William Szathmary,
William Szathmary, known as Bill Dana (October 5, 1924 – June 15, 2017) He often appeared on television shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show, frequently in the guise of a heavily accented Bolivian character named JosĆ© JimĆ©nez. Dana often portrayed the JimĆ©nez character as an astronaut. Dana's career took a major turn when he began writing stand-up routines for the young comedian Don Adams, including the now well-known "Would you believe?" jokes popularized by Get Smart. From there, he was brought in as a writer for The Steve Allen Show, where he created the JosĆ© JimĆ©nez character for the show's Man in the Street segments. On an Ed Sullivan Show appearance, Dana related a story of how a woman recognized him on the street, but knew him only as JosĆ© JimĆ©nez, and asked what his real name was. Instead of his stage name, "Bill Dana", he gave her his real name, "William Szathmary". The woman rejoined: "Wow, no wonder you changed it to JimĆ©nez! The ch...