# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/red-skelton
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:00:46.208Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/red-skelton"
name: "Red Skelton"
slug: "red-skelton"
description: "Richard Bernard Skelton was an American entertainer best known for his national radio and television shows between 1937 and 1971, especially as host of the television program The Red Skelton Show. He has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio and television, and he also appeared in burlesque, vaudeville, films, nightclubs, and casinos, all while he pursued an entirely separate career as an artist."
tagline: "American comedian (1913–1997)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Red_Skelton_1960_rebalance.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "comedians"
profileType:
  name: "Comedian"
  slug: "comedian"
birthDate: "1913-07-18"
deathDate: "1997-09-17"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  historical:           24.282252
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: 239
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0804026"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.redskelton.com/"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump