{"id":136916,"date":"2026-06-18T09:52:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=136916"},"modified":"2026-06-18T09:53:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:53:11","slug":"comedian-tom-dreesen-dies-at-86-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=136916","title":{"rendered":"Comedian Tom Dreesen Dies At 86 \u2013 Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=136916\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=136916\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-136917 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Deb-Tom-and-BB-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Deb-Tom-and-BB-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Deb-Tom-and-BB-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Deb-Tom-and-BB.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Debbie, Tom and &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad (Memorial Opera House Valparaiso, Indiana August 17, 2019)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Karen Beishuizen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tom Dreesen, who for years was Frank Sinatra\u2019s opening act, died on Wednesday, 17 June. 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