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player. He has been inducted into the

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Hall of Fame. He was also a teenage radio and television actor, starring on the television show ''

'' in the 1950s.

Early life

Singer was born in

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, is Jewish, and attended Bancroft Junior High School and Fairfax High School (class of 1957). He lived in

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. In addition to

, in his youth Singer also competed in table tennis, tennis, football, and baseball.

Acting career

Singer was a teenage radio and television actor. In radio, he appeared in a number of shows, between 1944 and 1955. He played on the TV situation comedy '' Beulah'' for two seasons, starting in 1952, playing the role of Donnie Henderson.Beverly Washburn (January 2016)
"Hollywood Memories; Blondie"
''The Vegas Voice'', p. 6. He starred on the television show ''

'' in the 1950s. He played Alexander Bumstead, the son of Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead. He also acted in the television sitcoms '' Leave it to Beaver'', ''

'', ''

'', and ''

'', and the TV series ''

''.

American handball career

Singer won his first handball national and world singles championships in 1965, and his last in 1988. He won 16 United States, Canadian, and world titles in singles (including the 1967 Open Singles World Championship, and the 1968 USHA four-wall men's singles championship) and doubles (including the 1978 and 1979 men's doubles championships). In 1971, on behalf of the United States government, Singer toured Germany and England with handballer

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, giving clinics and exhibitions to Air Force personnel. When he retired from competition in 1988, Singer was ranked the #5 all-time professional tournament winner. Singer was inducted into the Southern California Handball Association Hall of Fame in 1984, and into the

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in 1991. He was also inducted into the

Hall of Fame in 1994.

References

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