Dick Wilson
His name is one not many people will know.
He was born as Riccardo DiGuglielmo.
After his birth, he and his parents would go,
from England to live in Hamilton, Ontario.
In show business, he took his mother’s maiden name.
In radio and television, he garnered some fame.
In 1954, he became an American citizen.
He was in over five hundred commercials on television.
For three decades, he said, “Please don’t squeeze the Charmin”.
As a comedic actor, we saw him frequently,
in many a television situation comedy.
Dick Wilson was a fine supporting actor in his day.
Sadly, in 2007, he passed away.
Thanks to wikipedia.org online encyclopedia and imdb.com for information I obtained to write this poem.
Copyright © Robert Pettit | Year Posted 2012
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