| Ollie Joe Prater | |
| Birth Name: | Gilbert L. Hartzog |
| Birth Date: | 22 August 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Concord, Michigan, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Albion, Michigan, U.S. |
| Medium: | Stand-up, television, film |
| Nationality: | American |
| Genre: | Character comedy, observational comedy, satire, political satire, black comedy, sarcasm |
| Subject: | American culture, sex, everyday life, drugs, human behavior, American politics, pop culture |
Ollie Joe Prater (born Gilbert Hartzog; August 22, 1946 – November 25, 1991) was an American stand-up comedian and television personality.[1] He made frequent appearances on The Tonight Show.[2] [3]
Prater got his start in stand-up comedy in the 1970s at The Comedy Store and eventually performed in comedy clubs throughout the United States and was a featured performer at many Las Vegas casinos.[2] [4] Prater acted in the 1977 film Can I Do It... 'Til I Need Glasses? that featured Robin Williams in his first film performance. Prater went on to release comedy video specials and albums.[5] [6]
Prater died from complications of a stroke on November 25, 1991.[2]