Longtime comedian and actor Dick Capri is dead at 93.
Capri, who began his career as a stand-up comedian in the '60s with appearances on The Merv Griffin Show and The Ed Sullivan Show, spent one last Christmas with his family before dying in his sleep from a bleeding enlarged aorta on Thursday, Dec. 26.
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Capri's son, Jeff, told TMZ that his father knew his life was coming to an end as the aorta had been deemed inoperable due to his age. He spent his final holiday in Florida with his son, daughter-in-law and life partner, FaceTiming out-of-town family members and enjoying food from his favorite restaurant.
“The world is not as funny today as it was yesterday,” Jeff said.
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Born Richard Crupi in Reading, Pa., Capri went on to work with such legendary performers as Frank Sinatra, Liza Minelli and Tom Jones. In the early '70s, he toured with Engelbert Humperdinck, playing multiple Vegas venues and Radio City Music Hall.
According to his official website, Capri's first experiences with comedy came when he worked at his father's grocery store and performed for customers. After he "ran out of characters there," he "left the store to become a full-fledged impressionist and developed the unique comedic style that has become his trademark."
In 1991, he made his Broadway debut in Catskills on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater. The show played on Broadway for over a year before going on to tour nationally. He performed for Presidents Gerald Ford and George Bush and appeared in The NY Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey on Comedy Central in 1998.
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