Which man, Ben Bagdikian or Eddie Mekka, is most famous for his role as Carmine "The Big Ragu" Ragusa on the sitcom "Laverne & Shirley"?
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Ben Bagdikian Ben Haig Bagdikian (January 30, 1920 – March 11, 2016) was an Armenian-American educator and journalist. He was a significant American media critic and the dean of the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
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Eddie Mekka Eddie Mekka (born June 14, 1952) is an American actor most famous for his role as Carmine "The Big Ragu" Ragusa on the sitcom "Laverne & Shirley".
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Van Williams Van Zandt Jarvis Williams (February 27, 1934 – November 28, 2016) was an actor best known for his leading role as Kenny Madison in both Warner Bros. television detective series "Bourbon Street Beat" (1959-60) and its sequel, "Surfside 6" (1960-62). He teamed for one season with the late Bruce Lee as his partner Kato, in the television series "The Green Hornet", broadcast on ABC during the 1966–67 season.
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Eddie Curtis Memphis Edward "Eddie" Curtis, Jr. (17 July 1927 – 22 August 1983) was an American songwriter, born in Galveston, Texas. He is credited as a co-writer along with Steve Miller and Ahmet Ertegun for "The Joker" by the Steve Miller Band, which became a U.S. number one single on the "Billboard" Hot 100 for the week of January 12, 1974 and U.K. No.1 single in 1990. "The Joker" used a line from Curtis's song, "Lovey Dovey", which was recorded by numerous artists, beginning with the R&B group The Clovers in 1954. Elements of "The Joker" were used for Shaggy's international number one hit "Angel" (2001), which Curtis also received a co-writing credit for.
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Vincent Ventresca Vincent Paul Gerard Ventresca (born April 29, 1966) is an American actor, perhaps best known for portraying Darien Fawkes on Sci-Fi's "The Invisible Man", and Professor Jack Reed on NBC's "Boston Common". Ventresca is also known for his guest starring role as Fun Bobby on NBC's "Friends".
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Benjamin Kyle Doctor Benjamin Kyle is a fictional character from the universe of the science-fiction television series "Babylon 5", portrayed by Johnny Sekka. His only appearance was in the Babylon 5 pilot movie "".
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Edd Byrnes Edd Byrnes (born July 30, 1933) is an American actor best known for his starring role in the television series "77 Sunset Strip." He also was featured in the 1978 film "Grease" as television teen-dance show host Vince Fontaine, and was a charting recording artist with "Kookie, Kookie—Lend Me Your Comb" (with Connie Stevens).
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Eddie Cantor Eddie Cantor (January 31, 1892 – October 10, 1964), born Edward Israel Itzkowitz, was an American "illustrated song" performer, comedian, dancer, singer, actor, and songwriter. Familiar to Broadway, radio, movie, and early television audiences, this "Apostle of Pep" was regarded almost as a family member by millions because his top-rated radio shows revealed intimate stories and amusing anecdotes about his wife Ida and five daughters. Some of his hits include "Makin' Whoopee", "Ida", "Yes! We Have No Bananas", "If You Knew Susie", "Ma! He's Makin' Eyes at Me", "Baby", "Margie", and "How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree)?" He also wrote a few songs, including "Merrily We Roll Along", the "Merrie Melodies" Warner Bros. cartoon theme.
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Vincent Piazza Vincent Piazza (born May 25, 1976) is an American film, television and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of gangster Lucky Luciano in the HBO television series "Boardwalk Empire". He has also played Earl Hefner in the comedy-drama "Rocket Science" (2007) and singer Tommy DeVito in Clint Eastwood's film adaptation of "Jersey Boys" (2014).
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Ben Chapman (actor) Benjamin F. Chapman, Jr. (October 29, 1928 – February 21, 2008) was an American actor best known as playing the Gill-man on land in the 1954 horror film "Creature from the Black Lagoon".
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Gage Clarke Gage Clarke (March 3, 1900 – October 22, 1964) was an American character actor best known for his role as the principal in "Mister Peepers". His other work consisted largely of one-shot appearances in television series such as seven major supporting roles as different characters in "Maverick", twelve roles in "Gunsmoke" (Clarke played a key role in the "Maverick" spoof of "Gunsmoke", an episode entitled "Gun-Shy"), "Mister Ed", "Laramie", "Ben Casey", "Checkmate", "The Twilight Zone", "The Real McCoys" (twice), four roles in "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "Bourbon Street Beat", "Thriller", "Have Gun Will Travel", and many others, as well as movies including "I Want to Live!", "The Bad Seed", "The Brothers Karamazov", and "The Absent-Minded Professor". Clarke, a slightly overweight actor with a double chin, specialized in playing avuncular, rather timid characters, with one of his largest parts being frightened gambler "Foursquare Farley" in the "Maverick" episode "Greenbacks, Unlimited" opposite James Garner and John Dehner. He made two guest appearances on "Perry Mason", including the role of Frederick Rollins in "The Case of the Glittering Goldfish" in 1959. He also played the part of Mr. Murg in "Pollyanna" in 1960.
