Danny Thomas, born Amos Alphonsus Muzyad Yaqoob, (January 6, 1912 - February 6, 1991) was an American nightclub comedian and television and film actor, best known for starring in the television sitcom Make Room for Daddy.
The Danny Thomas Hour is a US anthology television series that was broadcast on NBC during the 1967-68 television season.
Known primarily as a TV actor, he starred as a nightclub singer on the popular "Make Room for Daddy" (1953). He also served TV behind the cameras partnering with Sheldon Leonard and Aaron Spelling to create such shows as 'Dick van Dyke''s show, "Dick Van Dyke Show, The" (1961)_, _Andy Griffith Show, The (1960)_, and "Mod Squad, The" (1968). He was also dedicated to building the St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, which he founded in 1962.
