Dave Madden

David Joseph Dave Madden was a Canadianborn American actor. His most famous role came in the 1970s sitcom The Partridge Family, in which he played the groups manager, Reuben Kincaid, opposite Shirley Joness character. Madden later had a recurring role as diner customer Earl Hicks on the mid1970s to mid1980s sitcom, Alice.

Madden was born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada to Verna and Roger Madden. He had three older siblings Sister Mary Roger , a practicing nun at Saint MaryoftheWoods in Indiana Richard and Jack . He spent his early childhood in Port Huron, Michigan, and in 1939, was sent to live with his aunt and uncle Bess and Frank Hoff, in Terre Haute, Indiana after his fathers death and his mothers job keeping her on the road. At age 13, a serious bicycle accident left him immobilized. Madden spent months recuperating, a time during which he took an interest in magic. He later worked magic into his comedy act, which he performed around Terre Haute. He graduated in 1950 from Otter Creek High School, where he served as joke editor of the school paper, writing his own material. Madden spent one semester at Indiana State Teachers College, and in 1951 dropped out to enlist in the United States Air Force. Assigned to Special Services, he was sent to Tripoli, Libya, where he was a hit as an entertainer in camp

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