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Al Leong Albert "Al" Leong (born September 30, 1952), aka Al "Ka Bong", is an American stuntman and actor. Characterized by his impressive martial arts skills (including Northern Shaolin Kung Fu, Tae Kwon Do, Kali,& Jujutsu), long wavy hair, and a prominent Fu Manchu moustache, he has had a number of small but memorable roles as a henchman in some of the most popular action films (which usually resulted in his character's death), including "Lethal Weapon" and "Die Hard". He also collaborated with director John Carpenter in "Big Trouble in Little China" and "They Live". Such appearances in many action films have garnered him a cult following. He is also known for his role in "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure", as Genghis Khan.
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John F. O'Donohue John F. O'Donohue is an American actor and former police officer who is perhaps best known for his role as Sgt. Eddie Gibson in the television series "NYPD Blue".
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Ben Keaton Ben Keaton (born 1956) is an Irish actor who appeared as Jeff Brannigan in ITV soap opera "Emmerdale". He appeared in BBC's "Casualty" playing the part of Spencer between 1999-2002. He guest starred as Father Austin Purcell in "Think Fast, Father Ted", an episode of the Channel 4's sitcom "Father Ted". He had a small part in the British film "East is East" as a priest.
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Eddie Deezen Edward Harry "Eddie" Deezen (born March 6, 1957) is an American actor, voice actor and comedian best known for his bit parts as nerd characters in 1970s and 1980s films such as "Grease", "Grease 2", "Midnight Madness", "1941" and "WarGames", as well as for larger and starring roles in a number of independent cult films, including "Surf II: The End of the Trilogy", "Mob Boss", "I Wanna Hold Your Hand", "Beverly Hills Vamp" and "Teenage Exorcist".
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Ben Oakland Ben Oakland (September 24, 1907 - August 26, 1979) was an American composer, lyricist and pianist most active from the 1920s through the 1940s. He composed mainly for Broadway and vaudeville, though he also worked on several Hollywood scores including for the film "My Little Chickadee".
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Greg Evigan Gregory Ralph Evigan (born October 14, 1953) is an American actor known for the television series "B. J. and the Bear", "My Two Dads", "P.S. I Luv U" and "TekWar".
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Eddie Safranski Eddie Safranski (December 25, 1918 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – January 10, 1974 in Los Angeles, California) was an American jazz double bassist best known for his work with Stan Kenton. He also worked with Charlie Barnet and Benny Goodman From 1946 to 1953 he won the "Down Beat" Readers' Poll for bassist.
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Run, Buddy, Run Run, Buddy, Run is an American sitcom starring Jack Sheldon, which ran on CBS from September 12, 1966, until January 2, 1967.
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Eddie Reeves Edward Benton "Eddie" Reeves (born November 17, 1939) is an American songwriter, recording artist, music publisher, artist manager, record company executive, and author. He wrote several hit songs including "All I Ever Need Is You" co-written with Jimmy Holiday and recorded by many artists including Ray Charles, Sonny & Cher, Ray Sanders, Andre Hazes, Tom Jones, Sammi Smith, Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed and Kenny Rogers & Dottie West; "Rings", co-written with Alex Harvey and recorded by Cymarron, Lobo, Reuben Howell, Leo Kottke, Twiggy, Tompall and The Glaser Brothers, Lonnie Mack (a vocal rendition from the guitar man of “Memphis” hit record fame), and other artists; "Don't Change on Me" co-written with Jimmy Holiday and recorded by Ray Charles, B.B. King, Van Morrison (recorded for Warner Bros. but available only on an Italian bootleg album), and by Alan Jackson; "If You Wouldn't Be My Lady", co-written with Jimmy Holiday and recorded by both Ray Charles and Charlie Rich; and "It’s a Hang Up Baby", recorded by both Jerry Lee Lewis and Z.Z. Hill. The song was also performed on November 6, 1969 by Tom Jones with musical backing by the Moody Blues on his national television show, "This Is Tom Jones".
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Victor Buono Victor Charles Buono (February 3, 1938January 1, 1982) was an American actor and comic and briefly a recording artist. He was most famous for playing the villain King Tut on the television series "Batman" (1966-1968) and musician Edwin Flagg in "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1962), the latter of which earned him Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations. He was a busy actor from his late teens until his death at age 43, and with his large size and sonorous voice, he made a career of playing men much older than himself.
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Yertward Mazamanian Yertward Mazamanian (8 March 1924 – 18 October 2010), widely known as "Eight Finger Eddie", was an American hippie of Armenian descent, who was credited with popularizing Goa, India as a tourist destination from the mid-1960s onward.