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Tom Dreesen, a pioneering comic and Frank Sinatra's longtime opening act, dies at 86

Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Tom Dreesen, a pioneering comic and Frank Sinatra's longtime opening act, dies at 86 — WPBF Entertainment Palm Beach, Boca Raton Arts news
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Tom Dreesen, who was the longtime opening act for Frank Sinatra and was known as half of one of America's first interracial comedy duos with Tim Reid, has died.

Source: WPBF Entertainment Palm Beach

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