Bud Mercer has spent most of his life in show business – in one form or another. He worked with his brother Jim as The Mercer Brothers for more than 70 years. A talented dancer, singer, musician and comedian, he still performs today.

His career took him from vaudeville houses on the Orpheum, Paramount, and RKO Circuits to playing the ultimate theater for vaudevillians, the Palace Theater in New York.

The motion picture industry lured Bud and his brother to Hollywood. They dreamed of stardom while they worked as dance extras in movie musicals for several years before WWII. When the war broke out the brothers enlisted in the Army Air Corps.

Following the war, USO tours and live television were next on Bud and Jim’s agenda. Performing in dinner theaters around the country followed with the shows Baggy Pants, Giggles Galore, and Sugar Daddies.

At age 76, Bud believed it was time to retire and write his memoirs, so he returned to college to take a writing course. However, it wasn’t long before show business called the Mercer Brothers back to the theater. In 1992 they revived their act for the Fabulous Palm Springs Follies, and continued for eleven seasons with the Follies until Jim’s death in 2003.

Today, Bud continues his writing, primarily poetry, but has plans for another book – this one about his spiritual journey through life.