Editing Jamie Farr (section)

==Career==
While training at [[Pasadena Playhouse]], Farr acted in bit parts including a role in ''[[The Blackboard Jungle]]'' (1955) for [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]. He also worked at a [[chinchilla]] farm for extra money.<ref name=searls/><ref name=walkoffame/> [[Sherwood Schwartz]] noticed Farr on an unsold [[Pilot episode|TV pilot]] and cast him on ''[[The Red Skelton Show]]'' in 1955, where he played Snorkel, whose large nose gave him an inhumanly strong sense of smell.<ref name=dangaardp142>{{cite news|title=The trouble with Klinger|last=Dangaard|first=Colin|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|location=Cincinnati, Ohio, USA|date=1981-04-19|page=142|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/133735276/|via=newspapers.com|access-date=2023-10-19|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112032644/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer/133735276/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=webber/><ref name=higdon/><ref name=utoledo/><ref name=brickey/><ref name=ouzounian/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metv.com/stories/this-m-a-s-h-episode-took-inspiration-from-jamie-farr-s-only-twilight-zone-appearance|title=This M*A*S*H episode took inspiration from Jamie Farr's only Twilight Zone appearance|date=2022-05-27|publisher=MeTV|access-date=2023-10-18|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112032642/https://www.metv.com/stories/this-m-a-s-h-episode-took-inspiration-from-jamie-farr-s-only-twilight-zone-appearance|url-status=live}}</ref> He became a regular on ''Skelton''<ref name=brickey/>.He was drafted in 1957, and underwent [[basic training]] at [[Fort Ord]] in California<ref name=searls/><ref name=webber/> He was made a Broadcast Specialist and worked on training videos in various roles at [[Fort Knox]], the [[United_States_Army_Signal_Corps#Korean_War_and_Vietnam_War|Army Pictorial Service]], and [[Fort Huachuca]] before shipping out to Korea. Abroad, he was part of the [[Special Services (entertainment)|Special Services]] and worked on the [[Far East Network]]. When [[Red Skelton]] traveled to Japan and Korea to do a [[USO tour]], he requested Farr's service as his assistant.<ref name=webber/><ref name=searls/><ref name=mcfarlane/> 

After two years of active duty,<ref name=higdon/> Farr returned to the United States, where he spent an additional two years on [[United States Army Reserve|reserve]]. Shortly after his return, his father died and he decided to give up acting to help provide steady financial support for his mother. When Farr went to say goodbye to Skelton, Skelton handed him a stack of one hundred dollar bills to send home and told Farr he was hiring him as a writer.<ref name=webber/><ref name=searls/> Farr completed his military career with an additional two years on inactive reserve.<ref name=searls/>

Over the next decade, Farr had small roles on ''[[The Danny Kaye Show]]'', ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'', ''[[My Three Sons]]'',<ref name=webber/><ref name=brickey/><ref name=utoledo/> and ''[[Garrison's Gorillas]]''<ref name=broadwayworld/> and appeared in films including ''[[The Greatest Story Ever Told]]'', ''[[No Time for Sergeants]]'',<ref name=guggenheimer>{{cite news|url=https://triblive.com/aande/movies-tv/mash-star-jamie-farr-talks-about-playing-klinger-spiritual-connection-to-pittsburgh/|title='M*A*S*H' star Jamie Farr talks about playing Klinger, spiritual connection to Pittsburgh|last=Guggenheimer|first=Paul|date=2011-06-07|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|The Trib]]|location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA|access-date=2023-10-18|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112032643/https://triblive.com/aande/movies-tv/mash-star-jamie-farr-talks-about-playing-klinger-spiritual-connection-to-pittsburgh/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=walkoffame/><ref name=utoledo/><ref name=searls/> ''[[Who's Minding the Mint?]]'', and ''[[With Six You Get Eggroll]]''.<ref name=walkoffame/> In October 1972, he was hired for one day's work on the [[Chief Surgeon Who?|fourth episode]] of ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' as [[List of M*A*S*H characters#Maxwell Klinger|Corporal Maxwell Klinger]].