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Tom Dreesen, comedian who led the Comedy Store strike and toured with Frank Sinatra, dies at 86
Tom Dreesen, the comedian who led the Comedy Store strike, combated civil rights-era racial tension with comedy in the duo Tim & Tom, and toured with Frank Sinatra, has died at 86.
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According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, Tom Dreesen, comedian who led the Comedy Store strike and toured with Frank Sinatra, dies at 86, Tom Dreesen, the comedian who led the Comedy Store strike, combated civil rights-era racial tension with comedy in the duo Tim & Tom, and toured with Frank Sinatra, has died at 86.
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- Tom Dreesen, comedian who led the Comedy Store strike and toured with Frank Sinatra, dies at 86Los Angeles Times - 2026-06-18T21:41:12+00:00
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