Fred Travalena: 1942-2009

In another of an increasingly growing number of recent celebrity passings, comedian Fred Travalena died Sunday after battling cancer for seven years.

Known as "the man of a thousand faces," Travalena became a television staple in the 1970s, appearing on dozens of shows from The ABC Comedy Hour to the regular Dean Martin Roasts to The Love Boat. He was best known for his impressions of public figures, including Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Jack Nicholson and Dean Martin. He also became a regular performer at casinos in Las Vegas, Reno and Atlantic City.

Travalena was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2002 and prostate cancer in 2003. The cancer had been in remission until 2008, when the lymphoma returned. He died Sunday, June 28, at the age of 66.

Travalena is survived by Lois, his wife of 39 years, his two sons Frank IV and Cory, his daughter-in-law Kelly and his granddaughter.

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