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still using them today."
Gayle's entree into show
business was his musical
talent. As a young drummer
infatuated with Buddy Rich
and the whole "big band"
scene, he became proficient
enough to earn a scholarship
offer to the School of Perform-
ing Arts in New York City.
But he chose to turn it down
in order to pursue a profes-
sional career that had already
begun. After some experience
in East Coast clubs, he join-
ed the Army, which placed
him in the entertainment
division of Special Services.
"In the Army we were not
only required to play, but to
entertain as well," he
remembers. "I did some com-
edy and some standard movie
star impressions of people
like Cagney and Edward G.
Robinson."
After his discharge, Gayle
went back to the cafe circuit,
joining a combo known as the
Showstoppers. Soon, comedy
routines were injected into
the act. "In those days," he
say, "clubs hired self-
contained groups. You were
the whole show."
The trio was finally hired to
become part of an act called
Sally Marr and Her Three
Guys. Marr's son was destin-
ed to become a comedy legend
in his own right — Lenny
Bruce.
As one of Marr's "guys",
Gayle was encouraged to do
more comedy. When Marr
moved to southern California,
she persuaded him to go west
and try his hand in the Los
Angeles comedy scene.
Gayle began working five
hours a night in strip clubs.
"Sometimes I strayed from
my routines and began mak-
ing funny observations about
things in real life. I'd pick up
a newspaper and talk about
whatever was happening. the
more outrageous I got, the
more people seemed to like
it."
Gayle has no regrets about
those early beginnings. In
fact, he says it offered some of
the best experience he's ever
had "I had to work five hours
straight every night. That's
where I developed my style.
You have to be quick — and
you have to be good?'
During those formative
years, Gayle also fell under
the influence of comedian
Bruce. The two developed a
warm and close friendship.
Bruce's controversial forays
into previously unexplored
territory opened Gayle's mind
to vast comedy possibilities.
He became bolder, more ir-
reverent and funnier than
ever.
"Lenny taught me honesty
in performing. We were
friends and I loved him. He
gave us all the freedom to use
four-letter words on stage
without worrying about being
arrested. We all owe a lot to
him. He paid the dues for the
rest of us."
Today, thanks mainly to his
appearance in Tin Men,
Gayle is riding the crest of
popularity, allowing his
Jewish genes to come to the
fore. "You'll see a lot of Italian
comics coming up today, but
to me they're not as funny as
Jewish comedians. Some
make better opera singers,
but I think Jews make better
comedians. Why? because
we've done a lot more suffer-
ing than the rest of them and
that's what makes us funny.
"Think about it," he con-
tinues. "When people are suf-
fering, if they don't have a
sense of humor they'll never
get through it. Think about
your grandparents being
thrown out of Russia. The
heat and the pressure are on.
So you make do. You
philosophize. You gather your
family around you and you
make observations and you
laugh among yourselves. I
think that's what makes us
funny. And it's in our genes —
definitely!"
Lucky for us, Gayle carries
those genes with him. And
although he admits he's not a
very religous man, he does
add that he's very proud of be-
ing a Jew. "I get involved in
Jewish causes, give to Jewish
charities. And if I had a son
right now, I promise you he'd
be bar mitzvah?'
Looking back on his more
than 30 years in show
business fondly, Gayle takes
special pride in once being
named "Las Vegas Lounge
Star of the Year," opening the
MGM Hotel in Las Vegas, be-
ing asked to tour with Frank
Sinatra, and, most understan-
dably, his laudable role in Tin
Men.
He says his recent hit has
gotten him raised eyebrows
from bigwigs in Hollywood.
He has already written a
screenplay, but now a
"famous producer" is express-
ing interest. "I've also receiv-
ed more film and TV offers as
well as offers to perform all
over the country.
Tin Men, he points out,
"has certainly been a turning
point in my career. No doubt
about it. I'm finally being ac-
cepted. I was able to prove I'm
not just a comedian. I'm also
a good actor. This role came
along just at the right time?'
He describes himself as a
performer. "I play character
parts, sure. I'm no leading
man type. I'm more like W.C.
Fields. But luckily, there's no
age range in comedy. Look at
Rodney Dangerfield. If some-
thing's funny, it's funny. And
you can be a funny kid or a
funny old man. I'm in a
business with lots of guys who
are funny at 75 and 80. So at
my age, I've still got a long
way to go.
"Look," he concludes, "as
long as I stay healthy and my
mouth moves, I intend to be
a comedian. Today people live
longer. So if you're audience
is alive and you're alive,
everything is OK!"
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MUSIC
EARLY MUSIC FROM
AMSTERDAM
Detroit Institute of Arts,
Amsterdam Loeki Stardust
Quartet, Wednesday,
admission, 832-2730.
AMERICAN ARTIST
SERIES
Cranbrook Kingswood
Auditorium, Bloomfield
Hills, Chestnut Brass
Company, 3 p.m. Sunday,
admission, 851-5044.
ANN ARBOR CHAMBER
ORCHESTRA
Michigan theater, Ann
Arbor, with guests Robert
Conway and Glenda
Kirkland, 8 p.m. Saturday,
admission, 996-0066.
BRUNCH WITH BACH
Detroit Institute of Arts, I-
Fu Wang, Owen Carman,
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admission, 832-2730.
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Mitch Miller, conductor,
Friday, through Sunday,
admission, 567-1400.
DETROIT SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
Ford Auditorium, Detroit,
Music Lives and Moves,
Saturday, admission,
567-1400.
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Arbor, Empire Brass
Quintet, Monday, and
Douglas Major, Tuesday,
admission, 764-2538.
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