Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace! 45 years old

Liberace is his usual shy and restrained self in this 1978 camptacular special!

Television played a key role in the legendary Liberace career making him a household word to millions and the medium's first matinee idol. "Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!" video taped in 1978 was his first major television special from Las Vegas. "Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!" gives us a spoofed view of a typical day in the life of Mr.Showmanship, before he was off to "work" at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel in his mirrored Rolls Royce. There is a view of the magnificent Liberace Las Vegas Villa, from bedroom to piano motif swimming pool. After arriving at the Hilton showroom, guest star Debbie Reynolds, Liberace's favorite movie star and performer, joins him on stage for a salute to the Broadway musical, "Annie," complete with Sandy the Dog.

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Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace! Cast

Name Character
Debbie Reynolds She was 46, 84 years old when she died as Herself
Phyllis Diller She was 60, 95 years old when she died as Herself
Liberace He was 59, 67 years old when he died as Himself

Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace! Crew

Name Department
Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace! poster
Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace! (45 years)

Liberace is his usual shy and restrained self in this 1978 camptacular special!

  • Release day: Tuesday, June 20, 1978
  • Runtime: 60 minutes