Skip E. Lowe

Sammy Labella (June 6, 1929 – September 22, 2014), better known by his stage name Skip E. Lowe, was an American talk show host and actor.

Skip E. Lowe
Born
Sammy Labella

(1929-06-06)June 6, 1929
Greenville, Mississippi, United States
DiedSeptember 22, 2014(2014-09-22) (aged 85)
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationTalk show host, actor

Career

He hosted Skip E. Lowe Looks at Hollywood which debuted in 1978, a weekly talk show for public-access cable television that aired in Los Angeles and New York City.[1]

He appeared in the films Black Shampoo (1976), The World's Greatest Lover (1977), Cameron's Closet (1988), and A-List (2006). In 2001, Lowe authored The Boy With the Betty Grable Legs: A Showbiz Memoir.[2]

Martin Short cited him as the inspiration for his character Jiminy Glick.[3]

It is estimated that Lowe conducted some 6,000 cable-television interviews from 1978 to 2014.

He was openly gay.[4][5]

Death

Lowe died in Los Angeles, at age 85, on September 22, 2014 from emphysema.[3]

According to his former website, Lowe was cremated and had ashes scattered at Ventura Pier on November 23, 2014.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1943Best Foot ForwardCadetuncredited
1944Song of the Open RoadMinor Roleuncredited
1945Hotel BerlinTeenage Boyuncredited
1947Forever AmberYoung Manuncredited
1975Crazy Mamauncredited
1976Black ShampooArtie
1976Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil SheiksDoctoruncredited
1977Bare KnucklesCedric
1977The World's Greatest LoverFirst Wardrobe Man
1979Bitter Heritage
1988Cameron's ClosetNewscaster
1989Prime SuspectPatient
1994Sunny Side UpHimself
2005Murder on the Yellow Brick RoadSecurity Guard
2006A-ListHarry
2006PittsburghHimself
2006Running Out of Time in Hollywood
2014The Final SongHimselffinal film role

See also

References
  1. Jarvis, Michael T. (October 5, 2003). "If You Have a Talent, He'll Showcase It". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  2. Casillo, Charles (June 13, 2001). "Almost Famous – Celebrity Interviewer Skip E. Lowe Basks in the Low-Wattage Glow of Hollywood – Public Access Style". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  3. Barnes, Mike (September 23, 2014). "Skip E. Lowe, Talk Show Host and Inspiration for Martin Short's Jiminy Glick, Dies at 85". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  4. Lowe, Skip E (2014). Hollywood Gomorrah. USA: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 1497307260.
  5. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=opzxnZekYGY 0:22
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