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In 1953 Eddie Fisher was given his own fifteen-minute TV show called Coke Time (1953), sponsored by the Coca-Cola company. This show proved to be so popular that Coke then offered Eddie a $1 million contract to be their national spokesperson. A deal of that magnitude was almost unheard of at this time and helped push Fisher towards being one of the most popular singers by 1954. In 1955 Eddie married Debbie Reynolds and daughter Carrie Fisher was born a year later, followed by son Todd Fisher in l958. Later that year, the scandal of the decade broke when stories of Eddie's affair with Elizabeth Taylor were made public. She had been widowed earlier that year when her husband Mike Todd, Eddie's best friend, died in a plane crash. The bad publicity that followed did a great deal of damage to Eddie's career, while it actually increased the amount of money Elizabeth was offered for films. He and Liz did the movie BUtterfield 8 (1960), which actually earned Taylor an Academy Award, though it was received with mixed reviews. From there Liz went on to star in Cleopatra (1963), with Richard Burton, another scandal and divorce for Liz. With his TV show long gone and hit records a thing of the past, his career in the sixties consisted mainly of stage shows in Las Vegas, New York, and smaller venues as time went on. For a few years he was married to Connie Stevens and they had two daughters, Joely Fisher and Tricia Leigh Fisher before divorcing in 1968. Eddie Fisher has written two autobiographies, the latest "Been There, Done That" published with great controversy. It seems some of the women in his past, including Debbie Reynolds, did not care for his portrayal of them. He must be given credit, however, for owning up to his own actions, which led to the degradation of his career. His fifth wife, Betty Lin, passed away from lung cancer on April 15, 2001.

(1967) Stage: Appeared with <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0004983/?ref_=nmwrk">Buddy Hackett</a> on Broadway in &quot;Eddie Fisher and Buddy Hackett at the Palace&quot;.

(1962) Stage: Appeared on Broadway in &quot;Eddie Fisher at the Winter Garden&quot;.

CD: &quot;You Ain&#39;t Heard Nothing Yet&quot; (Columbia)

CD: &quot;Tonight with Eddie Fisher&quot; (Columbia)

CD: &quot;Thinking of You&quot; (Columbia)

CD: &quot;Eddie Fisher Sings Irving Berin Favorites&quot; (Columbia)

CD: &quot;Eddie Fisher Sings Academy Award Winning Songs&quot; (Columbia)

CD: &quot;As Long As There&#39;s Magic&quot; (Columbia)

CD: &quot;May I Sing to You?&quot; (Columbia)

CD: &quot;People Like You&quot; (Columbia)

CD: &quot;Games That Lovers Play&quot; (Columbia)

CD: &quot;Christmas with Eddie Fisher&quot; (Columbia)

CD: &quot;Eddie Fisher Sings I&#39;m In the Mood For Love&quot; (Columbia)

Album: &quot;Eddie Fisher Today&quot; (Dot Records)

(5/20/87) Guest on the TV news program &quot;Live on Five&quot;.

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