George Givot | |
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![]() Givot in Fiesta (1941) | |
Born | George David Givot February 18, 1903 |
Died | June 7, 1984 Palm Springs, California, U.S. | (aged 81)
Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor |
Years active | 1933–1961 |
Spouses | Maryon Curtis
(m. 1937; div. 1941)Dorothy Durkee (m. 1945) |
George David Givot (February 18, 1903 – June 7, 1984) was a Russian-born American comedian and actor on Broadway and in vaudeville, movies, television and radio. He was known for speaking in a comedic fake Greek dialect and was styled the "Greek Ambassador of Good Will".[1][2] His best known movie role may be as the voice of Tony in the Disney film Lady and the Tramp (1955).
George Givot, the unofficial Greek Ambassador, focuses his hilarious dialect on some of the questions of the day.