<ref name=guggenheimer/><ref name=ouzounian/><ref name=smith/> Klinger provided comic relief in his desperate attempts to be given a [[Section 8 (military)|Section 8 discharge]]<ref name=wadlow>{{cite web|url=https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/history/2023/02/28/mash-finale-tv-cbs-alan-alda/69903178007/|title=Remember when ... Historic M*A*S*H finale aired 40 years ago|last=Wadlow|first=Brad|date=2023-02-28|publisher=mycentraljersey.com|access-date=2023-10-18|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112032644/https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/history/2023/02/28/mash-finale-tv-cbs-alan-alda/69903178007/|url-status=live}}</ref> by wearing elaborate women's outfits with accessories such as [[Boa (clothing accessory)|boas]], a [[fruit hat]], and fashion [[headscarves]].<ref name=smith/><ref name=webber/> At the time, Farr was still a struggling actor and was most concerned about the $250 paycheck from the M*A*S*H job so he could buy groceries and pay rent; he never expected to be invited back for several more episodes. For several years, the producers and the studio dodged his requests for a contract, which Farr suspected was so they didn't have to increase his salary. He was finally hired as a [[series regular]] on M*A*S*H beginning with season 4 in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metv.com/stories/jamie-farr-simply-couldnt-wait-to-go-to-work-while-on-m-a-s-h|title=Jamie Farr simply couldn't wait to go to work while on M*A*S*H|date=2023-02-03|publisher=[[MeTV]]|access-date=2023-10-18|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112032644/https://www.metv.com/stories/jamie-farr-simply-couldnt-wait-to-go-to-work-while-on-m-a-s-h|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=utoledo/><ref name=piqua/>

[[File:MASH Cast 1977.JPG|thumb|left|275px|Cast of ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' (1977)]]
Like Farr, the character of Klinger was a Lebanese-American from Toledo, which gave Farr the freedom to pepper references about the town into his dialogue. He frequently mentioned hot dogs from [[Tony Packo's Cafe]] and was a fan of the baseball team, the [[Toledo Mud Hens]].<ref name=love>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/jamie-farr-mash-tv-show-toledo-40th-anniversary/512-34bc8f8b-6f18-4463-9bc3-aae9ae3966e2|title=Jamie Farr, 'M*A*S*H' put Toledo on the map, mayor and local business owners say|last=Love|first=Josh|date=2023-03-03|newspaper=[[WTOL]]|location=Toledo, Ohio, USA|access-date=2023-10-18|archive-date=May 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522202425/https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/jamie-farr-mash-tv-show-toledo-40th-anniversary/512-34bc8f8b-6f18-4463-9bc3-aae9ae3966e2|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=guggenheimer/> Klinger was promoted to the company clerk's position later in the series and gradually stopped wearing women's clothes. This was done for two reasons: first, to show Klinger's respect for his new role and his increased maturity; and second, because Farr didn't want his two young children to be teased about their father wearing dresses on TV.<ref name=goodman>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/why-klinger-wears-dresses-in-mash/|title=Why Klinger Always Wears Dresses In MASH|last=Dumaraog|first=Ana|date=2023-04-10|publisher=[[Screen Rant]]|access-date=2023-10-18}}</ref><ref name=webber/><ref name=guggenheimer/><ref>{{cite news|title=The S*M*A*S*H-ing success of Jamie (Klinger) Farr|last=Goodman|first=Mark|newspaper=[[Coshocton Tribune]]|location=Coshocton, Ohio, USA|date=1980-05-18|page=71|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tribune/133734964/|via=newspapers.com|access-date=2023-10-19|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112032642/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tribune/133734964/|url-status=live}}</ref> By the end of the show, only [[Alan Alda]], who played [[List_of_M*A*S*H_characters#Hawkeye_Pierce|Hawkeye Pierce]], and [[Loretta Swit]], who played [[List_of_M*A*S*H_characters#Margaret_Houlihan|Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan]], had appeared in more ''M*A*S*H'' episodes than Farr.<ref name=ouzounian/> Farr was also the sole cast member who had actually served in Korea, and the [[dog tags]] he wore as Klinger were his own from his time in the service.<ref name=mcfarlane>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/mash-actors-served-army-korea-real-life/|title=Which MASH Actors Really Served The U.S. Military In Korea|last=McFarlane|first=Holly|date=2023-05-14|publisher=[[Screen Rant]]|access-date=2023-10-18|archive-date=June 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622011407/https://screenrant.com/mash-actors-served-army-korea-real-life/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=webber/>

