Speaker of the quip
Else clues• 'Road to Rio' co-star
• *Comedian
• Boxer Packy East
• Burbank's airport is named for him
• Comedian given a 1969 Presidential Medal of Freedom
• Entertainer born May 29, 1903
• Entertainer of 11 presidents
• Frequent host of the Academy Awards
• He hosted the Oscars 18 times*
• His golf memoirs are entitled Confessions of a Hooker
• Late, great entertainer
• Legendary USO show performer
• My Life in Jokes author
• Road movies star
• Road star
• Source of the quote
• The Last Christmas Show subject
• This puzzle's star