- Born
- Died
- Height1.68 m
- Jack Sheldon was the son of Jen Loven (1909-1989), who taught many of the Hollywood entertainment elite and their children to swim at her famous Jen Loven Swim School in Hollywood. Jack was known mostly for his sidekick status on the The Merv Griffin Show (1962) in the 1970s.
He had two sons, Kevin and John, and two daughters, Julie and Jesse Sheldon. John, a musician, plays drums, and attended military college prep school at the prestigious Army & Navy Academy in Carlsbad, California. He acted with his father in the Disney comedy Un vendredi dingue, dingue, dingue (1976), as one of the trouble-making kids who loved to harass Jodie Foster. He played in jazz clubs, most often at the Catalina Bar & Grill in Hollywood, sometimes joined by George Segal.- IMDb mini biography by: Rob Robfogel (updated by R.M. Sieger)
- Most noted, musically that is, for his method of "TRIPLETONGUEING" while playing the trumpet. A feat not many can do.
- Often sang songs for Schoolhouse Rock!
- Gravelly, low-pitched voice
- Voiced the character of the Bill in "I'm Just A Bill", and of the train engineer in "Conjunction Junction", two notable installments of the cartoon series Schoolhouse Rock! (1973).
- Jazz musician/singer/character actor, probably best known as Merv Griffin's trumpet-playing sidekick on his 1970s TV talk show and as the star of cult TV hit, Run Buddy Run (1966).
- Was a friend of legendary satirist Lenny Bruce.
- Sheldon voiced "Louie the Lightning Bug" in a series of animated musical public service announcements aimed at children during the 1980s, promoting safety with electricity.
- Father of Kevin Sheldon, John Sheldon, Julie Sheldon and Jesse Sheldon.
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