# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/phil-silvers
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:43:22.771Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/phil-silvers"
name: "Phil Silvers"
slug: "phil-silvers"
description: "Phil Silvers was an American entertainer and comedic actor, known as \"The King of Chutzpah\". His career as a professional entertainer spanned nearly 60 years. He achieved major popularity when he starred in The Phil Silvers Show, a 1950s sitcom set on a U.S. Army post in which he played Master Sergeant Ernest (Ernie) Bilko. He also starred in the films It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966). He was a winner of two Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on The Phil Silvers Show and two Tony Awards for his performances in Top Banana and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. He also wrote the original lyrics to the jazz standard \"Nancy \"."
tagline: "American entertainer, comedic actor, songwriter (1911-1985)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Phil_Silvers_Top_Banana.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Comedians"
  slug: "comedians"
profileType:
  name: "Comedian"
  slug: "comedian"
birthDate: "1911-05-11"
deathDate: "1985-11-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           22.89910933333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799014/"
    handle:    "nm0799014"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump