Tim Conway Net Worth

Tim Conway's Quotes

• People come up to me and start conversations. Dogs sniff me. It's quite an easy life, actually.
• [on his childhood dyslexia] People thought that I was kidding when I would read out loud in school, so they started laughing. For instance, the book "They Were Expendable" I read as "They Were Expandable". People were going, "This guy is great! Expandable! What are you talking about, rubber people?" I thought, "I must be funny, so I might as well continue with this."
• [on the late Harvey Korman, his friend and co-star on The Carol Burnett Show (1967)] Harvey was one of the brightest people I've ever met, but the man could not tie his own shoes. He looked at life from an entirely different angle. I would put him on constantly. We were on an airplane one time, coming back [to Los Angeles] from New York, and we had to land in Arizona to refuel. We were taxiing out to the next runway, and I said to Harvey, "I don't know if the guy put the gas cap back on. It was on the wing and now it's not." Harvey got worried. So he got up and went to the pilot and said, "Your gas cap is not on." And the pilot just looked at him. There is no gas cap!
• It's been such a great ride because I've got to do all the great things I respect in comedy, and met the people I respect in comedy.
• [on his favorite comic heroes of all time] Jackie Gleason, Steve Allen, Tom Poston, Don Knotts. Don Knotts was a really big influence, especially on The Steve Allen Show (1951). I mean, look at the guy, his entire life is in his face. And you can't TV surf without coming across an The Andy Griffith Show (1960) episode, where you've just got to watch Don as "Barney Fife". And that's why I put Don in several of my movies.

Interesting Facts about Tim Conway

1. Changed his first name to Tim, to avoid confusion with actor Tom Conway.
2. Comedienne Rose Marie discovered him and arranged for him to audition for The Steve Allen Show (1951). He so impressed Allen that Conway wound up with a regular spot on the show.
3. Has been called "the best second-banana in the business".
4. He became notorious on The Carol Burnett Show (1967) for making the cast members--especially co-star Harvey Korman--break up with laughter during taping, while he remained in character. Unlike most shows, these bits were usually left in the routines when the episodes were aired.
5. His car's license plate reads "13 WKS", a reference to the fact that all of his solo television projects have been cancelled after 13 weeks.
6. Father of Tim Conway Jr., Corey Conway, Jaime Conway (aka "Jake"), Pat Conway, Seann Conway and Kelly Conway.
7. Received his Bachelor's degree in television and radio from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. Was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
8. After he graduated from Bowling Green State University, he enlisted in the United States Army, where he served between 1956-1958.
9. Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 115-116. New York: Facts on File (1992). ISBN 0816023387.
10. In 2004, he was named a Disney Legend.
11. His father was an Irish immigrant and his maternal grandparents were Romanian. His birth first name was the Romanian name Toma, later changed to Thomas.
12. Was local television comedy team partner with Ernie Anderson (father of director Paul Thomas Anderson) until Conway moved away from Cleveland.
13. In his guest appearance on 30 Rock: Subway Hero (2008), his character, Bucky Bright, is escorted around the NBC office. When he identifies himself in a picture, the image is an actual publicity photo of the McHale's Navy (1962) cast. Conway starred on "McHale's Navy" and is the person in the picture at which he pointed.
14. Best known by the public for his role as Ensign Charles Parker on McHale's Navy (1962).
15. Worked many times with his co-star Harvey Korman outside The Carol Burnett Show (1967) on a comedy tour. He also worked with Carol Burnett in Touched by an Angel (1994) and Hot in Cleveland (2010). The co-star he worked with most was Vicki Lawrence in Yes, Dear (2000) six times and Hermie & Friends (2004).
16. Took part in honoring his friend Carol Burnett in All-Star Party for Carol Burnett (1982) and the The Mark Twain Award Ceremony.
17. Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6740 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 9, 1989.
18. Revealed that he had a wonderful working relationship with Ernest Borgnine on McHale's Navy (1962).
19. His acting mentor and former neighbor Ernest Borgnine, passed away on July 8, 2012, at age 95. Conway had also worked with Borgnine on the popular cartoon, SpongeBob SquarePants (1999), voicing the roles of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy for 13 years.
20. Credited Ernest Borgnine as his favorite acting mentor/best friend.