All time greatest entertainers? Here are two together:

[ohiosmith]

http://www.davidmcgough.com/photos/thumbs/Mickey%20Rooney,%20Sammy%20Davis%20Jr.1981%20%20NYC.jpg

[WCGreen]

1. Gene Kelly

[ohiosmith]

2. You ain't wrong.

:toast:

[hifiguy]

5. Gotta agree.

Gene Kelly did more things well than anyone else. And he always seemed like such a cool guy in the process.

Just checked on Wikipedia and found out he was a lifelong progressive Democrat! Double cool points for Mr. Kelly.

[ohiosmith]

6. Always liked him. He was also a damn good boxer. He learned to fight to keep from getting beat up by

the neighborhood bullies who knew his mother made him take dance lessons.

[frogmarch]

3. Tiny Tim!

Especially in his climate change video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DEoOdcYKbc

[ohiosmith]

4. In a class by himself.

:rofl:

[Flaxbee]

7. George Carlin says, "Jacko beeats them all"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uC8LSV-j2g

[ohiosmith]

8. Carlin was high. Never saw Jacko do this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6aNzFYHyz8&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[lukasahero]

9. Here's a young one who's going to go down in history

right alongside these other greats:

[ohiosmith]

12. Is that Doogie?

[lukasahero]

15. Yup

If you aren't familiar with how 'awesome' he is, check this out:
http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=-6S5caRGpK4

He can sing, dance, act, juggle, do comedy and even magic. :)

(Google 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog'.)

[ohiosmith]

16. Cracked me up in the last Harold and Kumar movie.

[lukasahero]

17. WWNPHD?

:rofl:

[muffin1]

21. He was GREAT hosting the Tony Awards this year!

:loveya:

[JohnnyLib2]

10. Barbra!

[ohiosmith]

13. No question.

:thumbsup:

[rurallib]

11. I may get booted from the Lounge but

Bob Hope
Bing Crosby

[ohiosmith]

14. Loved the "Road" movies as a kid.

:hi:

[musette_sf]

32. no bootin' here

love Der Bingle , despite his character flaws.

And Bob in his day was a laff riot.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

18. Judy Garland.

So emotional and powerful. The exact opposite of crooners like Sinatra. I just can't get into his stuff.

Bryn Terfel, baritone. Check out his MACK THE KNIFE on YouTube.

[ohiosmith]

22. Absolutely!

:thumbsup:

[geardaddy]

23. Bryn is awesome

[Steerpike]

19. I love all the old stars

Joe E. Smith and Judy Canova are on my mind right now...

[Little Star]

20. These guys!

[geardaddy]

24. The Voice

[ohiosmith]

25. Never cared much for him.

:hide:

[geardaddy]

26. Why you little...!

But he's The Voice!

[ohiosmith]

27. You want a voice? Here's a VOICE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfmguyDRBwU&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[geardaddy]

28. Alas, I cannot see it here at work.

:( I'll watch it when I get home.

[ohiosmith]

30. Enjoy!

:hi:

[geardaddy]

38. Thanks!

I love Edith! We have a CD of hers and play it a lot when drinking wine!

[musette_sf]

33. Oh Yeah!

An AMAZING performer, who only gets better with time.

I took my skeptical BF to his first TJ show. At the end of the night, he was a believer.

[meegbear]

29. Frankie!

[ohiosmith]

31. He definitely had the voice. Too bad he was such a prick.

:hi:

[tk2kewl]

34. These guys deserve top billing on this site!

Bros

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFVrtjUmz7c

[ohiosmith]

36. Amen!

:toast:

[gratuitous]

35. William Claude Dunkenfeld

Better known to the world as W.C. Fields.

I read a biography of Fields a few years ago. In addition to his movie work, he was an accomplished stage entertainer, and it was probably his first love as a performer. For one stage show, he developed a trick where he crossed his legs, balancing his cane, cigar and straw hat on his lap. When it came time to stand up and walk off stage, he popped his leg just so and stood up to catch the cane in his hand, the cigar in his mouth, and have the hat land on his head.

He worked at it for weeks to get it just right. Finally, opening night of the play came around, and it was time for him to get up and exit the stage. He did his trick and . . . nothing. It worked so well, so effortlessly, that nobody even noticed it. He re-worked the scene for the second night to bring more attention to it, but again, nothing. So he did what any good entertainer would do with a bit he'd worked so hard to perfect: He junked it.

[ohiosmith]

37. He was brilliant. Some of the greatest lines ever spoken: "I may be drunk but you're crazy. I'll be

sober tomorrow, you'll be crazy the rest of your life."

[Amerigo Vespucci]

39. When you read about the odds Sammy faced...

...he gets even greater.

In the book "Rat Pack Confidential" there's an anecdote about Sammy in the Army. He supposedly asked another soldier "Where's the mess tent, pal," and the reply was "It's over there, and I'm not your pal, ni**er."

The fact that he rose above EXTREME prejudice with humor and sheer talent is nothing short of amazing.

[Arugula Latte]

40. Here are two of them in a duet -- Freddie and David

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fpupBCL6TE

[WinkyDink]

41. Sid Caesar.

[kwassa]

42. Buster.