From 1944 episode 35 on CBS Radio. Kenny Baker was born on September 30, 1912 in Monrovia, California, USA. He was an actor an d singer, known for Silver Skates (1943), Hit Parade of 1941 (1940) and The Mikado (1939).  He died on August 10, 1985 in Solvang, California. Baker first appeared on Jack Benny's weekly radio program on November 3, 1935, having been hired to replace singer Frank Parker. Parker had been very popular on the Benny program, and with his departure, it was widely believed that Benny would lose a large part of his audience; however, Kenny Baker is said to have won audiences over almost instantly, even surpassing Parker in popularity. Baker portrayed a high-voiced, innocent young man on the show, who would frequently cause the Jack Benny character frustration with his "silly" remarks. Baker's final regular appearance on Benny's radio show aired on June 25, 1939, leaving the $3,000 per week job because he no longer wanted to play the character. He was subsequently replaced by singer Dennis Day. After his four-year stint on the Benny program.