Joey Bishop

The Rat Pack was a group of actors originally centered on Humphrey Bogart. In the mid-1960s it was the name used by the press and the general public to refer to a later variation of the group, after Bogart's death, that called itself "the summit" or "the clan," featuring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, and finally, Joey Bishop, who appeared together on stage and in films in the early-1960s, including the movie Ocean's 11 . Sinatra, Martin and Davis were regarded...Read Full Story

Portland, Maine (September 23, 2011) — Experience the glamour of classic Vegas right here in Portland for the first and only performance of its kind. A tribute to the talented stars of the 1960s known as “The Rat Pack,” will play for one night only at the historic State Theatre in Portland, Maine on Friday, October 21 as a benefit concert for Casa. ‘THE RAT PACK IS BACK!’ will transport the audience back in time to when four show business legends ? Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey...Read Full Story

Joey Bishop, the deadpan comedian, TV host and last of the super-hip team of performers known as the Rat Pack, led by Frank Sinatra, has died at age 89, his publicist said on Thursday. Bishop, born Joseph Abraham Gottlieb on February 3, 1918, in the Bronx, died on Wednesday night at his home in Newport Beach, south of Los Angeles, following an illness of several months, publicist Warren Cowan said. The self-styled “mouse” of the Rat Pack, Bishop was part of an iconic group of entertainers...Read Full Story

The Rat Pack Collection (Ocean’s 11 / Robin and the 7 Hoods / 4 for Texas) 4 FOR TEXAS — Gamblers Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin are Wild West wild cards. With Anita Ekberg, Ursula Andress, the Three Stooges and Charles Bronson. OCEAN’S 11 — The kicky original! Sinatra and pals have a sure way to beat Vegas: Rob 5 casinos at once! With Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop and more. ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS — His kind of town, Chicago is. Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Falk...Read Full Story

Comedian Joey Bishop was the final member of the Rat Pack to die, passing away on October 17, 2007.  In addition to his friendship with Frank Sinatra , Sammy Davis, Jr. , Dean Martin and Peter Lawford , Bishop was known for his frequent television and movie appearances, including the many times he guest hosted The Tonight Show for Johnny Carson.   Bishop amassed a multimillion dollar estate before he passed; sadly, that estate is now in legal turmoil.  His live-in girlfriend, Nora Garibotti...Read Full Story

Joey Bishop's life can quite possibly read as a 'how-to' manual when dealing with fame. Even though he was one of the least noted members of the famous Rat Pack, Bishop outlived the other members (Sinatra, Martin, Lawford, Davis, Jr,) by years. The other men had been worn down by years of hard partying; Bishop made it to 89 years of age. Bishop was an accomplished comedian in his heyday. He also starred on the silver screen in some of Hollywood's earliest knee-slapping classics. Joseph...Read Full Story

The Rat Pack once was the coolest group of entertainers on the planet — Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis Jr. Oh, yeah, and a stone-faced comedian named Joey Bishop. Although not as widely appreciated, it was Bishop with his deadpan delivery, dead-on timing and bottomless pit of jokes, who was "the hub of the big wheel," according to Rat Pack leader Sinatra himself. Bishop, who also starred on two TV shows throughout most of the 1960s, died Wednesday at age 89. He turned...Read Full Story

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Joey Bishop , the stone-faced comedian who found success in nightclubs, television and movies but became most famous as a member of Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack, has died at 89. Read more!Read Full Story

The last of the Five Coolest Guys That Ever Lived has died: Joey Bishop died today at his home in Newport Beach, CA . I don't want to get super cheesy or spiritual but you gotta believe that if there really is a Heaven, Frank, Deano, Sammie, Peter, and Joey are having a great time being together for the first time since 1984 today.Read Full Story

‘They were style with substance, swing with swagger, a non-stop party that everyone wanted access to.’ These words, written in Player magazine, best describe the charismatic quintuplet better known as The Rat Pack. Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, Peter Law ford and the kingpin- Frank Sinatra, were the five who made up the ...Read Full Story