During the late 1970s, Farr appeared regularly as one of the celebrity judges on ''[[The Gong Show]]''. <ref name=tcmbio/> He also made frequent guest appearances on several other game shows, including ''[[Pyramid (game show)|The $100,000 Pyramid]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Monday 7pm-7:55pm|magazine=TV Guide|date=1986-07-05|page=3|url=https://archive.org/details/tvguidejul05111988/TV_Guide_Jul-05-11-1988/page/n103/mode/1up?q=jamie+farr|access-date=2023-10-19}}</ref> ''[[Password Plus and Super Password|Super Password]]'',<ref name=military.com/> and ''[[Body Language (game show)|Body Language]]''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Betty White on TV: From Video Vanguard to Golden Girl|last=Hyatt|first=Wesley|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=94MSEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22jamie+farr%22+%22body+language%22&pg=PT191|publisher=BearManor Media|year=2020|access-date=2023-10-19}}</ref> Following the end of ''M*A*S*H'' in 1983, Farr, [[Harry Morgan]], and [[William Christopher]] reprised their roles for two seasons on the spinoff show ''[[AfterMASH]]'',<ref name=wadlow/><ref name=utoledo/> which followed their characters after the end of the war.<ref name=cotter>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/mash-show-every-spinoff-trapper-john-aftermash/|title=Every M*A*S*H TV Spinoff|last=Cotter|first=Padraig|date=2022-11-28|publisher=[[Screen Rant]]|access-date=2023-10-19|archive-date=March 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306152847/https://screenrant.com/mash-show-every-spinoff-trapper-john-aftermash/|url-status=live}}</ref> Between the 1970s and early 1990s, he appeared in several made-for-TV movies such as ''[[Murder Can Hurt You]]'', ''[[Return of the Rebels]]'', and ''[[Combat Academy]]''<ref name=goodman/><ref name=tcm/> and guest starred on shows including ''[[Kolchak: The Night Stalker]]'',<ref name=kolchak>{{cite web|url=https://www.metv.com/lists/9-faces-that-appeared-on-both-m-a-s-h-and-kolchak-the-night-stalker|title=9 faces that appeared on both 'M*A*S*H' and 'Kolchak: The Night Stalker'|date=2023-10-18|publisher=[[MeTV]]|access-date=2023-10-18|archive-date=October 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018235128/https://metv.com/lists/9-faces-that-appeared-on-both-m-a-s-h-and-kolchak-the-night-stalker|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Emergency!]]'',<ref name=broadwayworld/> and ''[[Murder She Wrote]]''. He played the Sheik in ''[[The Cannonball Run]]'', ''[[Cannonball Run II]]'', and ''[[Speed Zone]]''<ref name=brickey>{{cite news|url=https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/music-theater-dance/2017/09/29/Jamie-Farr-himself-Beloved-Toledo-actor-to-share-his-Hollywood-experiences-in-special-live-show/stories/20170929148|title=Jamie Farr stars as himself in upcoming Toledo show|date=2017-09-29|newspaper=[[The Blade (Toledo, Ohio)|The Blade]]|access-date=2023-10-18|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112032644/https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/music-theater-dance/2017/09/29/Jamie-Farr-himself-Beloved-Toledo-actor-to-share-his-Hollywood-experiences-in-special-live-show/stories/20170929148|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=broadwayworld/> and was the only actor to have appeared in all three ''Cannonball Run'' films.<ref name=afi>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/57038|title=Cannonball Run II|publisher=[[American Film Institute]]|access-date=2023-10-19}}</ref> He also appeared in TV commercials, including for [[Wonder Bread]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2007/10/03/a-cereal-fact-thats-hard-to-swallow/|title=A cereal fact that's hard to swallow|date=2007-10-03|newspaper=[[East Bay Times]]|location=Walnut Creek, California, USA|access-date=2023-10-18|archive-date=September 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927072804/https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2007/10/03/a-cereal-fact-thats-hard-to-swallow/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mars (chocolate bar)|Mars bars]], and [[IBM]] computers.<ref name=webber/>

Farr's debut on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] was as [[Nathan Detroit]] in ''[[Guys and Dolls]]'' in the 1990s at age 60.<ref name=webber/><ref name=brickey/> He had wanted to play this role since seeing the show in high school. He replaced [[Nathan Lane]] in the role last minute, only having two weeks and one full-cast rehearsal before the show opened.<ref name=tcmbio/><ref name=searls/><ref name=webber/> In 1997, he played Oscar Madison opposite former ''M*A*S*H'' costar [[William Christopher]] as Felix Unger in ''[[The Odd Couple (play)|The Odd Couple]]''.