Stanley Myron Handelman


Stanley Myron Handelman was an American stand-up comedian who, during a ten-year period between 1965 and 1975, appeared on numerous television variety shows.

Early years

The Brooklyn-born Handelman was a late 1960s fixture on programs such as The Merv Griffin Show, Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers, The Barbara McNair Show, The Flip Wilson Show, The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
His stooped, resigned appearance and surreal sense of humor made him a highly-recognizable celebrity on the talk show circuit and resulted in about ten appearances on Johnny Carson. After the demise of the TV variety shows, he accepted a handful of acting roles and subsequently taught the art of stand-up comedy in Los Angeles.
According to the Third Amendment and Complete Restatement of the Rodney Dangerfield Trust, there were two bequests regarding Handelman. The first was to distribute to Handelman upon Dangerfield's death the sum of $10,000 in cash The second was to distribute during Handelman's lifetime the sum of $800 per month

Marriages

Handelman married four times, and had four sons and one daughter. They are Paul, Michael, Robert and Daniel, and his daughter, Stefanie Wilder-Taylor.

Death

He died on August 5, 2007, in his Panorama City, California home in the San Fernando Valley from a heart attack. He was 77.