{"id":373,"date":"2023-07-06T10:33:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T10:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=373"},"modified":"2023-07-06T10:33:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T10:33:39","slug":"the-brilliant-but-tragic-life-of-comedian-marty-feldman-he-wasnt-allowed-on-television-because-his-eyes-frightened-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=373","title":{"rendered":"The Brilliant But Tragic Life of Comedian Marty Feldman: He Wasn\u2019t Allowed On Television Because His Eyes \u2018Frightened\u2019 People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marty Feldman, a British comedian and actor, gained fame for his unique appearance and comedic talent. He had thyroid eye disease, causing his eyes to be misaligned and protrude.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being bullied and taunted throughout his life, Feldman embraced his distinct look and used it to his advantage in his comedy career. He started as a comedy writer for shows like Educating Archie and The Frost Report before transitioning to on-screen roles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15303 perfmatters-lazy entered pmloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/strivingforgreater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/martyfeldman6-300x160.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strivingforgreater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/martyfeldman6-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strivingforgreater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/martyfeldman6-561x300.jpg 561w, https:\/\/strivingforgreater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/martyfeldman6-265x142.jpg 265w, https:\/\/strivingforgreater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/martyfeldman6-531x284.jpg 531w, https:\/\/strivingforgreater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/martyfeldman6-364x195.jpg 364w, https:\/\/strivingforgreater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/martyfeldman6-608x325.jpg 608w, https:\/\/strivingforgreater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/martyfeldman6.jpg 630w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" data-src=\"https:\/\/strivingforgreater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/martyfeldman6-300x160.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/strivingforgreater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/martyfeldman6-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strivingforgreater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/martyfeldman6-561x300.jpg 561w, https:\/\/strivingforgreater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/martyfeldman6-265x142.jpg 265w, https:\/\/strivingforgreater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/martyfeldman6-531x284.jpg 531w, https:\/\/strivingforgreater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/martyfeldman6-364x195.jpg 364w, https:\/\/strivingforgreater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/martyfeldman6-608x325.jpg 608w, https:\/\/strivingforgreater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/martyfeldman6.jpg 630w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Feldman\u2019s breakthrough came with his role as Igor in Mel Brooks\u2019 1974 film Young Frankenstein, where his character\u2019s name was humorously pronounced \u201cEye-Gor.\u201d He continued to find success in the entertainment industry but tragically passed away at a young age.<\/p>\n<p>Feldman\u2019s story emphasizes the importance of self-acceptance and confidence, regardless of one\u2019s perceived flaws. Despite facing challenges, he turned his unique appearance into a comedic asset and left a lasting impact on the comedy world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marty Feldman, a British comedian and actor, gained fame for his unique appearance and comedic&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":46,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}