Carol Channing Age, Affairs, Husband, Family, Biography & More
Some Lesser Known Facts About Carol Channing
- Does Carol Channing smoke?: Not Known
- Does Carol Channing drink alcohol?: No
- Carol was born in Seattle, but in a short span, she moved to San Francisco with her family where she fell in love with theater.
- She began her career with short side roles in theater, and her first lead role in a Broadway musical was in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
- In the early 1960s, she was diagnosed, and later, recovered with Ovarian Cancer.
- On May 24, 1964, she won Best Actress in a Musical for the movie “Hello, Dolly!”
- She was nominated six times for Tony Awards and won three out of them.
- The city of San Francisco, California, declared February 14, 1988, as the “Carol Channing Day.”
- Her handprints are marked in front of The Great Movie Ride at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort.
- In 1995, she received the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement.
- She is very much health conscious and has not eaten restaurant food since 1963.
- Carol prefers only organic food, and whenever she gets an invite to a restaurant, she carries her own sealed containers with her food, and just asks for an empty plate and glass.
- She has made a guest appearance on a plethora of TV shows viz Sesame Street, The Red Skelton Show, The Muppet Show, The Love Boat, Magnum, P.I., and The Drew Carey Show.
- Carol loved singing on TV shows and she once sung a “Hello, Dolly” variation called “Hello, Sammy,” on Sesame Street show.
- In 2009, her album entitled “For Heaven’s Sake” was released in memory of her father.
- Here’s a glimpse of Carol’s career and lifetime achievements: