Veteran Comic Louis Nye Dies at 92

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LOS ANGELES - Comedian Louis Nye, who created a national catchphrase belting out "Hi, ho, Steverino!" as one of the players on Steve Allen's groundbreaking 1950s TV show, has died. He was 92.

Nye died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles after a long battle with lung cancer, his son, Peter Nye, told The Associated Press on Monday.

Nye had worked regularly in nightclubs and on television until only a couple of years ago, his son said. He had a recurring role from 2000 to 2002 in the HBO comedy "Curb Your Enthusiasm" as the father of Jeff Garlin's character.

When he joined Allen's show in 1956 he was already well established as one the era's hippest comics, appearing regularly on radio, in clubs and on early TV shows.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051011/ap_en_tv/obit_nye

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1. He was so damn funny n/t

[lpbk2713]

2. The "Man in the Street " interviews were classic

on the Steve Allen Show. Louie Nye, Bill Dana, Don Knotts and Tom Poston made me laugh my ass off every time.