James Gregory dead at 78: Stand-up comedian - who dubbed himself 'The Funniest Man in America' - passes away in Tennessee after 苦しむing cardiac 逮捕（する）
Comedy legend James Gregory has passed away in his 可決する・採択するd hometown of?Chattanooga, Tennessee after 苦しむing cardiac 逮捕（する） at the age of 78.
Known to his many fans since the 1980s as 'The Funniest Man in America', his family 確認するd his death on Thursday, May 9, in a 地位，任命する on his 公式の／役人 Facebook page.
'Today, with 激しい hearts, we 発表する the passing of the Funniest Man in America, comedian James Gregory,' the 声明 read. 'He brought laughter and joy to countless lives, leaving an indelible 示す on the world of comedy and those who loved him.'
It continued:?'James' three nieces who referred to him as 'Uncle Bubba,' Martha Anne, Mary Jane, and Candie, along with their families, were instrumental in caring for him through his last days and weeks
The family's message 結論するd with a request for 'privacy at this time.'
Comedy legend James Gregory has passed away in his 可決する・採択するd hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee after 苦しむing cardiac 逮捕（する） at the age of 78; seen in 2014?
After years of working as a salesman, Gregory didn't get his start in comedy until he was 36,?when he began introducing performers at The Punch Line comedy club in Atlanta in 1981.
In fact, Gregory has the distinction of 存在 the first comedian to take the 行う／開催する／段階 at the 伝説の Punchline club.?
While he was known as a Southern comedian, he traveled all across the country 成し遂げるing his stand-up comedy 決まりきった仕事 for the next four １０年間s.?
Before the end of the 1980s the funnyman would not only dubbed himself 'The Funniest Man in America' he also took the URL domain 'funniestman.com.'
によれば his obituary on Facebook, Gregory was born in his parents' kitchen in the tiny Georgia town of Lithonia, Georgia in the afternoon of May 6, 1946.?
He would 結局 have the proud distinction of 存在 the first member of his family to 卒業生（する） from high school, which he diid all while working in a small grocery 蓄える／店 since he was 11.
After a short stint in the 海洋s, which ended within weeks 予定 to health 問題／発行するs, he began his career as a salesman that went from 18 until he was 36.
He got 奮起させるd to start a career as a comedian when he answered an 宣伝 to 参加する in a comedy night in the 地階 of the Atlanta-area restaurant,?Excelsior Mill.
After using his knack for making people laugh as a salesman, Gregory began believing he could make the 移行 and 配達する his comedy from a 行う／開催する／段階.
Known to his many fans since the 1980s as 'The Funniest Man in America', his family 確認するd his death on Thursday, May 9, in a 地位，任命する on his 公式の／役人 Facebook page?
The Georgia native worked as a salesman from 18 to 36, before he 移行d to a career in comedy in 1981; before the end of the 1980s the funnyman would not only dubbed himself 'The Funniest Man in America' he also took the URL domain 'funniestman.com'
His talents began to take 形態／調整 as the comedy にわか景気 of the 1980s 拡大するd, 最終的に growing his 星／主役にする 力／強力にする until he worked his way to becoming a headliner at clubs.?
Gregory was 特に popular in the southeastern 部隊d 明言する／公表するs, working comedy clubs and, later, theaters, 特に in smaller towns 近づく major cities.?
'The way I see it, you're not just my audience. You're my 顧客s,' Gregory was 引用するd as 説 in his 近づいている autobiography.?
During his lifetime, the self-布告するd 愛国者 proudly perfo rmed for the U.S. 軍隊／機動隊s during several overseas 小旅行するs, 含むing 操作／手術 耐えるing Freedom, where he entertained 兵士s on ships and 航空機 運送／保菌者s?in Bahrain, and throughout Spain, Italy and Germany.
He was also 栄誉（を受ける）d and humbled to have 成し遂げるd for the 軍隊／機動隊s and visiting 負傷させるd 兵士s at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland.?
Just before his passing, Gregory 完全にするd work on his first and only autobiography, A Bushel Of Beans And A つつく／ペック Of Tomatoes: The Life And Times Of 'The Funniest Man in America,'?James Gregory (地位，任命する Hill 圧力（をかける）), which will be published in November 2024.
Funeral services are still 現在進行中の. When the 詳細（に述べる）s of his 記念の are 確認するd the （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） will be 地位，任命するd on James Gregory's 公式の／役人 Facebook page.
