Editing Stubby Kaye (section)

{{Short description|American actor, comedian, vaudevillian and singer (1918–1997)}}
{{Infobox person
| name           = Stubby Kaye
| image          = My sister eileen 1960.JPG
| caption        = Kaye with [[Shirley Bonne]] in 1960
| birth_name     = Bernard Shalom Kotzin
| birth_date     = {{birth date|1918|11|11}}
| birth_place    = [[Morningside Heights, Manhattan]], New York, U.S.
| death_date     = {{nowrap|{{death date and age|1997|12|14|1918|11|11}}}}
| death_place    = {{nowrap|[[Rancho Mirage]], California, U.S.}}
| occupation     = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|vaudevillian|singer}}
| years_active   = 1939–1988
| spouse         = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Jeanne Watson |1960|1961|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Angela Bracewell |1967}}
}}
}}

'''Bernard Shalom Kotzin''' (November 11, 1918 – December 14, 1997), known as '''Stubby Kaye''', was an American [[actor]], [[comedian]], [[Vaudeville|vaudevillian]] and [[Singing|singer]], known for his appearances on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and in film musicals.<ref name="Larkin50">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2002|edition=Third|isbn=1-85227-937-0|pages=228/9}}</ref>

Kaye originated the roles of Nicely-Nicely Johnson in ''[[Guys and Dolls (musical)|Guys and Dolls]]'' and Marryin' Sam in ''[[Li'l Abner (musical)|Li'l Abner]]'', introducing two show-stopping numbers of the era: "[[Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat]]" and "[[Jubilation T. Cornpone]]". He reprised these roles in the movie versions of the shows. Other well-known roles include Herman in [[Bob Fosse]]'s ''[[Sweet Charity (film)|Sweet Charity]]'', Sam the Shade in ''[[Cat Ballou]]'', and Marvin Acme in ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''.