Kenneth Roy Shapiro (June 5, 1942 – November 18, 2017) was an American writer, producer, director and child actor. Most notably, he played the role of the "Kid" on ''

The Buick-Berle Show ''Texaco Star Theater'' was an American comedy-variety show, broadcast on radio from 1938 to 1949 and telecast from 1948 to 1956. It was one of the first successful examples of American television broadcasting, remembered as the show that gave M ...

.'' He was a regular on George Scheck's "Star Time" Kids Show (1951–52) working under the name "Kenny Sharpe, along with another budding star Connie Francis." Shapiro also directed several titles, including ''

The Groove Tube ''The Groove Tube'' is a 1974 American independent comedy film written and produced by Ken Shapiro and starring Shapiro, Richard Belzer and Chevy Chase. It features the song "Move On Up" by Curtis Mayfield in its opening scene. The low-budget mo ...

'' (1974) and ''

Modern Problems ''Modern Problems'' is a 1981 American science fiction black comedy film written and directed by Ken Shapiro and starring Chevy Chase, Patti D'Arbanville, and Dabney Coleman. The film Gross (economics), grossed $26.2million on an $8million budget ...

'' (1981). He died in November 2017 at the age of 75 from cancer.Ken Shapiro
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* 1942 births 2017 deaths American television writers American male television writers American television producers American male child actors American television directors Jewish American writers 21st-century American Jews {{US-tv-actor-stub