<ref name=brickey/><ref name=tcmbio/> The two had appeared in several movies before being cast together in ''M*A*S*H''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.13abc.com/content/news/MASH-star-Jamie-Farr-reacts-to-death-of-fellow-actor-William-Christopher-409226755.html|title=M*A*S*H star Jamie Farr reacts to death of fellow actor William Christopher|date=2017-01-01|newspaper=[[WTVG]]|location=Toledo, Ohio, USA|access-date=2023-10-19|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112032643/https://www.13abc.com/content/news/MASH-star-Jamie-Farr-reacts-to-death-of-fellow-actor-William-Christopher-409226755.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He also appeared in ''Flamingo Court'' opposite [[Anita Gillette]].<ref name=broadwayworld>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Jamie-Farr/|title=Jamie Farr|publisher=[[BroadwayWorld]]|access-date=2023-10-18|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112032643/https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Jamie-Farr/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=smith/> His other shows have included ''[[Say Goodnight, Gracie]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rupertholmes.com/theatre/saygoodnightgracie.html|title=Say Goodnight, Gracie|last=Holmes|first=Rupert|author-link=Rupert Holmes|publisher=rupertholmes.com|access-date=2014-04-01|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209185246/http://www.rupertholmes.com/theatre/saygoodnightgracie.html|archive-date=2020-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://playbill.com/article/former-m-a-s-h-star-to-say-goodnight-gracie-com-121501|title=Former "M*A*S*H" Star to Say Goodnight Gracie|last1=Gans|first1=Andrew|last2=Simonson|first2=Robert|date=2004-08-20|publisher=Playbill|access-date=2023-10-19|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112034146/https://playbill.com/article/former-m-a-s-h-star-to-say-goodnight-gracie-com-121501|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Last Romance'',<ref name=smith>{{cite news|url=https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/jamie-farr-had-it-all/article_988a4db6-f36b-5d2d-b6a6-08e44ef1d28f.html|title=Jamie Farr had it all|last=Smith|first=Gary|date=2023-02-25|newspaper=[[The Hamilton Spectator]]|location=Hamilton, Ontario, USA|access-date=2023-10-18|archive-date=October 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019004207/https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/jamie-farr-had-it-all/article_988a4db6-f36b-5d2d-b6a6-08e44ef1d28f.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[George Washington Slept Here]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dixiepac.net/performance-series/groucho|title=Join the Dixie for Frank Ferrante in an evening with Groucho on Sat, Jan 20, at 7:30P!|year=2023|publisher=The Dixie|access-date=2023-10-19|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112032645/https://www.dixiepac.net/performance-series/groucho|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Catch Me If You Can (play)|Catch Me If You Can]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://playbill.com/article/flamingo-court-with-farr-and-gillette-begins-off-broadway-run-july-17-com-151685|title=Flamingo Court, with Farr and Gillette, Begins Off-Broadway Run July 17|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=2008-07-17|publisher=Playbill|access-date=2023-10-19|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112034145/https://playbill.com/article/flamingo-court-with-farr-and-gillette-begins-off-broadway-run-july-17-com-151685|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Don't Dress for Dinner]]'',<ref name=higdon/> ''[[Lend Me a Tenor]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/jacksonville/article/Jamie-Farr-Readies-to-Open-Lend-Me-a-Tenor-20110906|title=Jamie Farr Readies to Open Lend Me a Tenor|last=Sierra|first=Gabrielle|date=2011-09-06|publisher=Broadway World|access-date=2023-10-19|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112032645/https://www.broadwayworld.com/jacksonville/article/Jamie-Farr-Readies-to-Open-Lend-Me-a-Tenor-20110906|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Tuesdays with Morrie]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url=https://judsontheatre.com/tuesdays-with-morrie/ | title=Tuesdays with Morrie | access-date=July 9, 2022 | archive-date=July 1, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701135518/https://judsontheatre.com/tuesdays-with-morrie/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=smith/> and ''[[Oklahoma!]]''.<ref name=guggenheimer/><ref name=goodman/><ref name=tcmbio/>

[[File:Farr, Jamie (2007) crop.jpg|thumb|upright=.75|Farr in September 2007]]
