While better known as an actor thanks to his immortal role as television's bumbling %Gomer Pyle, Jim Nabors also enjoyed a successful career as an easy listening balladeer. Born June 12, 1930, in Sylacauga, AL, he graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in business administration, but later found himself working in TV as an apprentice editor; at much the same time, he also pursued a career as a cabaret singer. In 1963, Nabors was hired to guest star on an episode of the popular #Andy Griffith Show; although his role as the hayseed %Gomer was originally intended as a one-shot, the character proved such a hit with audiences that he went on to become a featured player for the next two seasons. In 1965, Nabors even received his own spin-off series, #Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C., in which %Gomer appeared as a hapless Marine Corps private.
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