Tiny Tim AKA Herbert Butros Khaury
Born: 12-Apr-1932 [1] Birthplace: New York City Died: 30-Nov-1996 Location of death: Minneapolis, MN Cause of death: Heart Failure Remains: Buried, Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN
Gender: Male Religion: Roman Catholic Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Musician Nationality: United States Executive summary: Tip Toe Thru the Tulips The most famous ukelele player in history, noted for the falsetto Tip Toe Thru the Tulips (by Al Dubin and Joe Burke), rising to #17 on the Billboard charts. He is also noted for his marriage to 17-year-old Miss Vicki on The Tonight Show in 1969, bringing record ratings and 35 million viewers. After a heart attack in September 1996, he died during a performance two months later. [1] According to his passport and New York City birth certificate, he was born in 1932, not 1923 as he had sometimes claimed.
Father: Butros Khaury (d. 2-Apr-1971) Mother: Tillie Staff (b. 15-Jan-1893, d. 9-Jul-1986) Wife: Victoria Brudinger ("Miss Vicki", m. 17-Dec-1969, div. 1977, one daughter) Daughter: Tulip Victoria (b. 10-May-1971) Wife: Jan Alweiss (m. 26-Jun-1984, div. 1995) Wife: Susan Marie Gardner ("Miss Susie", m. 18-Aug-1995, until his death)
High School: George Washington High School (expelled)
Expelled from School Heart Attack Montague, MA (28-Sep-1996) Died Onstage Lebanese Ancestry Paternal
Jewish Ancestry Maternal
Risk Factors: Diabetes
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Private Parts (7-Mar-1997) · Himself Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival (21-Feb-1997) · Himself Blood Harvest (1987) One Trick Pony (3-Oct-1980) · Himself You Are What You Eat (24-Sep-1968) · Himself
Rotten Library Page: Tiny Tim
Author of books:
Beautiful Thoughts (1969)
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