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Portrait of Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett

(1933) Singer United States

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Carol Burnett is a singer from the United States, best known for One More Time.

Quick Facts About Carol Burnett

Born: April 26, 1933
Nationality: United States
Profession: Singer
Notable works: One More Time
Spouse: Joe Hamilton

About Carol Burnett

Carol Creighton Burnett is an American comedian, actress, singer and writer. Burnett has played dramatic and comedic roles on stage and screen. She has received numerous awards and accolades, including seven Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award, seven Primetime Emmy Awards, twelve People's Choice Awards, two Peabody Awards and a Tony Award. Burnett was honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1975, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2013, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2015.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup Horatio Alger Award Crystal Award Lucy Award Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary Award Presidential Medal of Freedom Peabody Awards Theatre World Award

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Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award Kennedy Center Honors Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series California Hall of Fame Library of Congress Living Legend Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Quotes by Carol Burnett · Page 4

I don't remember a time when I wasn't waiting for a scab either to grow or to fall off my knee.

Fall

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I love to write. I have always loved writing. That was my first love.

First love

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I eat very well, and I do Pilates.

Eat

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People invite me to dinner not because I can cook, but because I like to clean up. I get immediate gratification from…

Because i can

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I'm not a person who likes to confront.

Confront

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Steve Martin in 'All of Me,' when he did that whole thing where he was possessed by the spirit in his body?…

Body

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Comedy = tragedy + time.

Comedy

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When I left 'The Garry Moore Show,' I signed a 10-year contract with CBS.

Contract

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My favourite comedian, of course, is Tim Conway. He has a way about him - being that belly-laugh kind of funny, and…

Better

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No matter what, when you major in theater arts whether you want to write or be a director or design scenery or…

Acting

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My grandmother and I saw an average of eight movies a week, double features, second run.

Average

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If someone tells you that you cannot do something and you believe it, they are right.

Believe

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When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go.

Dream

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Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own.

Language

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I had a good loud voice and I wasn't afraid to be goofy or zany.

Afraid

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I liked myself better when I wasn't me.

Better

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I think the hardest thing to do in the world, show-business-wise, is write comedy.

Comedy

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You have to have faith that there is a reason you go through certain things. I can't say I'm glad to go…

Certain

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I'm really not that funny in real life. But I am the best audience one could find. I love to laugh.

Audience

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I come from Texas, and my grandmother and mother were born in Arkansas.

Born

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I am not a person who yells at all, but I realized that I have always felt so good after doing the…

Always

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Before you go to bed, write down three 'gratefuls' for the day and three 'did wells' (they can even include something as…

Bed

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I was very entertained by Betty Grable and Judy Garland.

Betty

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I'm hooked on Glenn Close in 'Damages.'

Close

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What I like to write about is stuff I know. I don't think I could write a novel. I don't think I…

Books

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