Name Charlie Hill Role Comedian | Died December 30, 2013, Oneida | |
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Occupation Comedian, writer, actor Spouse Lenora Hatathlie (m. 1980–2013) Children Nasbah Hill, Dine' Nizhoni Hill, Nanabah Hill, Nabahe Hill Similar Max Alexander (comedian), Kip Addotta, Franklyn Ajaye | ||
Comedy legends comedian charlie hill rip in memory 1983
Charles Allan 'Charlie' Hill (July 6, 1951 – December 30, 2013) was an Oneida-Mohawk-Cree stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He wrote for the television series Roseanne.
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- Comedy legends comedian charlie hill rip in memory 1983
- Charlie hill on the comedy network winnipeg comedy festival
- Background
- Career
- Death
- Awards
- Film and Television
- References
Charlie hill on the comedy network winnipeg comedy festival
Background
Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1951, he moved as a child with his family when they returned to their homestead on the Oneida reservation in 1962. In 1969, he graduated from West De Pere High School and enrolled at University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he majored in speech and drama. He was involved in the Broom Street Theatre Group. He left college and moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as an actor and comedian.
Career
Hill's first network appearance was on the The Richard Pryor Show in 1977. He was the first Native American comedian to appear on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. He also appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and made multiple appearances on Late Night with David Letterman.
He was chosen as host for the First Americans in the Arts Awards show in Hollywood three times. Once he cohosted with the Oneida singer, Joanne Shenandoah. As a stand-up comedian, he appeared in venues all over the world and was a regular at The Comedy Store in Hollywood.
Hill appeared on many television shows, and hosted a night of Native American comedians on a Showtime special. He was the subject of a PBS documentary On and Off The Res' with Charlie Hill (1999), directed by Sandra Osawa.
Hill was interviewed about American Indian Movement activist Dennis Banks in the documentary, A Good Day to Die.
Death
Hill died December 30, 2013, in Oneida, Wisconsin, after a long battle with lymphoma.