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Foster Brooks
by: Doug Sanders
Foster Brooks.

    Louisville, Kentucky born comedian Foster Brooks, superb at playing the quintessential drunkard, died of natural causes in December 2001, at age 89.  The son of a county sheriff, Brooks dropped out of school in the 6th grade.  Before becoming an entertainer, he worked as a disc jockey, a newscaster, and even a guard at Dodger Stadium.

    Brooks twice played a judge on TV's Bonanza, and also appeared as "Cactus Jack" in Hal Needham's Comedy-Western The Villain, starring Kirk Douglas, Ann Margret and Arnold Schwarzenegger.  He was also a frequent guest on the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts, staggering while slurring his speech and slaughtering the English language.  In real life, Brooks was actually a national spokesperson for Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD).
 

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