Sherry Cohen: Is Buddy Hackett's Wife Still Alive?

May 2024 · 4 minute read

Who Is Sherry Cohen?

Sherry Cohen is the wife of American actor, comedian, and singer Buddy Hackett. Sherry’s husband Buddy is best remembered for the roles he played in The Music Man (1962), It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Love Bug (1968), and the voice of Scuttle in The Little Mermaid (1989). He was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame due to his contribution to the motion picture industry.

Sherry Cohen: Bio Summary

NameSherry Cohen
Famous aswife of Buddy Hackett
AgeN/A
BirthplaceOttawa, Canada
NationalityCanadian
SpouseBuddy Hackett
ChildrenLisa Jean Hackett, Ivy Julie Hackett, and Sandy Hackett
Occupationactress and assistant director

Sherry Cohen hails from Ottawa, Canada. As of 2022, Sherry’s age and date of birth are still unknown. She is a Canadian by nationality. Much is unavailable about her childhood, parents, and family. Her educational details have not been made public. She is an actress and assistant director.

Sherry Cohen has appeared extensively on and off-Broadway, in regional theatre, and on film and television. She has a storied career in film and television. She is known for her work on Blood & Guts (1978), Skullduggery (1983), and Fast Company (1979).

Sherry Cohen is widely known as the wife and widow of Buddy Hackett. She got married to Buddy on June 12, 1955, in a lavish ceremony attended by close and dear ones. They have three children named Lisa Jean Hackett, Ivy Julie Hackett, and Sandy Hackett.

Lisa Jean Hackett and Ivy Julie Hackett have lived a private life away from publicity thus, much information isn’t available about their personal lives. Sandy Hackett on the other hand was born on June 18, 1956, and he is 66 years old as of 2022. He is an actor, comedian, and producer.

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Sandy Hackett is best known for playing Joey Bishop in the live production musical, Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show. He has been married to film producer Lisa Dawn Miller, who is the daughter of songwriter Ron Miller. Sandy is the father of Ashleigh Hackett.

During the late 1950s, Sherry Cohen and her husband Buddy Hackett were living in Leonia, New Jersey. They purchased a house that used to be for the late crime boss Albert Anastasia in Fort Lee, New Jersey. They moved in and lived there after they did some renovations in the house.

They were living there through most of the 1960s. The couple established the Singita Animal Sanctuary in California’s San Fernando Valley, in the year 2003. They were married for over four decades. Their married of 48 years ended when Buddy died in 2003.

Is Sherry Cohen Still Alive?

It is believed that Sherry Cohen is still alive as of 2022 although her whereabouts are not known. She has stayed away from publicity and hardly appears in the news. She, her three children, and her grandchildren survived her late husband Buddy Hackett.

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Buddy Hackett died on June 30, 2003, at his beach house in Malibu, California, at the age of 78. In the early 1990s, he was diagnosed with severe heart disease but steadfastly refused to consider bypass surgery. His heart disease was the primary cause of his death. On July 2, 2003, two days later, Buddy was cremated and his ashes were given to family and friends.

Sherry and Buddy’s son Sandy Hackett revealed that his father Buddy had been suffering from diabetes for some years and suffered a stroke nearly a week before he died, which may have contributed to his death.

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Buddy Hackett’s 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).

In his last years, Buddy Hackett had a recurring spot called “Tuesdays with Buddy” on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn in which he shared stories of his career and delivered some of his comedic routines. In 2021, he was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.

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