Comedian Buddy Hackett, known for his rubbery face and sometimes raunchy jokes, never strayed far from a punch line, often peppering friends and family with his humor. "If I was going to a corporate ...

Buddy Hackett, 78, the roly-poly comedian who rose from Borscht Belt clown to master of bawdy entertainment in films and on television and stage, was found dead June 30 at his home in Malibu, Calif., ...