Between 2007 and 2008,<ref>{{cite web| title=R.I.P. $250,000 Game Show Spectacular| url=http://thestrippodcast.blogspot.com/2008/04/rip-250000-game-show-spectacular.html| access-date=2009-01-01| publisher=Vegas Happens Here| date=April 30, 2008| archive-date=October 6, 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006095218/http://thestrippodcast.blogspot.com/2008/04/rip-250000-game-show-spectacular.html| url-status=live}}</ref> Farr, [[Chuck Woolery]], and [[Bob Eubanks]] were rotating hosts of the ''$250,000 Game Show Spectacular''<ref name=fink>{{cite news|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2007/oct/08/the-new-game-show-with-the-most-name-that-host/|title=The new game show with the most: Name that host!|last=Fink|first=Jerry|date=2007-10-08|newspaper=[[Las Vegas Sun]]|location=Las Vegas, Nevada|access-date=2023-10-19|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112032644/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2007/oct/08/the-new-game-show-with-the-most-name-that-host/|url-status=live}}</ref> at the [[Las Vegas Hilton]].<ref name=higdon/> He also hosted a daily radio travel feature called ''Travelin' Farr''.<ref>{{cite web| title=Travelin Farr| url=http://radiotime.com/program/p_68581/Travelin_Farr.aspx|publisher=Radio Time| access-date=2009-07-17| archive-date=2010-06-11| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611071309/http://radiotime.com/program/p_68581/Travelin_Farr.aspx| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=military.com>{{cite web|url=https://www.military.com/veteran-jobs/career-advice/military-transition/famous-veteran-jamie-farr.html|title=Famous Veteran: Jamie Farr|date=2023-06-06|publisher=Military.com|access-date=2023-10-19|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112032643/https://www.military.com/veteran-jobs/career-advice/military-transition/famous-veteran-jamie-farr.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On Memorial Day 2007, Farr hosted a multiple-episode run of ''M*A*S*H'' on the [[Hallmark Channel]] where he provided commentary during commercial breaks. Between 2016 and 2018, he promoted ''M*A*S*H'' and other classic television series on [[MeTV]]{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} and in 2022 was attending large-scale events like [[Comic Con]] to meet fans of the show.<ref name=webber/> The same year, he hosted ''M*A*S*H: The Best By Farr'', where he provided commentary on his favorite episodes of the show to celebrate the show's 50th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/jamie-farr-hosts-mash-the-best-by-farr-on-metv|title=Jamie Farr Hosts 'M*A*S*H: The Best By Farr' on MeTV|last=Malone|first=Michael|date=2022-07-28|publisher=[[Broadcasting+Cable]]|access-date=2023-10-18|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112032643/https://www.nexttv.com/news/jamie-farr-hosts-mash-the-best-by-farr-on-metv|url-status=live}}</ref> Farr published his autobiography ''Just Farr Fun'' ({{ISBN|978-0964077508}}) in 1994 and cowrote ''Hababy's Christmas Eve'' ({{ISBN|978-1934341100}}) a book based on a story told by Klinger about a family of camels who brought the [[Biblical Magi|Wise Men]] to baby Jesus in his manger, with his wife in 2003.<ref name=tcmbio/>

Farr collapsed during a [[Dinner theater|dinner show]] in [[Edmonton]] in 2014 and was transported to the hospital. He finished out the week of shows until an understudy was found, then flew home to California, where he had a [[stent]] put into his heart to treat [[atherosclerosis]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.toledoblade.com/tv-radio/2015/10/28/jamie-farr-collapses-on-set.html|title=Jamie Farr collapses on set|date=2015-10-28|newspaper=[[The Blade (Toledo, Ohio)|The Blade]]|location=Toledo, Ohio, USA|access-date=2023-10-18|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112032648/https://www.toledoblade.com/tv-radio/2015/10/28/jamie-farr-collapses-on-set.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=smith/> In 2018, after collapsing during rehearsals for ''Jack of Diamonds'', he decided to retire from stage acting.<ref name=smith/><ref name=thespec>{{cite news|url=https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/review-theatre-aquarius-production-of-jack-of-diamonds-sparkles-with-silliness/article_2912ceae-b37f-565d-be81-c48b7b189901.html|title=Review: Theatre Aquarius production of Jack of Diamonds sparkles with silliness|last=Smith|first=Gary|date=2015-11-02|newspaper=[[The Hamilton Spectator]]|location=Hamilton, Ontario, Canada|access-date=2023-10-18|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112032643/https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/review-theatre-aquarius-production-of-jack-of-diamonds-sparkles-with-silliness/article_2912ceae-b37f-565d-be81-c48b7b189901.html|url-status=live}}</ref>