Ernie Kovacs

thumb|Ernie Kovacs in 1956 Ernest Edward Kovacs (January 23, 1919 – January 13, 1962) was an American comedian whose uninhibited, often ad-libbed, and visually experimental comic style came to influence numerous television comedy programs for years after his tragic, early death in an automobile accident. Quotes Television is a medium, so called because it is neither rare nor well-done. Quoted in Wired 4.07, p. 102 [July 1996] Nothing in Moderation. Epitaph, Forest Lawn (Hollywood Hills) Cemetery, Los Angeles, California External links Category:Comedians from the United States Category:People from Trenton Category:Actors from New Jersey Category:Humorists from the United States Category:Satirists from the United States Category:Television personalities Category:1919 births Category:1962 deaths