 He first appeared at the Green Mansions resort, in the Adirondacks near the Catskills resort area.He appeared on many theatrical and television variety shows of the era, including the Sunday Night At The London Palladium, "The Ed Sullivan Show", "The Tonight Show", "The Steve Allen Show", Jackie Gleason's "Stage Show", the "Jack Paar Show", Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall and "The Garry Moore Show".He performed at local venues like the Radio City Music Hall, the Bon Soir supper club, the Blue Angel, the Copacabana and Montreal's El Morocco.