Danny Thomas
Danny Thomas | |
|---|---|
Danny Thomas in 1957 | |
| Born | Amos Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz (later Anglicized to Amos Jacobs Kairouz) January 6, 1912 Deerfield, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | February 6, 1991 (aged 79) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Amos Jacobs |
| Years active | 1947–1991 |
| Spouse |
Rose Marie Mantell Thomas
(m. 1936–1991) |
| Children | Tony Thomas Marlo Thomas Terre Thomas (b. 1942) |
Danny Thomas (January 6, 1912 – February 6, 1991) was an American comedian, actor and producer. He starred in the sitcom Make Room for Daddy (aka The Danny Thomas Show). He was the father of Marlo Thomas and two other children.
Thomas also had a career in network radio. He also founded the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in 1962.
He was born in Deerfield, Michigan. He died in Los Angeles at age seventy-nine of heart failure.