You didn't know Robert Morse was on Broadway?

It has been called to our attention that some of the people watching AMC's outstanding series, Mad Men, don't know that Robert Morse, who plays ad agency head Bertram Cooper, is one of the greatest Broadway stars of all time.

While it's nice that the show is reaching its target demographic, this cannot be allowed to stand.

Ladies and gentlemen (boys and girls), Mr. Robert Morse:


(Click the picture to watch the video.)

To paraphrase Damon Runyon, there are two kinds of people in the world -- people who love musical comedy, and people you shouldn't associate with.

By the way, the character actor on the left...



...is the legendary 1920s crooner Rudy Vallee...



...who co-starred on Broadway with Robert Morse in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," playing roughly the same role that Mr. Morse is now playing on Mad Men.

Get it?

America Wants to Know salutes Robert Morse, one of the very, very best ever to carry an Actors Equity card. We think his scenes on Mad Men are the most riveting part of the show. Spin-off, anybody?


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