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Greg Garrison

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Biography

Greg Garrison was an American television director and producer best known for his work on variety shows. He began his career in radio before moving to television, where he directed episodes of Your Show of Shows and The Milton Berle Show. Garrison is most renowned for producing and directing The Dean Martin Show (1965–1974) and its subsequent celebrity roasts. His innovative approach to variety programming and ability to capture spontaneous performances made him a pivotal figure in television entertainment.

Known For

The Dean Martin Show
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The Dean Martin Show, also known as The Dean Martin Variety Show, is a TV variety-comedy series that ran from 1965 to 1974 for 264 episodes. It was broadcast by NBC and hosted by entertainer Dean Martin. The theme song to the series was his 1964 hit "Everybody Loves Somebody."

The Dean Martin Show

1965
Startime
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Startime, an anthology of drama, comedy and variety, was one of the first American television shows broadcast in color.

Startime

1959
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
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The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts is a NBC television special show hosted by entertainer Dean Martin from 1974 to 1984. For a series of 54 specials and shows, Martin would periodically "roast" a celebrity. These roasts were patterned after the roasts held at the New York Friars' Club in New York City. The format would have the celebrity guest seated at a banquet table, and one by one the guest of honor was affectionately chided or insulted about his career by his fellow celebrity friends. In 1973, The Dean Martin Show was declining in popularity. The final season of his variety show would be retooled into one of celebrity roasts, requiring less of Martin's involvement. For the 1973–1974 season, a new feature called “Man of the Week Celebrity Roast" was added to try to pick up the ratings. The roasts seemed to be popular among television audiences and are often marketed in post-issues as part of the official Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts and not The Dean Martin Show. After The Dean Martin Show was cancelled in 1974, NBC drew up a contract with Martin to do several specials and do more roast specials. Starting with Bob Hope in 1974, the roast was taped in California and turned out to be a hit, leading to many other roasts to follow.

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973
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Texaco Star Theater is an American comedy-variety show, broadcast on radio from 1938 to 1949 and telecast from 1948 to 1956. It was one of the first successful examples of American television broadcasting, remembered as the show that gave Milton Berle the nickname "Mr. Television". The classic 1940–44 version of the program, hosted by radio's Fred Allen, was followed by a radio series on ABC in the spring of 1948. When Texaco first took it to television on NBC on June 8, 1948, the show had a huge cultural impact.

Texaco Star Theater

1948
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
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A Classic Holiday Celebration with Dean and Friends.

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

1968
NBC: The First Fifty Years
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A celebration of 50 years of NBC broadcasting in radio and television, since first going on the airwaves on 15 November 1926.

NBC: The First Fifty Years

1976
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The Dean Martin Comedy World is an American variety comedy television series, seen on NBC during the summer of 1974, as a summer replacement for The Dean Martin Show. It was also that program's last summer replacement series. The show was hosted by Jackie Cooper, Nipsey Russell and Barbara Feldon.

The Dean Martin Comedy World

1974
Christmas with The Martins and The Sinatras
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Dean is joined by Frank Sinatra and their respective families for the Christmas show. Dean and Frank do a medley of standards. Frank Jr and Dino perform "How Do You Talk to Your Dad." Tina and Deana sing "Do-Re-Mi."

Christmas with The Martins and The Sinatras

1967
Two Tickets to Paris
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In this musical, fairly light movie, two young people, Joey and Piper are in love. They embark on a cruise to Paris to get married, with the acerbic but kind Aggie as a chaperon. Along the way, their sweet innocent romance runs into trouble when Coco, a french dancer uses Joey to make her straying boyfriend jealous.

Two Tickets to Paris

1962
Hey, Let's Twist!
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Film about the creation of New York's famous Peppermint Lounge, where the Twist became a dance craze.

Hey, Let's Twist!

1961
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TV special airing January 13, 1976: Dean returns as host and owner of his Beverly Hills nightclub, Dean's Place, spotlighting new, young talent.

Dean's Place

1976
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The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon

1984
Astaire Time
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A one-hour live television special starring Fred Astaire.

Astaire Time

1960
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Dean Martin live in London 1983

Dean Martin in London

1983