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| Name: | Martin S. Brill |
| Born: | May 6, 1932 |
| Birth Hometown: | Chicago, IL |
| Died: | January 23, 2021 |
| Place of death: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Occupation: | Actor Comedian Comedy writer musician |
| Years active: | 1951-2021 |
Martin S. Brill (May 6, 1932 – January 23, 2021) was an American comedian, writer, actor and musician who appeared regularly on 1960s and 1970s TV in both variety shows (The Ed Sullivan Show, The Merv Griffin Show, The Tonight Show) and sitcoms (The New Dick Van Dyke Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show). In the late 1970s, Marty Brill did some writing in the 1970s for the "New Soupy Sales Show," also occasionally playing characters on the show, especially after Soupy's longtime sidekick (Clyde Adler) took ill during production of the series. He also was the lyricist for the short lived 1964 Broadway musical Cafe Crown.
Brill was born in Chicago, Illinois in May 1932. He also voiced King Koo Koo in the 1977 film Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure and sang one of the film's songs. He died on January 23, 2021 at the age of 88.