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In a recent "Laugh-In" tribute that played on Netflix, Johnson was shown in outtakes making guest Don Rickles laugh so hard that he pleaded with Johnson to "give me a break. Johnson spent only four seasons on "Laugh-In," winning an Emmy in He appeared in comic TV roles before and after the series, without approaching the success of "Laugh-In.

Johnson had a repertoire of more than 60 comic characters, including Piotr Rosmenko , an Eastern European song-and-dance man; Rabbi Shankar , an addled Indian guru; and a man in a yellow raincoat who could not help falling off his tricycle. Arthur Stanton Eric Johnson was born on Jan.

His father was a lawyer, and Johnson spent most of his young years in Chicago. He entered Austin High School at age 12 and the University of Illinois at 16, where he graduated with a major in radio journalism. After college, Johnson migrated to New York, where he wrote for a calendar company, and then served a stint in the Army.

Back in New York, he landed a publicity job at Viking Press he worked with John Steinbeck getting out the novel East of Eden but was disenchanted with the publishing world. During a walk during his lunch hour at Viking, he came upon an audition across the street from Carnegie Hall. He talked his way in, charmed songwriter Jule Styne and landed a part as a year-old Frenchman in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. His knack for improv comedy also landed him nightclub gigs, and he exchanged material with Jonathan Winters.

And it hurt, it really hurt. He should be doing movies, television. And I went over and they offered me a role.