{"id":3124,"date":"2026-06-18T11:58:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T11:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/?p=3124"},"modified":"2026-06-18T11:58:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T11:58:50","slug":"comedian-and-actor-tom-dreesen-has-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazefeed.fun\/?p=3124","title":{"rendered":"Comedian and actor Tom Dreesen has died"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\">\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:aa5d270c-5f40-4adb-b0d7-938a5d345676-14\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:aa5d270c-5f40-4adb-b0d7-938a5d345676-14\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:aa5d270c-5f40-4adb-b0d7-938a5d345676-14\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-10\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"401f3637-58c1-4ab1-8a94-f0f1c3ed91d1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3-mini\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"1023\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Tom Dreesen<\/span><\/span>, the Chicago-born comedian and former Navy veteran, has died at 86 after a battle with cancer.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1304\">Known for breaking barriers in stand-up comedy, he co-founded one of America\u2019s first interracial comedy duos and appeared on major TV shows for decades. 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