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Buddy Ebsen

バディ・イブセン　/　ばでぃ・いぶせん

American actor and dancer

April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003　・　Belleville, Illinois, United States

From Illinois
Singer
Television actor
Stage actor

My Take

Ebsen's career is one of Hollywood's great what-ifs and great comebacks rolled into one. He was originally the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz until the aluminum makeup nearly killed him, a story that still amazes me. Yet he rebuilt himself into a beloved television fixture, first as the folksy Jed Clampett and then as the dogged Barnaby Jones, proving real staying power across decades. A trained dancer who became a household face, named a Disney Legend with a Walk of Fame star, he embodies an entire era of American entertainment.

Overview

Buddy Ebsen (April 2, 1908 - July 6, 2003) was an American actor and dancer. Beginning as a vaudeville and Broadway dancer, he became a television star as Jed Clampett on the long-running sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies and later as the title detective in Barnaby Jones. He was famously cast as the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz before an allergic reaction to the makeup forced him to leave the role.

1. Profile

Name (English): Buddy Ebsen
Name (Japanese): バディ・イブセン
Reading: ばでぃ・いぶせん
Born: April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Monkey
Origin: Belleville, Illinois, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 192cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: Singer / Television actor / Stage actor / Military officer / Film actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Florida

Awards & achievements

1993 Disney Legend
Hollywood Walk of Fame star

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.buddyebsen.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3

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