Skip E. Lowe

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Skip E. Lowe
Born Sammy Labella
(1929-06-06)June 6, 1929
Greenville, Mississippi, United States
Died September 22, 2014(2014-09-22) (aged 85)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation Talk show host, actor

Sammy Labella (June 6, 1929 – September 22, 2014), better known by his stage name Skip E. Lowe, was an American talk show host and actor.

Career[edit]

He hosted Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood which debuted in 1978, a weekly talk show for public-access cable television that aired in Los Angeles, California; and New York City, New York.[1]

He appeared in the films Black Shampoo (1976), The World's Greatest Lover (1977), Cameron's Closet (1988) and A-List (2006).[2] Martin Short cited him as the inspiration for his character Jiminy Glick.[3]

It is estimated Lowe conducted some 6,000 cable-television interviews from 1978 to 2014. One of his final interviews was with Craig Calman, author of 100 Years of Brodies With Hal Roach.

Death[edit]

He died in Los Angeles, at age 85, on September 22, 2014, from emphysema.[3]

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