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Also known as Professor Irwin Corey

American comedian and actor (1914–2017)

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"Professor" Irwin Corey (July 29, 1914 – February 6, 2017) was an American comic, film actor and activist, often billed as "The World's Foremost Authority". He introduced his unscripted, improvisational style of stand-up comedy at the well-known San Francisco club "hungry i". Lenny Bruce once described Corey as "one of the most brilliant comedians of all time". In 1951 Corey appeared as "Abou Ben Atom", the Genie, in the cult flop Broadway musical Flahooley along with Yma Sumac <a href="https://

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human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Place of death
Manhattan
Occupation
boxer
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Sport
boxing
Conflict
World War II
Military branch
United States Army
Official website
www.irwincorey.org
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date of birth
1914-07-29
influenced by
Charlie Chaplin
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Irwin Corey
date of death
2017-02-06
start of work period
1938-00-00
subject has role
centenarian
writing language
English language
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