Danny Thomas

Danny Thomas (born Amos Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz; January 6, 1912 – February 6, 1991) was an American nightclub comedian, singer and television and film actor and producer, whose career spanned five decades. He had also appeared as a guest on several talk and variety shows.

Thomas's long career began in films in 1947, playing opposite child actor Margaret O'Brien in both movies: The Unfinished Dance (1947) and Big City (1948). He then achieved continuing success starring in the long-running television sitcom Make Room for Daddy (also known as The Danny Thomas Show) (19531964), in which Thomas played the lead role of Danny Williams. He was also the founder of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. He was the father of Marlo Thomas, Terre Thomas, and Tony Thomas.

Early life

One of 10 children, Danny Thomas was born as Amos Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz on January 6, 1912, in Deerfield, Michigan, to Charles Yakhoob Kairouz and his wife Margaret Taouk. His parents were Maronite Catholic immigrants from Lebanon. Kairouz and Taouk are two prominent families from Bsharri. Thomas was raised in Toledo, Ohio, attending St. Francis de Sales Church (Roman Catholic), Woodward High School, and finally the University of Toledo, where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Thomas was confirmed in the Catholic Church by the bishop of Toledo, Samuel Stritch. Stritch, a native of Tennessee, was a lifelong spiritual advisor for Thomas, and advised him to locate the St. Jude Hospital in Memphis. He married Rose Marie Cassaniti in 1936, a week after his 24th birthday.

Danny Thomas (musician)

Danny Thomas, born in 1948 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, was the second drummer for the 13th Floor Elevators. Danny played drums and sang back up vocals on the final two studio albums, Easter Everywhere and Bull of the Woods. In an interview in 2001, when Danny was asked when he had quit the band, his reply was "I never quit".

Danny Thomas left the 13th Floor Elevators in 1968 and was hired as drummer for Delta blues guitarist Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins to perform and record with Hopkins the album Free Form Patterns. After leaving Texas and returning to North Carolina he played from 1970-1997 with the following bands: Lou Curry Band, Dogmeat, and Bessie Mae's Dream with Gene Norman, Rich Carlson, Marcus Cheek, and Jerry Shaver. During this time, he owned his own delivery company called Gophers Inc. Prior to that he worked in accounting at Carolinas Medical Center (formerly Charlotte Memorial Hospital). A vegetarian and humanitarian, he retired, but had many hobbies including buying and selling antiques and gardening. He retired to Charlotte, North Carolina with his wife, Juanette. He had three children, two daughters, Christina Thomas and Tiffany Thomas Johnson, and an adopted son, Jason Vincent Brock.

Danny Thomas (disambiguation)

Danny Thomas (1912-1991), was an American comedian, actor and philanthropist.

Danny Thomas may also refer to:

  • Danny Thomas (footballer, born 1961), English international football player for Tottenham Hotspur
  • Danny Thomas (footballer, born 1981), English football player
  • Danny Thomas (footballer, born 1985), Welsh football player
  • Danny Thomas (musician), drummer for the 13th Floor Elevators
  • See also

  • Daniel Thomas (disambiguation)
  • Danny Thomas (footballer, born 1961)

    Daniel Joseph (Danny) Thomas (born 12 November 1961 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) is a former professional footballer most notable for helping Tottenham Hotspur win the 1984 UEFA Cup, despite missing his penalty in the shootout in the final against Anderlecht.

    Club career

    Thomas made his debut for Coventry City during the 1979-80 season, making 3 appearances during that season. Over the next three seasons he was a regular for the first team. In June 1983 he was transferred to Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £250,000. He made his Tottenham league debut on 27 August 1983 in a 3-1 defeat at Ipswich Town. He collected a UEFA Cup winner's medal at the end of the 1983-84 season and would go on to make a total of 87 league appearances for the White Hart Lane club, scoring once, before suffering a knee injury in 1987. He retired the following year, having failed to recover from the injury.

    Appearances

    Coventry City:

  • 1979-1980 Played 3 Scored 0 goals (Division 1)
  • Danny Thomas (footballer, born 1981)

    Danny Justin Thomas (born 1 May 1981) is an English footballer who most recently played for FH as a Left-Back.

    Career

    Born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, between 1995 and 1997 Thomas attended Lilleshall National School for gifted footballers after being offered a 2-year scholarship. During his time at Lilleshall Thomas was playing with the likes of Scott Parker and Francis Jeffers, whilst the academic year above hosted the likes of Michael Owen and Wes Brown. He started his career as a trainee at Nottingham Forest and later Leicester City, and made his first team debut against Newcastle United in December 1999. February 2002 saw him move on to Bournemouth. During his time with The Cherries he was a first team regular in the side that won promotion to Division Two. However he featured only infrequently the following season where he played a match for Notts County reserves, and eventually joined Boston United in March 2004. He scored a spectacular free kick on his debut for the Pilgrims. In the 2004–05 season he started 40 matches, scoring 6 goals.

