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- Died
- Birth nameJacob Moshe Maza
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Jackie Mason was born on June 9, 1928 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Jerk (1979), History of the World: Part I (1981) and Caddyshack II (1988). He was married to Jyll Rosenfeld. He died on July 24, 2021 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseJyll Rosenfeld(August 14, 1991 - July 24, 2021) (his death)
- Children
- Grew up surrounded by rabbis, which include three of his brothers. He himself was a cantor until age 25 when he too was ordained a rabbi. He left the synagogue after three years however; later quipping, "Someone in the family had to make a living.".
- Appeared on the Ed Sullivan show the same night of the Beatles debut on American television.
- Often mistaken as the voice of the Aardvark in the Ant and the Aardvark DePatie-Freleng cartoon series, who were both voiced by John Byner.
- He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Entertainment Category in 1999 for the 1998 season for his one man show Much Ado About Everything.
- Father of Sheba Mason with Ginger Reiter.
- I have enough money to last me the rest of my life unless I buy something.
- It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
- If an Englishman gets run down by a truck he apologizes to the truck.
- I don't believe that anybody has come to a conclusion on why something is funny. It's funny because it's ridiculous and it's ridiculous for different reasons at different times.
- Did you ever hear of a kid playing accountant - even if they wanted to be one?
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