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Tim Conway (born December 15, 1933, Willoughby,
Ohio) is an American
comedian and actor.  Conway was born Thomas
Daniel Conway, but changed his first name to "Tim"
to avoid confusion with actor Tom Conway.

Conway was born in Willoughby, Ohio, and grew up
in Chagrin Falls. He attended Bowling Green State
University in Bowling Green, Ohio, where he
majored in speech and radio. After graduating, he
joined the United States Army|Army, following
which he took a job answering mail for a
Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland radio station, where he
went on to become a writer for the promotional
department.

He gained a following from his appearance in the
1960s sitcom McHale's Navy. Afterwards, he starred
in a string of doomed TV series|series before
appearing in several slapstick family films.  Of
these films for Disney, he was often paired with
fellow funnyman, Don Knotts.  The most popular of
these is probably The Apple Dumpling Gang series
of movies.

He is probably best known, however, for his work
on The Carol Burnett Show where his antics
sometimes caused his fellow players to fall out of
character by bursting out in laughter. Conway's
work on the show earned him three Emmy Awards.

Conway's more recent work includes a series of
satirical how-to videos in which he plays a
diminuitive Scandinavian known as Dorf. Conway
continues to appear in film|movies and has cameo
appearances in TV series; most of these
appearances showcase his comedic talent.
Currently, Conway voices the character "Barnacle
Boy" in the popular Nickelodeon TV
channel|Nickelodeon cartoon series SpongeBob
SquarePants, and resides in Gallatin, Tennessee.