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Tiny Tim was born on April 12, 1932 in Manhattan, New York, United States. Public records list Tiny Tim as a musician, singer and composer. Death is recorded on November 30, 1996, at the age of 64.
My Take
There was nobody quite like Tiny Tim, and I mean that as the highest possible compliment. Herbert Khaury was a walking paradox — a tall, long-haired man from Manhattan who sang in a piercing falsetto and devoted his life to preserving songs most people had completely forgotten, all while becoming one of the most recognizable figures of the late 1960s. His 1968 recording of Tiptoe Through the Tulips was genuinely strange and genuinely catchy, and his televised wedding to Miss Vicki on The Tonight Show in 1969 drew an estimated 30 to 35 million viewers. He could have coasted on kitsch, but he was actually a serious musical scholar who knew the American popular songbook inside and out. He passed away in 1996 doing exactly what he loved — performing — and that feels right for someone who lived so completely for music.
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- Name (English)
- Tiny Tim
- Name (Japanese)
- タイニー・ティム
- Reading
- たいにー・てぃむ
- Born
- April 12, 1932 – November 30, 1996
- Origin
- Manhattan, New York, United States
- Occupation
- musician / singer / composer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Monkey
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
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When was Tiny Tim born?
Tiny Tim was born on April 12, 1932.
When did Tiny Tim die?
Tiny Tim died on November 30, 1996, aged 64.
Where was Tiny Tim from?
Tiny Tim was from Manhattan, New York, United States.
What did Tiny Tim do?
Tiny Tim worked as musician, singer, composer.
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