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	{{Short description\|American actor and comedian (~~1930/~~1931–2024)}}~~{{Infobox person~~		{{Short description\|American actor and comedian (1931–2024)}}
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⚫	\| birth_name = Richard ~~Capri~~
			{{Infobox comedian
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			\| image = Dick Capri The Gazette Wed Oct 25 1961 (2) (cropped).jpg
⚫	\| death_date = ~~December~~ ~~26,~~ 2024
	\| ~~occupation~~ = ~~Actor,~~ ~~comedian~~		\| caption = Capri in 1961
		⚫	\| birth_name = Richard Crupi
			\| birth_date = {{Birth year\|1931}}
		⚫	\| birth_place = ], U.S.
		⚫	\| death_date = {{Death date and given age\|2024\|12\|26\|93}}
			\| death_place = ], U.S.
			\| medium = {{hlist\|]\|television}}
			\| years_active = 1960s–2024
			\| children = 1
			\| website = {{URL\|realdickcapri.com}}
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	'''Richard ~~"Dick" Capri~~''' (1931 – December 26, 2024) was an American actor and comedian.		'''Richard Crupi''' (1931 – December 26, 2024) was an American actor and comedian.

	== ~~Career~~ ==		== Life and career ==
	He began performing stand-up in the 1960s, appearing on such programs as '']'' and '']''. He worked with ], ], ], and ],<ref ~~name=":0"~~>{{cite web\|first=Glenn\|last=Garner\|title=Dick Capri Dies: Comedian & Broadway Actor Was 93\|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/dick-capri-dies-93-comedian-broadway-actor-1236242689/\|publisher=Deadline\|date=December 26, 2024\|access-date=December 27, 2024}}</ref> and performed for presidents ] and ].<ref>{{cite web\|first=Jason\|~~last~~=~~Hall~~\|title=Comedian Dick Capri Dead At 93\|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2024-12-27-comedian-dick-capri-dead-at-93/\|~~publisher=iHeartMedia\|~~date=December 27, 2024}}</ref>		Capri began performing stand-up in the 1960s, appearing on such programs as '']'' and '']''. He worked with ], ], ], and ],<ref>{{cite web\|first=Glenn\|last=Garner\|title=Dick Capri Dies: Comedian & Broadway Actor Was 93\|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/dick-capri-dies-93-comedian-broadway-actor-1236242689/\|publisher=Deadline\|date=December 26, 2024\|access-date=December 27, 2024}}</ref> and performed for presidents ] and ].<ref>{{cite web \|last=Hall \|first=Jason \|date=December 27, 2024 \|title=Comedian Dick Capri Dead At 93 \|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2024-12-27-comedian-dick-capri-dead-at-93/ \|access-date=December 27, 2024 \|publisher=iHeartMedia}}</ref>

			Capri was born Richard Crupi in 1931<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Pedersen \|first=Erik \|date=December 27, 2024 \|title=Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2024: Photo Gallery & Obituaries \|url=https://deadline.com/gallery/2024-deaths-hollywood-media-photo-gallery-obituaries/ \|access-date=December 27, 2024 \|website=Deadline}}</ref> in ], ]. His son, Jeff, is also an actor and comedian.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=De Leon \|first=Radhamely \|date=December 27, 2024 \|title=R.I.P. Dick Capri: Comedian Who Performed With Frank Sinatra Dead At 93 \|url=https://decider.com/2024/12/27/dick-capri-comedian-performed-frank-sinatra-dead/ \|access-date=December 27, 2024 \|website=]}}</ref>
	He appeared on Merv Griffin eleven times from 1965 to 1970, and two appearances on ] (1965 and 1977). Capri made his Broadway debut in 1991. He starred in the show "Catskills On Broadway" which ran for 14 months.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Bellusci \|first=Alexandra \|date=2024-12-27 \|title=Comedian Dick Capri dead at 93 \|url=https://nypost.com/2024/12/27/entertainment/comedian-dick-capri-dead-at-93/#:~:text=Dick%20Capri%20died%20in%20his,doctors%20were%20unable%20to%20operate. \|access-date=2024-12-27 \|language=en-US}}</ref> He also took part in films such as "]" (1987), "Bittersweet Place" (2005) and "]" (2010). He appeared on an episode of ] in 1993.

