Joseph Bologna

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Bologna in 1964

Joseph "Joe" Bologna (December 30, 1934 – August 13, 2017) was an American actor and television writer.[1] He was notable for roles in the comedy movies My Favorite Year and Transylvania 6-5000. From 1996 to 1998, he voice-acted the character Inspector Dan Turpin in several episodes of Superman: The Animated Series.

Bolgona won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in 1973 for his work on The Carol Burnett Show.

Bologna was born in Brooklyn, New York. He studied at Brown University. Bologna was married to Renée Taylor[2] from 1965 until his death in 2017. They had one child together.

Bologna died in at a hospital in Duarte, California on August 13, 2017 from pancreatic cancer at the age of 82.[3][4]

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  1. "Joseph Bologna". The New York Times.
  2. Gilbey, Ryan (2017-08-14). "Joseph Bologna obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  3. Joe Bologna Dead at 82
  4. Press, Associated. "Actor, director and Oscar-nominated writer Joe Bologna dies at 82". latimes.com. Retrieved 2019-03-07.

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