Jackie Mason

Jackie Mason ( born June 9, 1936 as Jacob Moshe Maza in Sheboygan, Wisconsin ) is an American actor, stand-up comedian and rabbi.

Life

Jackie Mason was born as Jacob Moshe Maza in Sheboygan and grew up in Lower East Side, Manhattan. He left the City College of New York with a Bachelor of Arts. At the age of 25, he was in Latrobe, Pennsylvania to the rabbi as his three brothers, father, grandfather and great - grandfather. Three years later, Mason decided to become a comedian.

Jackie Mason married on 14 August 1991, the film producer Jyll Rosenfeld.

Career

Mason made ​​his acting debut in 1972 in the movie The Stoolie, in which he played the lead role. The following year, he dubbed for the film The Sleeper robot, whose commitment is not mentioned in the credits. This was followed by an appearance in the television series The favorite stewardesses in the Jackie Mason played a rabbi. In The Jerk he is next to Steve Martin to see where Carl Reiner next directed activity also played a role. As a Jew, he received a role in Mel Brooks - The History of the World. In the comedy film Caddyshack II, he received the lead role of Jack next to Robert Stack. In 1989, Jackie Mason played the role of Jackie Fisher in all twelve episodes of the comedy series Chicken Soup. Since 1991 he is the voice of Rabbi Hyman Krustofski in the The Simpsons, the father of Krusty the Clown.

In 2005, Jackie Mason was elected to the 63rd of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

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