Gary Mule Deer
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Gary Mule Deer | |
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 Mule Deer in 2009 | |
| Born | Gary C. Miller November 21, 1939 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor,comedian,musician |
| Website | www |
Gary Mule Deer(bornGary C. Miller;November 21, 1939) is an Americancomedianandcountry musician.
Biography[edit]
During a career spanning six decades, Gary Mule Deer has performed on many major concert stages in the United States, and has made over 350 television appearances, including many on bothThe Tonight Show starring Johnny Carsonand theLate Show with David Letterman,both of whose hosts he had met early in his career atThe Comedy StoreinLos Angeles.He was one of six comedians, along withJay Leno,to star on the first HBO comedy special,Freddie Prinzeand Friends,was the co-host of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert for four years on NBC, a regular onMake Me Laugh,and a frequent judge onThe Gong Show.He has made over 100 appearances onThe Nashville Network,including the last two years as a cast member onHee Haw.[1]He has appeared in films such asAnnie Hall,Up In SmokeandTilt.He is featured on the DVDs "Jeff Foxworthy's Comedy Classics" and "The World's Greatest Stand-up Comedy Collection" hosted byNorm Crosby.He also has aGary Mule Deer LiveCD of his comedy and music. Gary is one of the most-played comedians on the Clean Comedy Channels of bothSiriusandXMSatellite Radio.
After being a member ofEpic Records' music groupThe Back Porch Majority,RCA Victor's The New Society, and Paramount Records' Bandanna in the 1960s, he joined with Denny Flannigan in the early 1970s to form a comedy act called "The Muledeer and Moondog Medicine Show".[2]They became regulars onTheJohn BynerComedy Houron CBS,Burns and Schreiber Comedy Houron ABC, andMadhouse 90 WithDavid Froston NBC, and were frequent guests onThe Midnight SpecialandIn Concert.They also traveled for six years, performing at comedy clubs, thePlayboyClubs and the college circuit. They opened for many Rock bands, including theDoobie Brothers,Sly and the Family Stone,The Guess Who,andBoz Scaggs.
Gary Mule Deer entertains regularly at casinos inLas Vegas,Lake Tahoe,Atlantic CityandReno.On January 10, 2009, he appeared atCarnegie Hall.[3]For over 15 years, he has been touring in concert as special guest withJohnny Mathis.He performs often on theGrand Ole Oprystage, and was invited to become amember of the Opryon January 6, 2023.
Mule Deer was once roommates with comedianSteve Martinand musicianMichael Johnson.[4]Mule Deer supplied the first joke Martin submitted to Tommy Smothers onThe Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.[5]
References[edit]
- ^Lawrence, Tom (5 March 2008)."Gary Mule Deer to perform show at BHSU".Black Hills Pioneer.
- ^Jones, Loyal (2008).Country Music Humorists and Comedians.University of Illinois Press.pp. 277–279.ISBN978-0252033698.
- ^Brooke, Kasondra (12 January 2009)."Local musician, comedian plays at Carnegie Hall".Black Hills Pioneer.
- ^Martin, Steve(2008).Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life.Charles Scribner's Sons.p.102.ISBN978-1416553656.
- ^Freeman, Marc -‘The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour’ at 50: The Rise and Fall of a Groundbreaking Variety Show.Hollywood Reporter. November 25, 2017 ( "It has been shown that more people watch TV than any other appliance." )