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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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Left / center-leftComedy trailblazer Tom Dreesen, Sinatra’s longtime opening act, dies at 86
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Comedy trailblazer Tom Dreesen, Sinatra’s longtime opening act, dies at 86
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Dreesen, who along with partner Tim Reid formed one of America's first interracial stand-up comedy duos and later spent years as Frank Sinatra's opening act, died Wed...
