Sentence examples for versatile entertainer from inspiring English sources

Having earned a reputation as an affable and versatile entertainer, Timberlake began to act in films.

The versatile entertainer, widely regarded as a founding father of the late-night talk show, was 78.

George Feyer, a gifted pianist and delightfully versatile entertainer who charmed Manhattan cafe society at the Carlyle, Stanhope and Waldorf-Astoria hotels for three decades, died on Sunday at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan.

SPORTSTUESDAY, PAGE D1 Peter Ustinov Is Dead The witty and versatile entertainer, whose long career amounted to a revolving series of star turns as actor, playwright, novelist, director and raconteur, was 82.

Steve Allen, the versatile entertainer who created the "Tonight" show for NBC in 1953 and was widely regarded as a founding father of the late-night talk show, died on Monday at the home of his son Bill in Los Angeles.

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Steve Allen, byname of Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen, (born December 26 , 1921 New York, New York, U.S. died October 30, 2000, Encino, California), pioneer American television entertainer, versatile author, songwriter, and comedian who performed in radio, motion pictures, and theatre as well as television.

He's a novelist of a kind that's fairly unfamiliar in this country, less rare in Britain: a debonair, versatile, casually philosophical literary entertainer — clever and thoughtful, but not so dauntingly brilliant that you suspect him of being, as Jeeves would say, "fundamentally unsound".

And as of Sunday, that group of men and women will have a little more recognition with the inaugural Carney Awards, a ceremony -- named after the beloved, versatile supporting player Art Carney -- designed to shine a spotlight on unsung entertainers.

Sammy Davis Jr. was a versatile and dynamic singer, dancer and actor who overcame extraordinary obstacles to become a leading American entertainer.

Sammy Davis Jr., a versatile and dynamic singer, dancer and actor who overcame extraordinary obstacles to become a leading American entertainer, died of throat cancer yesterday at his home in Los Angeles.