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His career as a comedian began after the war, when he worked at a nightclub in Brooklyn. It was there that he officially changed his name from Leonard Hacker to Buddy Hackett.
Through the years, Hackett has appeared on [[Broadway]], performed stand-up comedy on stage, and starred in several movies and television shows spanning five decades. During those times, he also made guest appearances on talk shows, like those of [[Jack Paar]], [[Arthur Godfrey]] and [[Johnny Carson]], and appeared on the game shows ''[[What's My Line?]]'' and ''[[The Hollywood Squares]]''. He was the second host of ''[[You Bet Your Life]]''.
Hackett died at his beach house in Malibu, California, on June 30, 2003, due to complications from diabetes, because of his overweight physique. However, his son, Sandy Hackett, has been starring in film and television even after his father's death.
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== '''His more notable roles in film and TV include:''' ==
* ''[[The Music Man]]'': as Marcellus Washburn
* ''[[
* ''[[The Love Bug]]'': as Tennessee Steinmetz
* ''[[Rankin Bass Jack Frost|Jack Frost]]'': as Pardon-Me Pete, the groundhog
* ''[[
* ''[[Paulie]]'': as Artie, the pawnbroker
* ''[[Action]]'': as Uncle Lonny
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