Tommy Hanlon Jr.

Tommy Hanlon Jr.
Born
Tommy Gene Thomason

(1923-08-14)14 August 1923
Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States
Died11 October 2003(2003-10-11) (aged 80)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • television host
  • ringmaster
Years active1927–2001
Spouses
  • Jean Gregory,
  • Muriel
ChildrenTommy Hanlon Thomason, April Thomason
Parent(s)Homer Emmons Thomason, Ruth Dorothy Manning

Tommy Hanlon Jr. (14 August 1923 – 11 October 2003) was an American-born actor, comedian, television host and circus ringmaster. He was notable for his career in Australia after emigrating there in 1959, where he became a Gold Logie-award-winning media personality in 1962. Hanlon was notable for his early television appearances on daytime television and as a host of the Australian version of United States game show It Could Be You.

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