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Rowe was born in St Buryan, Cornwall, on 8 March 1948, the son of a farmer.After leaving school, he apprenticed as a carpenter and worked in the Levant tin mine. [1] [2] His father, Hugh, founded the St Buryan Male Voice Choir, and Jethro made his first stage appearances with the St Just District Operatic Society in St Just as a bass singer.
Maximilian Adelbert Baer Jr. (born December 4, 1937) is an American former actor, producer, comedian, and director widely known for his role as Jethro Bodine, the dim-witted relative of Jed Clampett (played by Buddy Ebsen) on The Beverly Hillbillies.
Sound TV was a free-to-air television channel following the tradition of the variety show, which has not been popular in Britain since the 1980s. It aspired to give television exposure to acts (young and old) unable to acquire airtime on other channels. The managing director of the channel was comedian and folk singer Richard Digance.
Thousands of mourners lined the streets to pay tribute to “unique” Cornish comedian, Jethro, at his funeral. Real name Geoffrey Rowe, the comedy star died on December 14 2021 at the age of 73 ...
The stand-up comic, real name Geoffrey Rowe, was born in Cornwall.
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Over time, Homer and Jethro's patter became more sophisticated, giving them access to mainstream audiences on network television and in Las Vegas. On May 12, 1960, they appeared with Johnny Cash on NBC's The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford. In the 1960s they were hired as commercial personalities for Kellogg's Corn Flakes; their "Ooh ...