Telly Savalas

One need look no further than the wildly popular and very mainstream movie The Break Up, in which Jennifer Aniston's character attempts to win back her ex-boyfriend by getting a 'Telly Savalas' beauty treatment -- ie waxing off of all of her body hair -- and wandering naked around their shared apartment.

Leslie Goldman: Do Women Have to Be Hairless to Be Sexy? Leslie Goldman 2010

Something else Mr. DiMenna has learned: Lots of people have a Telly Savalas story to share.

Comedian Shows The 'Full Telly' Jo Piazza 2011

In addition to his most famous role as the boss of Telly Savalas' Kojak, Frazer also appeared on such television shows as Car 54, Where Are You?

Dan Frazer, Kojak's Capt. McNeil, Dies at 90 2011

Everett Collection A scene from 'Kojak' 'Kojak: The Complete Movie Collection' The "Kojak" series began as a 1973 TV movie, "The Marcus-Nelson Murders," starring Telly Savalas as a Greek-American detective and based upon a 1963 incident in which the New York Police Department wrongfully accused a young black man of murdering two women.

TV on DVD 2012

People notice when Telly Savalas walks into a bar.

Comedian Shows The 'Full Telly' Jo Piazza 2011

Supervillain Blofeld -- played by Telly Savalas before he became so iconic, and ironic, as TV detective Kojak ( "Who loves ya, baby?") -- achieves the inception of the idea central to his plot through psychological conditioning.

William Bradley: Does Inception Salvage the Summer Movie Season? 2010

Supervillain Blofeld -- played by Telly Savalas before he became so iconic, and ironic, as TV detective Kojak ( "Who loves ya, baby?") -- achieves the inception of the idea central to his plot through psychological conditioning.

William Bradley: Does Inception Salvage the Summer Movie Season? 2010

My parents succeeded in "America, America" beyond their wildest dreams -- my father paid for his education that led to his success as a NASA scientist by broadcasting in his fluent Greek at the Voice of America, sharing a microphone with Gus and Telly Savalas.

Yolanda Reid Chassiakos: A Woman Without a Country 2010

Anthony Newley plays the Hatter; Red Buttons, the White Rabbit; and — of all people — Telly Savalas, the Cheshire Cat.

In So Many Wonderlands David Mermelstein 2010

Anthony Newley plays the Hatter; Red Buttons, the White Rabbit; and — of all people — Telly Savalas, the Cheshire Cat.

In So Many Wonderlands David Mermelstein 2010