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Tom Dreesen, a pioneering comic and Frank Sinatra's longtime opening act, dies at 86
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What happenedTom Dreesen, who was the longtime opening act for Frank Sinatra and was known as half of one of America's first interracial comedy duos with Tim Reid, has died.
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Tom Dreesen, a pioneering comic and Frank Sinatra's longtime opening act, dies at 86
Tom Dreesen, who was the longtime opening act for Frank Sinatra and was known as half of one of America's first interracial comedy duos with Tim Reid, has died.
Tom Dreesen, a pioneering comic and Frank Sinatra's longtime opening act, dies at 86
Tom Dreesen, who was the longtime opening act for Frank Sinatra and was known as half of one of America's first interracial comedy duos with Tim Reid, has died.
Tom Dreesen, a pioneering comic and Frank Sinatra's longtime opening act, dies at 86
Tom Dreesen, who was the longtime opening act for Frank Sinatra and was known as half of one of America's first interracial comedy duos with Tim Reid, has died.
Tom Dreesen, a pioneering comic and Frank Sinatra's longtime opening act, dies at 86
Tom Dreesen, who was the longtime opening act for Frank Sinatra and was known as half of one of America's first interracial comedy duos with Tim Reid, has died.
