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Standup comedian Tom Dreesen, who opened for Frank Sinatra, forced comedy clubs to pay their laugh-masters, and broke ground as half of the first interracial comedy team, has died. He was 86. He died of cancer in a California hospital, the Chicago Tribune ...

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Tom Dreesen, the comedian and comic actor whose sharp delivery and amiability made him a favorite not only with audiences but of show biz kingpins like Johnny Carson and Frank Sinatra, died today. He was 86. His death was announced by a spokesperson for ...

Longtime comedian and actor Tom Dreesen, who opened for Frank Sinatra on several tours, died Wednesday at the age of 86. “My sister and I regret to inform you that our father passed away at 5:50 this morning,” his children wrote in a post on social media.

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