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He had to also be good-looking, so she could do her ugly-duckling, romance-besotted character with him, and funny.
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The actress-comedian recalled that she wanted an announcer for the show who could do more than introduce the commercials. Then he was called to audition for Burnett’s variety show. In the mid-1960s, the Kansas-born Waggoner was appearing in run-of-the-mill movies such as “Swamp Country” and “The Catalina Caper” and was a finalist to play “Batman” in the campy TV series that eventually starred Adam West. Playing on his surname, he called it Star Waggons. He built a behind-the-scenes business that provides custom trailers that keep stars comfortable during production breaks. Waggoner, who was battling cancer, died peacefully Tuesday at his Los Angeles-area home with his wife of 60 years, Sharon, at his side, according to a family statement.Ī household name in the 1970s, Waggoner went on to become a successful entrepreneur. Lyle Waggoner is also an accomplished western art painter and bronze sculptor. LOS ANGELES - Lyle Waggoner, who used his good looks to comic effect on “The Carol Burnett Show,” partnered with a superhero on “Wonder Woman” and was the first centerfold for Playgirl magazine, died Tuesday at 84. He was also the Playgirl Magazine centerfold in the December, 1990 issue.