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Scatman Crothers

(1910–1986) Actor

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Scatman Crothers was an actor.

Quick Facts About Scatman Crothers

Born: May 23, 1910
Died: November 22, 1986
Profession: Actor

About Scatman Crothers

[Wikidata] American entertainer (1910–1986)... | [Wikipedia] Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers was an American actor and musician. He is known for playing Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show Chico and the Man, and Dick Hallorann in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980). He was also a prolific voice actor who provided the voices of Meadowlark Lemon in the Ha

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I was brought up in church, but when I confessed my errors, they put me out.

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Church

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The first paid gig? It was back home in Terre Haute, Indiana, back in 1925, '26, when I was going to high…

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Back

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I was busy enough when I was just a musician. I wasn't making all that much money but I was busy.

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Busy

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I got simple tastes. Don't go in for all that flashy business.

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Business

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Guy asked me, 'Scat, what is there left for you to do?' And I said, 'A Broadway play, man!' Can you dig…

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Broadway

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It's a tough business, yes it is. But I've been fortunate. The only real hard times I had was when I was…

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Business

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I get a kick out of just working, making people happy - whether it be in the movies or just playing my…

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Guitar

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You know, I'd forget words and start just singing noises.

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Forget

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Terre Haute. They used to call it 'Terrible Hut' because it was so wide open. Gambling, red light district, speak-easies. I entertained…

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Gambling

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I don't get excited or riled easily.

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Easily

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We are all stars in this galaxy. All of us. No one's greater than the other.

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Astronomy

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I was about to be a preacher, but I was a sinner.

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About

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I love people. You've gotta keep that love in your heart for your fellow man.

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Fellow man

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Jack Nicholson and I have been friends ever since we met while doing 'The King of Marvin Gardens.'

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Doing

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Now that I'm older, I couldn't do music full-time. You don't get home until two or three a.m. Acting, you can be…

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Acting

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I learned when I was a kid not to worry so much about things because it's all going to work out. What…

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About

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A lot of people in Hollywood are on that ego trip. They think they're more than somebody else. I've told a lot…

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Ego

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I worked on a weekly one-hour show live from Los Angeles called 'The Dixie Boat Show.' We only had one camera, so…

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Boat

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I went to the driving range and hit a couple of good shots and I was hooked. Now I have six putters,…

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Driving

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We played, jazz, blues, dixie, and it all came from the church. When I went to church, I would see the sisters…

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Beat

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You know, it's nice being an overnight success after 50 years.

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Being

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