COMIC JACKIE KAHANE, 79.Byline: Staff and Wire Services ENCINO - Canadian-born comic Jackie Kahane, who was the opening act for Elvis Presley during performances from 1972 until the King of Rock 'n' Roll's death in 1977, has died. He was 79. Kahane died of cancer Monday at a hospital near his Encino home, publicist Paul Shefrin said. Kahane appeared with Elvis at the Las Vegas Hilton The Las Vegas Hilton is a hotel, casino, and convention center in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is a joint venture between Colony Capital, which owns 60 percent, and New York City-based REIT Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds, which owns the remaining 40 percent. for five years after Col. Tom Parker saw him getting big laughs in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. without resorting to off-color material. ``He's a funny man who can make all age groups laugh without embarrassing anyone,'' Parker once said. Kahane's career spanned six decades and he was selected along with Bill Cosby William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr., Ed.D. (born July 12 1937) is an American actor, comedian, television producer, and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a vanguard role in the 1960s action show I Spy. as one of Time magazine's outstanding young comedians in 1961. In addition to Presley, he performed with Wayne Newton Carson Wayne Newton (born April 3, 1942, in Roanoke, Virginia) is an American singer and entertainer based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He performed over 30,000 solo shows in Las Vegas over a period of over 40 years, earning him the nickname Mr. Las Vegas. , Tina Turner  The of this article or section may be compromised by "weasel words".You can help Wikipedia by removing weasel words. , Tony Bennett, Dionne Warwick, Sophie Tucker and Joe E. Lewis. His television appearances included ``The Ed Sullivan Show,'' ``The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson'' and ``The Mike Douglas Show.'' Kahane was born Sept. 29, 1921, in Montreal. He lived in Encino for 33 years. Kahane is survived by his wife, Rosanna; daughters, Giselle Vogel of Connecticut and Karen Kahane of Los Angeles; and two grandchildren, Gabrielle and Ryan Vogel. A funeral will be held at noon today at Mount Sinai Memorial Park. Donations can be made in his memory to cancer research. |
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