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Check out Britannica's new site for parents! Known to Broadway, radio and early television audiences as Banjo Eyes, this "Apostle of Pep" was regarded almost as a family member by millions because his top-rated radio shows revealed intimate stories and amusing antics about his wife Ida and five children. Real Name: Edward Israel Iskovitz.
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No other entertainer proved successful in as many fields as Eddie Cantor during the 1920s and '30s.
Eddie August Brandt (August 5, 1920 – February 20, ... the self-taught piano player formed a band, Eddie Brandt and the Hollywood Hicks.
Find Eddie Cantor discography, albums and singles on AllMusic Cantor's eyes became his trademark, often exaggerated in illustrations, and leading to his appearance on Broadway in the musical His charity and humanitarian work was extensive, and he is credited with coining the phrase, and helping to develop the March of Dimes.
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Nicknamed "Banjo Eyes" and "the Apostle of Pep" for his endless reserves of energy and showmanship (he would literally jump around the stage while performing his favorite numbers), he began his career touring in vaudeville, was promoted to the more legitimate theater of Florenz Ziegfeld's Follies, recorded many hits for Columbia, translated the success to film during the late '20s, became the biggest radio star of the '30s with the Chase & Sanborn Hour, and later moved to television as well.