<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F04%2F12%2Fshowbiz%2Fjonthan-winters-death%2Findex.html">Comedian Jonathan Winters</a> died on Thursday, April 11, at his Montecito, California, home, a business associate told CNN. He was 87. Winters appears here on "The Jonathan Winters Show" in 1956. Click to see more pictures of the man known for his comic irreverence:
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Comedian Jonathan Winters died on Thursday, April 11, at his Montecito, California, home, a business associate told CNN. He was 87. Winters appears here on "The Jonathan Winters Show" in 1956. Click to see more pictures of the man known for his comic irreverence:
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Winters attends the TV Land Awards in 2008. Over the years his appearances on various TV shows made him a beloved figure in the entertainment world. Other comedians hailed him as a "genius."
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Winters attends the TV Land Awards in 2008. Over the years his appearances on various TV shows made him a beloved figure in the entertainment world. Other comedians hailed him as a "genius."
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Mickey Rooney, left, and Marvin Kaplan join Winters for a July 2012 screening of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" in Beverly Hills, California. Winters stood out in Stanley Kramer's 1963 comedy all-star film as a truck driver who destroys a gas station.<br />
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Mickey Rooney, left, and Marvin Kaplan join Winters for a July 2012 screening of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" in Beverly Hills, California. Winters stood out in Stanley Kramer's 1963 comedy all-star film as a truck driver who destroys a gas station.
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Karen Kramer, the widow of director Stanley Kramer, and her daughter Kat Kramer embrace Winters at the TV Land Awards in 2008. The late filmmaker helped revive Winters' career after illness with "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World."
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Karen Kramer, the widow of director Stanley Kramer, and her daughter Kat Kramer embrace Winters at the TV Land Awards in 2008. The late filmmaker helped revive Winters' career after illness with "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World."
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Robin Williams honors Winters on the TV Land Awards in 2008. Williams has often credited Winters as a big influence. They starred together on the sitcom "Mork & Mindy."<br />
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Robin Williams honors Winters on the TV Land Awards in 2008. Williams has often credited Winters as a big influence. They starred together on the sitcom "Mork & Mindy."
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Winters celebrates turning 80 at an Academy of Television Arts & Sciences event in December 2005.
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Winters celebrates turning 80 at an Academy of Television Arts & Sciences event in December 2005.
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Winters, who never had a breakout role, appeared in the 1967 film "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad."
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Winters, who never had a breakout role, appeared in the 1967 film "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad."
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Winters, here circa 1960, started out in nightclubs before becoming popular on television, especially in his appearances on "The Tonight Show."
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Winters, here circa 1960, started out in nightclubs before becoming popular on television, especially in his appearances on "The Tonight Show."
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