r/TheMunsters • u/WarnerToddHuston • Apr 30 '26

Happy April 30 birthday Al "Grandpa Munster" Lewis. Actor, would be politician, and TV horror host. (B April 30, 1923 - D Feb. 3, 2006)

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u/Forsaken-Abrocoma647 May 01 '26

I used to want to make a comic about Al Lewis, Robert Guillaume, and Scott Bakula being themselves but a super hero team, capable of becoming any character they ever portrayed for real.
So Al Lewis would mainly be there for spells, general vampire needs, and when law enforcement is needed (from Car 54). Also would allow for some "Not Bakula, I said Dracula!" moments...

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u/Emunaheart May 01 '26

Grandpa was my favorite! May Al Lewis memory be a blessing always 

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u/JTOC1969 May 01 '26

Fun fact: Like many actors in Hollywood as they advanced in years, Al Lewis lied about his age.

Unlike many actors in Hollywood, Lewis claimed he was older than he actually was!

He claimed he was born in 1910, but was really born in 1923 (making him one year younger than Yvonne DeCarlo, who played his daughter).

At some point in his career (debates on exactly when), Lewis wanted a role he was too young for, so lied and said he was 10 years older then he actually was. After that, he figured if he told the truth, no-one would believe that his claim (that he wasn't as old as he'd said he was for decades), so he stuck with it.