Conway was born in the Cleveland suburb of Willoughby, and grew up in nearby Chagrin Falls. He attended Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, where he majored in speech and radio. After graduating, he joined the Army, following which he took a job answering mail for a Cleveland radio station, where he went on to become a writer for the promotional department. He later did local television work in Cleveland with Ernie Anderson on WKYC TV and WJW TV.

He gained a national following from his appearance in the 1960s sitcom McHale's Navy. Afterwards, he starred in a string of series. Now forgotten, The Tim Conway sitcom of 1970 paired Tim with Joe Flynn of McHale's Navy in the confined set of a DC-3. Having "nowhere to run", this pressurized situation was ideal for the fast repartee of the leads. Of the films for Disney, he was often paired with fellow funnyman, Don Knotts. The most popular of these is probably The Apple Dumpling Gang series of movies.

He is probably best known, however, for his work on The Carol Burnett Show where his unscripted antics often caused his fellow players to fall out of character by bursting out in laughter. Example: Conway and Harvey Korman are having a swordfight duel in medieval garb, and Korman appears to run him through. Conway pulls the thin sword "out", looks at it as if it were a dipstick, and remarks, "Hmm... down a quart!" And Korman convulses.

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Just found out that today is the start of the Kwanza holiday, courtesy of KFI's Tim Conway Jr. Happy Kwanza to those who celebrate.
CarlaLorraine (Carla) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:47:34 -0000
Just found out that today is the start of the Kwanza holiday, courtesy of KFI's Tim Conway Jr. Happy Kwanza to those who celebrate.
My favorite Tim Conway bit RT: @drinkmoxie if you need to laugh watch this http://tinyurl.com/2dtu5v helped brighten my mood tim conway FTW
ScottSkiba (Scott Skiba) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:20:34 -0000
My favorite Tim Conway bit RT: @drinkmoxie if you need to laugh watch this http://tinyurl.com/2dtu5v helped brighten my mood tim conway FTW
if you need to laugh watch this http://tinyurl.com/2dtu5v helped brighten my mood tim conway FTW
drinkmoxie (jason) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:17:14 -0000
if you need to laugh watch this http://tinyurl.com/2dtu5v helped brighten my mood tim conway FTW
What does discipline from the Lord look like? – Tim Conway http://bit.ly/6Ymve2
In_Prayer (Beck D) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:14:11 -0000
What does discipline from the Lord look like? – Tim Conway http://bit.ly/6Ymve2
Put on the Armor of Christ – Tim Conway http://bit.ly/8O50H4
In_Prayer (Beck D) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:34:01 -0000
Put on the Armor of Christ – Tim Conway http://bit.ly/8O50H4
5 Minutes until The Tim Conway, Jr. Show on KFI AM 640. Listen live at www.kfiam640.com or iheartradio on your iPhone. Podcasts at iTunes
ConwayShow (Tim Conway, Jr.) Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:58:30 -0000
5 Minutes until The Tim Conway, Jr. Show on KFI AM 640. Listen live at www.kfiam640.com or iheartradio on your iPhone. Podcasts at iTunes

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