John Byner
as Told to Himself

I also starred with Al Hirt in eight specials for CBS and ten specials with Eddy Arnold for NBC’s "Kraft Music Hall" and speaking of Kraft – I joined Liza Minelli in a special called "Woody Allen Looks at 1967" for Kraft Music Hall. To Hollywood and many Carol Burnett shows, thirty tonight shows with Johnny Carson, a show that I hosted called "Something Else" which traveled around the country presenting contemporary singers and musicians on their home turf. Guest appearances followed on such favorite shows as Get Smart – Maude – The Odd Couple – Soap (Detective Donahue). I was the star of "Bizarre" for six seasons, the star of "Comedy on the Road" four season, host of "Relatively Speaking" ninety shows. The John Byner Comedy Hour for CBS.

...with Ed Sullivan

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I was Cotton Dunn on Silk Stalkings. Hosted "The Dead End Kids" series for the A&E network – "In the Heat of the Night" – "Friday the 13^th" – Married Dharma and Greg and…Well, I’ll get back to them later.

"Stroker Ace"

My Movie Career began with "What’s Up Doc" with Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal, followed by "The Great Smokey Road Block" with Henry Fonda and Susan Sarandon. Next came " Pleasure Doing Business" with Conrad Bain and Alan Oppenheimer. Then "The Man in the Santa Claus Suit"with Fred Astaire and Nanette Fabrey. "Three on a Date"with Rick Nelson and Loni Anderson. "Diary of a Housewife" with Cybil Shephard. "Munchie Strikes Back" with Munchie. "Wishmaster" with Robert Englund and Chris Lemmon. "Stroker Ace" with Burt Reynolds and Ned Beaty. "My Five Wives" with Rodney Dangerfield and Jerry Stiller. "The Big Time" with Molly Ringwald and myself.

My Stand Up Career began in Greenwich Village New York – for one year I worked for Max Gordon at his "Vanguard." Opening for some of our jazz greats. Then to Basin Street East where I shared the stage with Mel Tormé and Woody Herman and His Herd. The Copa Cabana and Latin Quarter followed, The Rainbow Room and on to Vegas, Reno and Tahoe – Harrah’s, The Sahara, The Sands, Caesar’s Palace, The Tropicana, Las Vegas Hilton and many concerts across the U.S., Canada and England….

My Voice Over career began with a cartoon series called "The Ant and the Ardvark" I did all the voices on the series for over 25 years. I am the voice of "Gurgi" a character in Disney’s feature length animated movie "The Black Cauldron" and voices for many other popular cartoons such as "Duckman," "The Pink Panther," "Angry Beavers," "Rug Rats," and the main character in an animated movie of the week called "A Wish for Wings." The voice of John Wayne in the movie "Payday" and Richard Nixon in "G. Gordon Liddy." The voice of Clark Gable in a national TV commercial for Mercedes-Benz.

…to be continued