Photo: Unknown, Syndication International / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
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 something like 40 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.
1. Profile
- 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
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Monkey
- Origin
- Manhattan, New York, United States
- Occupation
- musician / singer / composer
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Tiny Tim born?
April 12, 1932 – November 30, 1996.
Where is Tiny Tim from?
Tiny Tim is from Manhattan, New York, United States.
What does Tiny Tim do?
Tiny Tim works as musician, singer, composer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.