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The Hollywood Reporter reports:
Lulu Roman, the brash Hee Haw comedian and gospel singer who delighted fans of the long-running country music variety show while turning her life around in the process, has died. She was 78.
Roman died Wednesday in Bellingham, Washington, her son, Damon Roman, told The Hollywood Reporter. She had moved there to be with him seven months ago. No cause of death has been determined.
Roman appeared on the first episode of CBS’ Hee Haw in June 1969 and on the last one, with the show in syndication, in June 1993. During its impressive run, she reinvented herself as a gospel singer, and she would release more than a dozen albums, perform in concert and record with the likes of Dolly Parton.
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“Hee Haw” was looking for a plus-sized comedian to become a member of the ensemble cast when they discovered her. She became a household favorite on the show.
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American singer, writer, and comedian Lulu Roman (Bertha Louise Hable) lived from May 6, 1946, until April 23, 2025. Hee Haw, where she became renowned, was her regular gig from 1969 until 1993.
tributesamerica.com/lulu-roman/— tributesamerica.com (@tributesamerica.bsky.social) April 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Lulu Roman, Star of TV’s ‘Hee Haw’ Over a Nearly Quarter-Century Run, Dies at 78
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— Barbara Sobel (@barbarasobel.bsky.social) April 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM