Phyllis Diller

Trivia

• Received her first national exposure as a contestant on the Groucho Marx show "You Bet Your Life" (1950).
• In 1999 she suffered serious heart attack, although not expected to live, Diller recovered well enough to return to the stage for a couple of years.
• Received the Women's International Center (WIC) Living Legacy Award in 1990.
• Has had numerous face lifts, a popular topic in her comedy routines.
• Briefly served as honorary mayor in the affluent town of Brentwood, California.
• As of 2000, had appeared as a piano soloist with 100 symphony orchestras across the United States, including performances in Dallas, Denver, Annapolis, Houston, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Cincinnati.
• Nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Shame for her recorded version of the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction."
• Earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1993.
• She describes her comedy as "tragedy revisited."
• Had 10-year affair with "the love of my life", lawyer Robert Hastings before his death on May 23, 1996.

Quotes

• "A stand-up comic is judged by every line. Singers get applause at the end of their song no matter how bad they are.""