York.