			Capri died of ] in ] on December 26, 2024, at the age of 93.<ref>{{cite web\|first=Glenn\|last=Garner\|title=Dick Capri Dies: Comedian & Broadway Actor Was 93\|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/dick-capri-dies-93-comedian-broadway-actor-1236242689/\|publisher=Deadline\|date=December 26, 2024\|access-date=December 27, 2024}}</ref>
	== Personal life and death ==
	Capri was born '''Richard Crupi''' in ], ] in 1931. His son, Jeff, is also an actor and comedian. Capri died in his sleep<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-12-27 \|title=Comedian and Broadway star has passed away in his sleep \|url=https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/celebrity/dick-capri-dead-at-93-comedian-and-broadway-star-has-passed-away-in-his-sleep-4923904 \|access-date=2024-12-27 \|website=NationalWorld \|language=en}}</ref> of a bleeding enlarged aorta in ] on December 26, 2024, at the age of 93.<ref name=":0" /> The aorta was deemed inoperable due to his age.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-12-26 \|title=Comedian and Broadway Star Dick Capri Dead at 93 \|url=https://www.tmz.com/2024/12/26/dick-capri-dead-at-93/ \|access-date=2024-12-27 \|website=TMZ \|language=en}}</ref> His son Jeff said his last day was spent wit family and friends on Christmas day, and he enjoyed a meal at one of his favourite restaurants.<ref name=":1" />

	== Filmography ==		==Filmography==

	=== Film ===		===Film===
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	\|''Bittersweet Place''		\|''Bittersweet Place''
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	\|''Christ In The City''		\|''Christ In The City''
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	=== Television ===		===Television===
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			==External links==
			* {{Official website\|https://www.realdickcapri.com}}
			* {{IMDb name\|id=0135627}}
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			* {{Rotten Tomatoes person\|id=dick_capri}}
			* at ]
			* {{discogs artist\|Dick Capri}}

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Revision as of 23:18, 30 December 2024

American actor and comedian (1931–2024)

Dick Capri
Capri in 1961
Birth name	Richard Crupi
Born	1931 (1931) Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 26, 2024 (aged 93) Florida, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up television
Years active	1960s–2024
Children	1
Website	realdickcapri.com

Richard Crupi (1931 – December 26, 2024) was an American actor and comedian.

Life and career

Capri began performing stand-up in the 1960s, appearing on such programs as The Merv Griffin Show and The Ed Sullivan Show. He worked with Engelbert Humperdinck, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli, and Tom Jones, and performed for presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush.

Capri was born Richard Crupi in 1931 in Reading, Pennsylvania. His son, Jeff, is also an actor and comedian.

Capri died of aortic dissection in Florida on December 26, 2024, at the age of 93.

Filmography

Film

Year	Name	Role
1987	They Still Call Me Bruce	Sam
2005	Bittersweet Place	Jerry
2005	Christ In The City	Altercooker
2010	One Angry Man	Bailiff

Television

Year	Name	Role	Notes
1963	Talent Scouts	Himself	1 episode
1965–1977	The Mike Douglas Show		2 episodes
1965–1970	The Merv Griffin Show		11 episodes
1965	ABC's Nightlife		1 episode
1966	The Ed Sullivan Show		2 episodes
1969	The Dennis Wholey Show		1 episode
1979	The Comedy Shop		1 episode
1992	Indecision '92: Election Night
1992	Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind		1 episode
1993	The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon		1 episode
1993	Catskills on Broadway
1998	The N.Y. Friars Club roast of Drew Carey
2001	Now That's Funny! The Living Legends of Stand-up Comedy
2013	When Comedy Went to School
2017	I Am Battle Comic

References

Garner, Glenn (December 26, 2024). "Dick Capri Dies: Comedian & Broadway Actor Was 93". Deadline. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
Hall, Jason (December 27, 2024). "Comedian Dick Capri Dead At 93". iHeartMedia. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
Pedersen, Erik (December 27, 2024). "Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2024: Photo Gallery & Obituaries". Deadline. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
De Leon, Radhamely (December 27, 2024). "R.I.P. Dick Capri: Comedian Who Performed With Frank Sinatra Dead At 93". Decider. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
Garner, Glenn (December 26, 2024). "Dick Capri Dies: Comedian & Broadway Actor Was 93". Deadline. Retrieved December 27, 2024.

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