- Younger brother of Hugh Hefner.
- Suffered a stroke in 1985.
- Parents Glenn Hefner and Grace Hefner were from Phelps County, Nebraska.
- Hosted two local kids TV shows in his career. "Mr. Toby's Tip Top Merry Go Round" was seen weekday evenings on WAAM/WJZ TV Ch.13 in Baltimore, Md. in the early 1950s. And he was the fourth and last host/performer (JJ Jellybean) of WABC TV Ch.7 NYC's "Time For Fun!"/"The Johnny Jellybean Show" weekday afternoons and mornings from Monday August 23, 1958 to Friday June 24, 1960.
- Brother-in-law of Crystal Hefner.
- Ex-brother-in-law of Mildred Williams and Kimberley Conrad.
- Songwriter, composer and author, educated at Northwestern University (Bachelor of Science degree). Joining ASCAP in 1958, his chief popular-song compositions include "Time for Fun", "Finger Song", "I Like to Fly", and "Safety Song".
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