Served as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.
Star of CBS Radio's "The Danny Kaye Show" (1945-1946).
The stage musical "The Kid from Brooklyn," which chronicled Kaye's life, implied a tempestuous affair with his radio co-star Eve Arden and, at the very least, a dalliance with Laurence Olivier.
Toured Australia in the mid-'50s as Cinderella's friend Buttons in a pantomime version of "Cinderella".
Was considered by producer Hal B. Wallis for the lead role in Visit to a Small Planet (1960) at the same time with Alec Guinness and Jerry Lewis, the last one eventually getting the role.
Was named as "King of Brooklyn" at the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival in 1986
Was the first choice of producers to star in the Broadway musical "The Music Man."
While appearing in the musical "Two By Two" (1970-71), he broke his leg and played the role of Noah in a wheelchair since he did not use understudies.
While he was world famous for his comic acting ability, his last film appearance, Skokie (1981) (TV), in which he portrayed a Holocaust survivor protesting a planned march by Neo-Nazis, was one of only two dramatic film roles he played - the other was the role of the Ragpicker in the 1969 film The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969), starring Katharine Hepburn.