Lyle Wesley Waggoner (born April 13, 1935) is an American actor and former model, best known for his work on The Carol Burnett Show from 1967 to 1974 and for playing the role of Steve Trevor in the Wonder Woman television series from 1975 to 1979. Waggoner was also the first centerfold for Playgirl (albeit with limited nudity) in June 1973.
Waggoner was born in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Marie and Myron Waggoner. Prior to joining Carol Burne...
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Lyle Wesley Waggoner (born April 13, 1935) is an American actor and former model, best known for his work on The Carol Burnett Show from 1967 to 1974 and for playing the role of Steve Trevor in the Wonder Woman television series from 1975 to 1979. Waggoner was also the first centerfold for Playgirl (albeit with limited nudity) in June 1973.
Waggoner was born in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Marie and Myron Waggoner. Prior to joining Carol Burnett, Waggoner was a finalist for the title role in the TV series version of Batman, but had lost the role to comic book buff and veteran actor Adam West. In 1967, he appeared in Catalina Caper (with Tommy Kirk, a former child actor trying to restart his career as a young adult), a film which would eventually be lampooned by Mystery Science Theater 3000. The same year, he began a seven year stint on The Carol Burnett Show sketch show as an announcer and performer. Waggoner left the show in 1974 in the hopes of advancing his career as a lead...
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