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Title: Mean Gene and Super Dave Osborne. RIP.....and Daryl Dragon, too
Post by: Cheeks on January 02, 2019, 03:03:29 PM

Mean Gene (WWF)
Bob Einstein (Super Dave Osborne), brother to Albert Brooks.  True story, his parents named him Albert Einstein, so he changed his last name to Brooks at age 19
Daryl Dragon (The Captain of Captain and Tenele)


All were 76 years old


2019 not off to a good start. 

Title: Re: Mean Gene and Super Dave Osborne. RIP.....and Daryl Dragon, too
Post by: CTWarrior on January 03, 2019, 07:14:02 AM

Wow, rough start to the year for fun niche guys from the 70s and 80s, though Mean Gene and Super Dave stuck around for much longer.  Thanks for the tidbit about Albert Brooks.  I did not know that he was Super Dave's brother or that he was originally named Albert Einstein.

Title: Re: Mean Gene and Super Dave Osborne. RIP.....and Daryl Dragon, too
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on January 03, 2019, 09:39:09 AM

Now Pegi Young too (ex wife of Neil).

J list celebrities dying like flys.

Title: Re: Mean Gene and Super Dave Osborne. RIP.....and Daryl Dragon, too
Post by: Jables1604 on January 03, 2019, 03:58:34 PM

Super Dave was phenomenal as Larry David’s cousin Marty Funkhouser On Curb Your Enthusiam. Every scene that he was in was hysterical.

Title: Re: Mean Gene and Super Dave Osborne. RIP.....and Daryl Dragon, too
Post by: real chili 83 on January 03, 2019, 10:02:19 PM

Mean Gene with the pad on Big Sandy.

Title: Re: Mean Gene and Super Dave Osborne. RIP.....and Daryl Dragon, too
Post by: Cheeks on January 03, 2019, 11:14:34 PM

Quote from: Jables1604 on January 03, 2019, 03:58:34 PM

Super Dave was phenomenal as Larry David’s cousin Marty Funkhouser On Curb Your Enthusiam. Every scene that he was in was hysterical.

Type in Bob Weinstein want to hear a joke that he gave on stage while the Curb actors are on stage....classic.

Title: Re: Mean Gene and Super Dave Osborne. RIP.....and Daryl Dragon, too
Post by: Cheeks on January 04, 2019, 08:23:19 PM

Bill Simmons podcast with Super was pretty dang great from last year.  For those that don't know, Einstein played college basketball at Chapman University, not far from my residence.  Small, liberal arts school.  He was a sports nut.

Some great jokes in here, especially for those that aren't squeamish about every little thing in life.  He addresses that very item, about humor or the lack of it in today's world.

Simmons said it was the hardest he ever laughed on his podcast, and have to admit there are some absolute gem moments. Starts at minute 33:30

https://www.theringer.com/2017/12/14/16775892/curb-your-gambling-talk-with-super-dave-osborne

Title: Re: Mean Gene and Super Dave Osborne. RIP.....and Daryl Dragon, too
Post by: WarriorDad on January 05, 2019, 01:46:03 PM

I remember him as officer Judy on the Smothers Brothers, but probably way before you all were born.  Comedy variety shows were popular back then, and Dick & Tommy Smothers among the best to ever do it.

Best scene is with him and brother Al, in Modern Romance.   Want happiness, get away from the box.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NormMacdonald/comments/acu31w/you_want_happiness_get_away_from_the_box_bob/