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TVLANDSun, Jul 5, 6:00 PMAndy Griffith ShowBuy
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AMCFri, Jul 10, 2:00 AMIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldBuy
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TVLANDSat, Jul 11, 8:30 PMAndy Griffith ShowBuy
TVLANDSat, Jul 11, 9:30 PMAndy Griffith ShowBuy
TVLANDSun, Jul 12, 4:00 AMThree's CompanyBuy
TVLANDSun, Jul 12, 4:30 AMThree's CompanyBuy
TVLANDSun, Jul 12, 5:00 AMThree's CompanyBuy
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TVLANDSun, Jul 12, 5:00 PMAndy Griffith ShowBuy
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Don Knotts Biography

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  • Birth Name: Jesse Donald Knotts
  • Birth Place: Morgantown, WV
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/21/1924, Cancer
  • Date of Death: 02/24/2006
  • Profession: Actor
Don Knotts Fast Facts:
  • As a teen, he worked as a ventriloquist with a doll named Danny.
  • Served in the Pacific with the U.S. Army during World War II as part of Stars and Gripes, a GI variety show.
  • Met Andy Griffith in 1955 when they both appeared on Broadway in No Time for Sergeants.
  • A street in his hometown of Morgantown, WV, was renamed Don Knotts Boulevard.
  • Won all five Emmys he was nominated for.
  • Last screen credit was the voice of Mayor Turkey Lurkey in Disney's 2005 animated movie Chicken Little.
    Don Knotts Relationships:
  • Elsie Knotts - Mother
  • Francey Yarborough - Wife
  • Karen Ann Knotts - Daughter
  • Kathryn Metz - Ex-wife
  • Lara Lee Szuchna - Ex-wife
  • Thomas Allen Knotts - Son
  • William Jesse Knotts - Father

    • Don Knotts Awards:
  • 1961 Emmy: Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Single Program - Winner
  • 1963 Emmy: Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor - Winner
  • 1962 Emmy: Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor - Winner
  • 1966 Emmy: Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy - Winner
  • 1967 Emmy: Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy - Winner

  • College:
  • West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (BA in Speech, 1948); attended University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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