Ivy Julie Hackett is the daughter of Buddy Hackett, born Leonard Hacker. The father of Ivy, Buddy Hackett was an actor, comedian, and singer whose best-remembered roles include Marcellus Washburn in The Music Man (1962), Benjy Benjamin in It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Tennessee Steinmetz in The Love Bug (1968), and the voice of Scuttle in The Little Mermaid (1989).

Ivy Julie Hackett: Bio Summary

Ivy Julie Hackett is one of the three children of actor, comedian, and singer Buddy Hackett and his wife Sherry Cohen, who is an actress and assistant director. She has a sister called Lisa Jean Hackett and a brother called Sandy Hackett. Sandy was born on June 18, 1956. He is 66 years old as of 2022.

Ivy Julie’s brother Sandy Hackett is a notable American actor, comedian, and producer. He is best known for playing Joey Bishop in the live production musical, Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show. He is married to film producer Lisa Dawn Miller and is the son-in-law of popular songwriter and record producer Ron Miller.

As for Ivy Julie’s sister Lisa Jean Hackett, she has lived a private life and most of her details have not been made public. Ivy Julie is the grandchild of Anna (née Geller), who worked in the garment trades, and Philip Hacker who was a furniture upholsterer and part-time inventor.

Ivy Julie Hackett’s Parents

Ivy Julie Hackett is the daughter of Buddy Hackett and Sherry Cohen. Buddy is a well-known actor, comedian, and singer. His best remembered roles include Marcellus Washburn in The Music Man (1962), Benjy Benjamin in It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Tennessee Steinmetz in The Love Bug (1968), and the voice of Scuttle in The Little Mermaid (1989).

Buddy Hackett regularly appeared as a guest on both the Jack Paar and the Johnny Carson versions of The Tonight Show and made the most guest appearances in the history of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He appeared severally on the game show Hollywood Squares in the late 1960s and 1970s.

Buddy Hackett was a panelist and mystery guest on CBS-TV’s “What’s My Line?”. He is known for the game show Treasure Hunt. He also made 15 guest appearances on NBC-TV’s The Perry Como Show between 1955 and 1961. He published a book of poetry entitled The Naked Mind of Buddy Hackett. He has appeared in several other films and television shows. He was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame, in 2021.

Buddy Hackett Buddy met and fell in love with Sherry Cohen who became his wife. Sherry has appeared extensively on and off-Broadway. She is known for Blood & Guts (1978), Skullduggery (1983), and Fast Company (1979). The pair dated for a while and eventually got married on June 12, 1955.

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In the late 1950s, they were living in Leonia, New Jersey before they bought a house previously owned by the late crime boss Albert Anastasia in Fort Lee, New Jersey. They renovated the house and moved in and lived there through most of the 1960s. The couple established the Singita Animal Sanctuary in California’s San Fernando Valley.

Buddy Hackett and Sherry Cohen have three children Ivy Julie Hackett and her siblings Lisa Jean Hackett and Sandy Hackett. Buddy and Sherry were married until Buddy passed away in 2003. They were married for over four decades, 48 years.

Ivy Julie Hackett’s Father Died

Ivy Julie Hackett lost her father Buddy Hackett on June 30, 2003. He died at his beach house in Malibu, California, at the age of 78. His heart disease was the primary cause of his death. He was previously diagnosed with severe heart disease but steadfastly refused to consider bypass surgery. On July 2, 2003, he was cremated and his ashes were given to family and friends.

Ivy Julie Hackett Relationship Status

Ivy Julie Hackett is such a private person and she prefers to hide her relationship status from the public. She has not revealed anything about her love life so it is difficult to tell if she is married or in a relationship. She has not been publicly linked to any man and there are no records of her past relationships, affairs, and breakups.

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