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- Birth nameWilliam Rauch
- Will Jordan was born on July 27, 1927 in Bronx, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Doors (1991), Down with Love (2003) and I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978). He died on September 6, 2018 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- ChildrenLonnie Saunder
- ParentsClaraTheodore Rauch
- RelativesPaula Rauch(Niece or Nephew)
- Has portrayed Ed Sullivan no less than six times. (I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), The Buddy Holly Story (1978), Elvis (1979), The Doors (1991), Mr. Saturday Night (1992), and Down with Love (2003).).
- Invented the phrase "Really Big Shew" for his Ed Sullivan impression--Sullivan never actually said that on his own, except when playfully imitating Jordan's impression.
- As of March 2004 he was living in New York City, still active as actor and impressionist.
- Son of Clara and Theodore Rauch. His parents were Jewish immigrants, his father from Poland and his mother from Romania.
- Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 230-231. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
- [on Rich Little] His greatest talent is his remarkable ability to convince you that he has talent!
- [on Mel Brooks] Everything Mel did was stolen. And I still think he is a bona fide genius. He's just a thief.
- [on Fred Allen] . . . he was extremely modest. He was the nicest guy in the world and he was so good to me. When we were rehearsing I was so nervous. He took the patience to show me how to remove the staple [from the script] so I could shift the pages around. Just a tremendously generous man.
- [on Jed Harris] Jed Harris was known as the worst monster in the world. Laurence Olivier said he couldn't think of an image to play Richard III and then he said, "Jed Harris!"
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