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Tim Conway
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Tim Conway's Parents: 8 Family Facts
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He earned his bachelor's degree in television and radio from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
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He cited Ernest Borgnine as his favorite acting mentor and best friend.
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His acting mentor and former neighbor Ernest Borgnine died on 8 July 2012 at the age of 95. Conway also worked with Borgnine on the popular cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants (1999), voicing Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy for 13 years.
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After graduating from Bowling Green State University, he joined the United States Army and served from 1956 to 1958.
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He was the father of Tim Conway Jr., Corey Conway, Jaime Conway (aka "Jake"), Pat Conway, Seann Conway and Kelly Conway.
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His father was an Irish immigrant, and his maternal grandparents were Romanian. His original first name at birth was the Romanian name Toma, later changed to Thomas.
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Until Conway left Cleveland, he was a local television comedy team partner with Ernie Anderson (the father of director Paul Thomas Anderson).
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Tim Conway had a stepdaughter named Jackie Beatty and two grandchildren.
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