Lou Holtz (April 11, 1893 – September 22, 1980[1]) was an American vaudevillian, comic actor, and theatrical producer.

[5] In May 1913, at the Palace Theatre (New York City), Holtz appeared in a trio, with Harris and Boland, presented by Elsie Janis, during the Sarah Bernhardt vaudeville tour.

[citation needed] "Lou Holtz had some excellent material..." — Variety (April 4, 1919)[8][9]He then became a star in George White's Scandals of 1919.

In the 1920s, Holtz became the highest paid entertainer on Broadway, [citation needed] with articles touting his salary as an unheard of $6,000 per week.

Holtz' career after the mid-1940s consisted of high-end club dates, including headlining in Las Vegas, and television appearances on variety shows.

The film was based on the musical that Wynn and Holtz starred in on Broadway called Manhattan Mary.

Holtz also starred in the Columbia musical short School for Romance in 1934, which co-starred a then unknown Betty Grable.

In 1963, Holtz and his wife moved to Los Angeles and gave birth to a son, Lou Jr.

[24] Holtz' final years were spent going to Hillcrest Country Club in Los Angeles for lunch daily and sitting at the famous round table of comedians, which included performers like George Burns, Jack Benny, the Marx Brothers, Milton Berle, and George Jessel.