Tom Mullica's affair with show business began in 1955 when, as a seven-year-old, he decided to be a clown. Two years later he discovered magic and not long after combined the two. In addition to magic and clowning, he is a highly skilled ventriloquist, and he and his rabbit figure, Duke, can fracture an audience.

Buster Keaton, Danny Kaye, Stan Laurel, W.C. Fields, Steve Allen, Victor Borge and the Three Stooges have all influenced his comedic style. However, one of the dominant factors in Tom Mullica's life is the quiet, sincere friendship he had developed with Red Skelton. Never a night goes by that Tom does not mention Red. "He has influenced my career as an entertainer more than anyone else," Tom says flatly. "I learned through him that being liked by the audience is the most important thing...what you do is secondary, you've got to have a genuine likeability!"

When Tom learned that Skelton would be performing at Atlanta's Fox Theatre, "I contacted him at his hotel, and he said he would meet me at the stage door of the Fox at 7 p.m." Following this meeting, he learned about Skelton's paintings – a collection of 24 he wanted badly but could not afford. He started saving and subsequently purchased the 24 – all signed personally by Skelton, only to learn that there were eight more, which he ultimately purchased. This began a correspondence between Tom and Mr. Skelton's personal secretary.

In 1981, Red came to the "Tom-Foolery" to see the show. "He changed my whole philosophy of comedy," Tom says, "He said my humor was suggestive and that I was shocking people into laughing. He made a deal with me right on the spot. Red offered me the use of his material if I cleaned up my act. He told me to do every show as if my mother, a priest and a nun were in the audience.

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