    Danny Thomas (footballer, born 1985)

    Danny Thomas (born 13 May 1985 in Cardiff) is a retired Welsh former professional footballer. In his professional and semi-professional career, he played for Cardiff City and Carmarthen Town, Haverfordwest County and Bridgend Town. He has played for Wales at Under 17 and Under 19 level.

    Career

    Thomas began his career as a trainee with Cardiff City, turning professional in July 2004. After impressing in the reserve side he was handed his league debut on 19 November 2004 when he was brought on as a second-half substitute for Chris Barker in the 1-0 defeat at home to Preston North End. He played in the FAW Premier Cup defeat to Bangor City later in the season but it would be his last appearance for Cardiff and he was released in May 2005.

    He joined Carmarthen Town in July 2005 and since become a prolific goalscorer, scoring his 50th league goal for the side on 28 November 2009 during a 3-1 win over Bala Town. In June 2010, Thomas moved to local rivals Haverfordwest County.

    Danny

    Danny may refer to:

    People

  • A diminutive of Daniel
  • Danny (Finnish singer), stage name of Finnish singer, Ilkka Lipsanen
  • Danny (footballer), born Daniel Miguel Alves Gomes, Portuguese footballer
  • Danny (singer)
  • Danny!, an American recording artist
  • Danny Boy Collins, an English professional wrestler
  • Danny Collins, an English football player
  • Danny Denzongpa, Sikkimese-born Indian actor, known as just "Danny"
  • Danny Elfman, movie music composer
  • Daniel Murillo aka "Danny," the lead vocalist for the band Hollywood Undead and formerly Lorene Drive
  • Danny Pittman, American football player
  • Danny Saucedo aka "Danny," a Swedish singer
  • Daniel Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player, nicknamed Danny
  • "Danny Sexbang", stage name of Leigh Daniel Avidan, singer of musical comedy duo, Ninja Sex Party
  • Art, entertainment, and media

    Fictional characters

  • Danny (Pokémon), a character in the Pokémon universe
  • Danny, the main cat from the movie Cats Don't Dance
  • Danny, from the Just! series of short story collections by Australian author Andy Griffiths
  • Podcasts:

    Danny Thomas

    Danny Wilde

    ALBUMS

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Tony Adams

    by: Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros

    Late news breakin', this just in
    Tonight, there was a power cut in the city of madness
    And all conversations died in the burst of a solar flare
    In the darkness an angel won the beauty pageant
    Stroboscopic snowflakes fell from the stratosphere
    And all the neon blew down funky Broadway
    And shorted out the eastern shore
    Only saxophones and beach trombones
    Were left to shout out, "We all need a little more"
    I'm waiting for the rays of the morning sun
    Somebody tell me clearly, has the new world begun?
    Let all the wailing wail, let the drummer drum
    We're waiting for the rays of the morning sun
    Hey, the morning sun, whoa, oh, the morning sun
    Hey, hey, the morning sun
    Has anybody seen the morning sun?
    I'm lost in a world beyond the lost city
    I'm looking for a phone and I cant find one
    Gotta Tony Bennett eight track in the hotel pity
    The moon turned and shot someone
    I'm lost in a Mack truck, jack, in the city of words
    Only dead men stomp on the brake pedals in the city of nerves
    Sow me some reaps, jack, I'm dead on the heap
    Show me some glycerin, Mac, downhill is so steep
    I'm waiting for the rays of the morning sun
    Somebody tell me clearly, has the new world begun?
    Let all the wailing wail, let the drummer drum
    We're waiting for the rays of the morning sun
    Hey, the morning sun, whoa, oh, the morning sun
    Hey, hey, the morning sun
    Has anybody seen the morning sun?
    Late news breakin', this just in
    Late news breakin', this just in
    The whole city is a debris of broken heels and party hats
    I'm standing on the corner that's on a fold on the map
    I lost my friends at the deportee station
    I'll take immigration into any nation
    I'm waiting for the rays of the morning sun
    Somebody tell me clearly, has the new world begun?
    Let all the wailing wail, let the drummer drum
    We're waiting for the rays of the morning sun
    Hey, the morning sun, whoa, oh, the morning sun
    Hey, hey, the morning sun
    Has anybody seen the morning sun?
    Has the new world begun?
    Has the new world begun?
    Who is that screaming in Lunar Park?
    If they make Tony Adams captain
    We could all go screaming in Lunar Park
    I say yes, oh, yes, you should check it out
    Check it out, yeah, check it out




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