TODAY IS THE BIRTHDAY OF BUDDY EBSEN aka JED CLAMPETT OF TVS THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES. BUDDY WAS ALSO TVS OLDEST-EVER PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR BARNABY JONES. BUDDY WAS BORN ON THIS DAY- APRIL 2, 1908. BUDDYS FIRST LANGUAGE WAS GERMAN. BEFORE FINDING SUCCESS AS AN ACTOR, BUDDY WAS A LIFEGUARD, A WAITER, AND WORKED AT A SODA FOUNTAIN. IN HIS YOUTH, HE WAS ALSO A BOY SCOUT. BUDDY (AND HIS ENTIRE FAMILY) WERE BROKE WHEN HE DECIDED TO PURSUE A CAREER AS AN ACTOR. HE ARRIVED IN NEW YORK WITH $26.75 IN HIS POCKET.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:00:38 +0000