Was he named after the Roman God of Wine?
https://mythopedia.com/topics/bacchus
shareIt's a little-known secret in Hollywood, but he was a direct descendant of Bacchus. When he started acting, his agent suggested he Americanize the name. Bacchus, the god, was angered, and that's why he stripped Jim of his immortality.
Jim Backus was the only bonafide Greek Demi-God to ever appear in a situation comedy.
Lol. I just always found that name a bit odd. If I were him and I was going into acting, I would have changed the spelling of my last name - Jim Bacchus.
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