Jackie Mason

Age: 78
Height: 5' 5 1/2"

Birth Place: Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA
Born: Jun. 9th, 1931

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Jackie Mason's Main TV Roles

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

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TRIVIA:

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' (qv).
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 three years, however, later quipping, "Someone in the family had to make a living."
In 1987, received a Special Tony Award for his one-man show, "The World According to Me."
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.
Wife, Jyll Rosenfeld, is his manager.
Traveled to London in 1991 for a Royal Variety performance for Queen Elizabeth II. Earlier in 1989 he did a command performance before the Queen Mum.
Appeared on the Ed Sullivan show the same night of the Beatles debut on American television.
His first one-man show, "The World According to Me," was a success on stage both here and in Europe. He won a special Tony and an Outer Critic's Circle Award, plus an Ace Cable, Emmy, and Grammy award when he transferred it to other mediums.

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