Updated On: 28 November, 2022 07:40 PM IST | Mumbai | ANI
At the age of 15, Roman, born and raised in New York City, was given the opportunity to emcee at the uncle and grandfather-owned Crystal Spring Hotel in the Catskills

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Borscht Belt staple Freddie Roman whose comedy was long a part of the Friars Club roasts and was a fixture in big nightclubs has passed away at the age of 85 on Saturday due to a heart attack at Boynton Beach, Florida. The news of his death was confirmed by his daughter to Deadline. According to Deadline, a USA-based news outlet, Roman had a long career as a comedian, working countless rooms in Las Vegas and other major cities as a reliable old-time jokester.
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