A stellar comedian, a distinctive character actor and a noted voice artist – Paul Lynde is synonymous to all of these and much more. He was one of the most lovable actors of his generation whom the audience longed to watch on the screen. While ‘Bewitched’ got him a star status by playing the character of ‘Uncle Arthur’ both in the television and film version, it was ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ and the character of Harry MacAfee that actually proved his versatility and talent. The game show, ‘Hollywood Squares’ only added more brownie points to the ever flourishing career graph of this abled actor and comedian, as he perfectly played his spot at the centre square. However, the ever rising graph plummeted and reached an all-time low when none of his series seemed to work. To add on to the woes, his flagship program, ‘The Paul Lynde Show’ failed to strike the right chord with the audience and was disbanded after merely one reason. If professionally things were turning bad, personally too his life was reaching new rock bottom as he constantly battled with substance abuse, gay issues and alcohol problems. To further know in details about his life and career, read on.