Ken Berry

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Biography

American guitarist

  • Primary profession
  • Soundtrack·actor·miscellaneous
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 03 November 1933
  • Place of birth
  • Moline· Illinois
  • Death date
  • 2018-12-01
  • Death age
  • 85
  • Place of death
  • Burbank· California
  • Spouses
  • Jackie Joseph
  • Education
  • Wichita State University·Washburn University
  • Knows language
  • English language
  • Member of
  • Milwaukee Brewers·Chicago White Sox·Cleveland Indians·Edmonton Oilers·Vancouver Canucks

Movies

TV

Books

Awards

Trivia

Adopted 2 children with Jackie Joseph : John Kenneth (born May 1964) & Jennifer Kate (born April 1965).

He and Dorothy Van were both from Moline, Illinois, and appeared on "Mamas Family" .

Is good friend with actress and comedian Vicki Lawrence.

Was discovered by Comedian Lucille Ball.

(May 2002) Has since retired from acting.

Friends with Carol Burnett , and Andy Griffith.

Is in his second year as a coach for the New York Mets minor

Outfielder for the Chicago White Sox (1962-1970), California Angels (1971-1973), Milwaukee Brewers and Cleveland Indians.

Resides with his wife Aleda. Has four grown children:

League affiliate in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Also

Operates a hitting school in Topeka, Kansas, where he

Alyson, Rick, Lane, and Brett.

Played 14 seasons for the White Sox, Angels, Brewers, and Indians, batting.255 with 58 home runs and 343 runs batted in. Was known as "The Bandit" for his ability to rob hitters of hits and home runs.

His Baseball nickname was "the Bandit"; which was a reference to all of the hits he took (stole) away from opposing team players during his tenure as starting Center Fielder with the Chicago White Sox.

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