Iconic actor and standup comedian Sammy Shore has died.
A spokeswoman for Shore’s family said he died at his Las Vegas home surrounded by family.
Shore, who co-founded the Comedy Store, was 92 at the time of his death.
Sammy Shore’s son posted a touching tribute to his father on Twitter in the form of a string of tweets.
“Dad, you lived an amazing life and I’m so proud to say that you are my father,” he wrote. “When you’re in heaven I’ll be killing the crowds night after night and carrying on your legacy. Love you Dad. Rest in peace.”
Pauly Shore wrote in one of his tweets how his father’s introductions would “let the audience really know who I was, where I came from, and how I wound up the way that I did. Like father like son. Acorn did NOT fall far from the tree.”
“When bringing me on stage he always gave me the most professional and respectful introduction,” Pauly shore said.
He would say, “Ladies and gentlemen, I’ve opened for Elvis Presley and Sammy Davis Jr., but tonight I’m opening for my favorite entertainer. Please give a round of applause for my son ... Pauly Shore.”
The iconic comedy club The Comedy Store, which Shore founded with his writing partner Rudy Deluca in 1972, posted condolences on its Twitter feed, saying, “Over the last twenty-years, Sammy was particularly proud to tour and perform with his son, Pauly, the only father/son comedians to do so.”
“Sammy’s almost 70-year career as a stand-up began in the Catskills when he and Shecky Greene were thrown together as a comedy team,” the Comedy Club wrote. “However, when Elvis chose him to open for his comeback at the International Hotel in Las Vegas in 1974, Sammy’s reputation skyrocketed.”
Shore also appeared in a number of films, including “The Bellboy” with Jerry Lewis and Mel Brooks’ “Life Stinks” and “History of the World Part 1.” He also appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show” and was a guest on the Tony Orlando and Pointer Sisters’ TV shows, as well as Redd Foxx’s “Sanford and Son.”
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