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Jackie Mason

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Also known as Yacov Moshe Hakohen Maza

American comedian (1928-2021)

Person · Open Library

Works
21

Top works

  • Jackie Mason and Raoul Felder's Survival Guide to Nyc
  • Schmucks
  • Jackie, Oy!
  • Schmucks!
  • How to talk Jewish

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1928-06-09
Active to
2021-07-24

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,102
Total plays
6,144

Tags

comedystand-up comedy

Jackie Mason (born Yacov Moshe Maza, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin) is an American stand-up comedian. He grew up in New York City (on the Lower East Side of Manhattan). Mason graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the City College of New York and, at the age of 25, was ordained, as his three brothers and father had been, a rabbi in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.Three years later he resigned to become a comedian. In 1992, Mason won an Emmy for his voice-over of Rabbi Hyman Krustofski in The Simpsons e

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Quotes

  • Eighty percent of married men cheat in America. The rest cheat in Europe.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Mason
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Sheboygan
Place of death
Manhattan
Occupation
rabbi
Languages spoken
Hebrew
Native language
English language
Religion
Judaism
Record label
Columbia Records
Official website
www.jackiemason.com
Image
JackieMasonOct06.jpg
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Commons category
Jackie Mason
date of birth
1928-06-09
date of death
2021-07-24
name in native language
Jackie Mason
birth name
Yacov Moshe Hakohen Maza
place of burial
Beth David Cemetery
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