![]() “So he asked the sergeant, ‘Hey, can I just do the comedy sketch and not do the dummy?’ But they told him no. But eventually, he got tired of that,” she said. And these comedians who were passing through would notice how funny he was. ![]() “What the army did was solidify for him… He got into the army show as a ventriloquist and put on these sketches that were just so funny. But he did it.”īefore Don’s time on television, he served in the army. It took a while for him to break through all of his trauma from childhood. And when they moved out to California, they found a much better psychiatrist that he stuck with his whole life. And this was in the ‘50s when people didn’t believe in it that much. “But my mother got him to go to a psychiatrist in New York. “He started getting therapy when he was in New York. Karen said that therapy ultimately helped Don out of depression. Karen confessed that it took her father some time before he was able to overcome his childhood trauma. So I became like a mini shrink… I would try to motivate him not to feel so depressed, to feel more positive about things,” she added. He was living in extreme poverty during the Depression. He came from an alcoholic older brother and a paranoid schizophrenic father. He had depression that I had to talk him through sometimes because he had a really difficult childhood. He wasn’t a tough father at all, but he had high standards for us,” she said. But my father was witty and funny all on his own. That truly motivated me.”ĭespite Don’s on-screen role as Deputy Barney, Karen said that he was a separate person from what others saw on the television. And I got to hear all these great stories. I got a good little crowd of people who were so eager to talk about him. “I went to his hometown and put the word out on the radio that I was looking for stories from people who grew up with my father. “I started to realize that I should take the time to write this book and reach out to those who knew him that were still around, those I’ve never even known about,” she continued. But as the years went on, several of my father’s friends started to pass,” Karen told Fox News. But I was really busy pursuing my acting career and comedy. ![]() ![]() “People have always told me I should write a book about dad. In actress Karen Knotts’ new book, “ Tied Up in Knotts: My Dad and Me,” the comedian reflects on what it was like growing up with her father and Hollywood legend, Don Knotts.ĭon, who was best known for his role as Deputy Barney on the classic TV series, THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, died in 2006 at the age of 81. The Real Barney Fife: Don Knotts’ Daughter Honors His Legacy ![]()
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