Jamie Farr Add to My Celebs Age 77 Birthday Jul. 1st, 1934 Born in Toledo, Ohio, USA Height

Jamie Farr's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) M*A*S*H Sgt. Maxwel… AfterMASH Maxwell 'Ma… Body Language Jamie Farr The $1.98 Beauty Show Jamie Farr judge (2) The Chicago Teddy Bears Lefty

Main Movie Roles 2002 - Confessions of a Dangerous Mind 1989 - Speed Zone! 1988 - Scrooged 1984 - Cannonball Run II 1981 - The Cannonball Run 1973 - Heavy Traffic 1970 - Tora! Tora! Tora! 1967 - Who's Minding The Mint? 1965 - The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965 - The Loved One 1958 - No Time For Sergeants 1955 - Kismet 1955 - Blackboard Jungle

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

A Lebanese-American television and film actor. He is best known for playing the role of cross-dressing Corporal Klinger in the television sitcom M*A*S*H.
For many years he sponsored and hosted a Ladies Professional Golf tournament in his hometown of Toledo, Ohio.


TRIVIA:

• In the later years of _"M*A*S*H (1972)"_, especially after he took on the role of company clerk when "Radar" ('Gary Burghoff' (qv)) left, he stopped his recurring gag of wearing women's clothes because he didn't want his children being teased about it growing up.
• Mentioned by fellow Ohio resident, "Weird Al" Yankovic in lyrics of 1996 CD track "Everything You Know is Wrong", "Bad Hair Day" album.
• He graduated from Woodward High School with honors and was named most outstanding student. In addition to writing and acting in two variety shows, Jamie was a member of the Drama Society, class president for three years, feature editor of the school newspaper, president of the radio class, manager of the football and basketball teams and a member of the varsity tennis team.
• Has an LPGA tournament named in his honor, the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic (formerly the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic)
• Son, Jonas
• Only son of Samuel, a Lebanese meat cutter and grocer, and Jamelia Farah, a seamstress
• Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 154. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
• (2005) Is on the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Professional Advisory Board.

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