Don Adams
Birthday: 13 April 1923, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: Donald James Yarmy
Height: 175 cm
Don Adams was born in New York, to a father of Hungarian Jewish descent, and a mother of German and Irish ancestry. He had a sister, Gloria, and a brother, Dick Yarmy. He served in the U.S. Marines in ...Show More
[on his trademark clipped voice] It was Bill ([Bill Dana] who was primarily responsible for me using Show more
[on his trademark clipped voice] It was Bill ([Bill Dana] who was primarily responsible for me using that voice. Right from the beginning, he said, "You should do all your routines in that voice". And I said, "But I can't stand that voice". And he said, "But it's funny. It makes people laugh". And I'm, like, "But I hate it . . . ". For whatever reason, the delivery or whatever it is, that voice makes any situation funnier. Hide
[interview with Robert DeRossi, 10/27/65] I don't want to change the thinking of the world. My purpo Show more
[interview with Robert DeRossi, 10/27/65] I don't want to change the thinking of the world. My purpose is to make people laugh . . . It would be hypocritical if I said I don't want recognition, but I've never wanted it terribly. I think I'm being honest when I say I'd rather turn my talents, whatever they are, to writing and directing. Hide
[on Get Smart (1995) and Andy Dick] I knew it wouldn't work but they offered me a lot of money. I kn Show more
[on Get Smart (1995) and Andy Dick] I knew it wouldn't work but they offered me a lot of money. I knew after the pilot that this kid couldn't carry the show. Hide
[on Jim Carrey] I'm not turned on by a comedian who bends over, spreads his cheeks and speaks out of Show more
[on Jim Carrey] I'm not turned on by a comedian who bends over, spreads his cheeks and speaks out of his rear end. Hide
I'm no longer independently wealthy. I guess it's the result of too many wives, too many kids and to Show more
I'm no longer independently wealthy. I guess it's the result of too many wives, too many kids and too much alimony. I've been paying alimony since I was 14 and child support since 15. That's a joke, but not by much. Hide
I watched Seinfeld (1989) and didn't know what the show was about. It was about nothing!
I watched Seinfeld (1989) and didn't know what the show was about. It was about nothing!
[on Get Smart (1965)] The first few episodes I saw angered me so much I felt like throwing the TV th Show more
[on Get Smart (1965)] The first few episodes I saw angered me so much I felt like throwing the TV through a window. I couldn't stand the laugh track . . . I didn't think so when I was making them, but some of those episodes are funny, funny shows. Some are classics. I actually laugh out loud at them now. Hide
In restaurants, [people] send over shoes. I'm so tired of it. I keep getting shoes.
In restaurants, [people] send over shoes. I'm so tired of it. I keep getting shoes.
I like getting married, but I don't like BEING married.
I like getting married, but I don't like BEING married.
I hate performing. I don't care about being thought funny; I never did. Sometimes I wonder how I got Show more
I hate performing. I don't care about being thought funny; I never did. Sometimes I wonder how I got into comedy at all. I did movie star impressions as a kid in high school. Somehow they just got out of hand. Hide
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