Shecky Greene (born Fred Sheldon Greenfield; April 8, 1926 – December 31, 2023) was an American comedian and actor.

[4] In his youth, Greene enjoyed performing as a singer and in a drama club he formed while attending Sullivan High School.

[9] But after regularly performing stand-up in Chicago at mob-run nightclubs[6][2] and various venues in the upper Midwest, he instead started his comedy career at the Prevue Lounge in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he worked for six years.

[11] From there, he went on to showrooms in Miami, Chicago, and Reno/Lake Tahoe before an agent persuaded him to move to Las Vegas and open in 1954 for Dorothy Shay, "the Park Avenue Hillbillie", at the Last Frontier.

and guested on The Joey Bishop Show, The Love Boat, and played Lou Carnesco in two episodes of The Fall Guy.

[20] In December 1977, he appeared in The Love Boat S1 E11 vignette "Divorce Me, Please" as Paul Baynes, who discovers newfound appreciation for his wife Audrey, played by Florence Henderson.

"[23][1][24] Beginning in 2003 and lasting for six years, Greene suffered from panic attacks and stage fright that rendered him unable to perform.

[8] Greene experienced career obstacles due to depression, bipolar disorder,[34] stage fright, gambling, panic attacks, drug abuse and alcoholism.

"[4] Greene led "humanitarian efforts" to create St. Jude's Ranch, a shelter for indigent and neglected children in Boulder City, Nevada.