[HonkyTonkMan]

Hilarious story. Dino was an original - actors in his generation were so "real" not he phony trust fund babies today.

I loved watching his show - there was always a surprise guest behind the door. His skits were classic....I heard he would not rehearse and used to laugh during the show during each number. So funny.

And agree with Vision on McQueen and Lee Marvin - definite icons up there with the "King of Cool."

[whinecountry]

I heard he would not rehearse

You are correct, in fact that was written into his contract. Often he would be driving home while the remainder of his show was filming :)

[9YearLurker]

Kind of like newspapermen. Remember when they were “real” too?