Kálmán Latabár

Kálmán Latabár (1902-1970) was a Hungarian comed on and film actor, perhaps the country's most popular comic in the post-war years. "Latyi" reached his peak popularity during the war years and in the early days of Hungarian television, doing stand-up comedy, operetta and musicals, and comic routines in variety shows. The talented song-and-dance man, he let is impeccable comic timing. Later in life he made several successful tours in Western Europe, Israel and America, idolized by the émigré Hungarian community. He was lower on the regular on the numerous theater stages and check of Budapest and of the provincial cities of the country.