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| Jim Nabors | |
 Jim Nabors | |
| Birth name | James Thurston Nabors |
| Born | June 12 1930 (age 77) Sylacauga, Alabama, USA |
| Other name(s) | Jim Nabors |
| Official site | www.jimnabors.com |
| Notable roles | Gomer Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. |
James Thurston "Jim" Nabors (born June 12, 1930 in Sylacauga, Alabama) to Fred and Mavis Nabors, is an American actor, singer, and comedian. He is best known for his portrayal of the good-hearted but naïve Gomer Pyle on two highly successful 1960s sitcoms, The Andy Griffith Show and its spinoff Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.. Given his goofy demeanor and high-pitched voice on both Andy Griffith and Gomer Pyle, it was surprising to many when he revealed a strong baritone singing voice and turned it into a successful recording career.
Nabors graduated from the University of Alabama. The actor who played Nabors' TV cousin Goober (George Lindsey) is also from Alabama.
Nabors was also a popular guest on variety shows in the 1960s and 1970s, including two of his own (1969 and 1974). He was a favorite on The Carol Burnett Show and The Muppet Show. Carol Burnett considered Nabors her lucky charm, and he was always the first guest on every new season of her show. Burnett and Nabors have long been close friends with both owning homes in Hawaii (Nabors is still a resident while Burnett's tenure was from 1975-1990. Burnett sought to remove her daughters from unhealthy Hollywood influences). Comedienne Minnie Pearl looked on Nabors as a surrogate son, and he often vacationed with her and her husband.
Nabors received a liver transplant in 1994 after years of health problems. He performs occasionally, although he prefers to operate his macadamia nut plantation in Hawaii, where he also grows tropical flowers.[1]
Acting Career
Jim got his start in television using his hillbilly skits and operatic singing on "The Steve Allen Show", where he became a regular during the final season. He performed in live venues until Andy Griffith invited him to audition for The Andy Griffith Show. The rest, as they say, is history. Gomer Pyle became loved by millions as the down-to-earth, honest almost to a fault, bumbling good-natured gas-station attendant. In 1964, his character was spun off into his own series, "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.", which ran until 1969.
Actor Burt Reynolds used Nabors in a number of his movies during the 1980s, including "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" with Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton, "Stroker Ace" with Reynolds and Loni Anderson and a cameo role in "The Cannonball Run II.
From 1997-2006, Nabors starred in A MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH FRIENDS AND NABORS, a live production at the Hawaii Theatre Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Produced by Burton White, Nabors completely donated his time and talents in the production which featured, during its run, local and national artists including Karen Keawehawaii, Emma Veary, Jimmy Borges, Frank Delima, Philip Huber & the Huber Marionettes, the Diamond Head Theatre Shooting Stars, Halau Hula O Kawailiula, Hula Hui O Nuuanu YMCA, the Company Singers, and the Hawaii Theatre Orchestra and Honolulu Symphony under the baton of Matt Catingub. The show ran forty performances over a decade and was directed by Tom Hansen until his death in 2006. The final performance run, in 2006, was directed by John Rampage and dedicated to Hansen.
His stage career began as Harold Hill in "The Music Man" with Florence Henderson at the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre.
Singing Career
Nabors has recorded twenty eight albums and numerous singles and has garnered five gold and one platinum record.
Since 1972, Nabors has sung "Back Home Again in Indiana" 29 times during pre-race ceremonies for the Indianapolis 500 including performances each year from 1987 to 2006. An illness kept him from performing the song in 2007. Instead, the Purdue University Marching Band performed the song that year.
AccomplishmentsAlbums
- Shazam
- Jim Nabors Sings.
- By Request
- The Things I Love
- Jim Nabors Christmas Album. Gold
- Kiss Me Goodbye
- Jim Nabors Sings The Lord's Prayer Gold
- Galveston
- The Jim Nabors Hour
- Everything is Beautiful
- Somewhere My Love
- Jim Nabors, For The Good Times
- How Great Thou Art
- Help Me Make It Through The Night
- Jim Nabors / The Way Of Love
- The Man of La Mancha
- Jim Nabors / The Twelfth of Never
- Old Time Religion
- Jim Nabors Sings Love Me With All Your Heart Gold
- Christmas Again
- The Heart Touching Magic Of Jim Nabors Platinum
- 16 Most Requested Songs
- Best Of Jim Nabors
- Inspirational Moments
- Precious Memories
- Songs Of Inspiration
- Christmas With Jim Nabors
- Magic Moods
- Favorite Hymns
- Hymns and Country
- Sincerely / Town And Country
- The Country Side Of Jim Nabors
- The Golden Voice Of Jim Nabors
- When He Spoke
Singles
- God Bless America
- I'll Begin Again / Louisiana Lady
- Love Me With All Your Heart
- Tomorrow Never Comes / It's My Life
- I Was A King At Jesus' Birth/O Holy Night
- It's My Life / Young Hearts, Young Hands
- Impossible Dream / Time After Time
- I Must Have Been Out Of My Mind / To Give
- White Christmas / In A Humble Place
- You Know You Don't Want Me / It Hurts To Say Goodbye
- You're Gonna Hear From Me
- Love Me With All Your Heart / Rock a Bye Baby With A Dixie Melody
- You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
- Shazam / Old Blue
- The End (At the End of the Rainbow) / It Won't Hurt To Try Again
Honors
- In 1991, his long and successful portrayal of Gomer Pyle earned him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- In 2001, Private First Class Gomer Pyle received an honorary promotion to Lance Corporal from the Commandant of the Marine Corps James L. Jones.
- Nabors received honors from the University of Alabama on September 2, 2006, before a football game against the University of Hawaii.
- U.S. Highway 280 in Talladega County, Alabama, was named "Jim Nabors Highway" in honor of the Sylacauga native.
- Jim Nabors was honored on Friday, January 19, 2007 at "A Night of American Heroes," along with U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye. It was a patriotic musical salute to recognize individuals who epitomize the ideals of American heroism and values. The event benefited the restoration and maintenance of the "Mighty Mo," the Battleship Missouri Memorial at Pearl Harbor.
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Deaths: Thursday, July 10, 2008 NewsOK.com (subscription), OK - NABORS, Jean, 99, teacher, died Tuesday. Services pending (Hunn, Black & Merritt, Eufaula). ELLIOTT, Betty J., 79, office clerk, died Monday. ... |
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