- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJacob Moshe Maza
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Jackie Mason was born on June 9, 1928 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Jerk (1979), Caddyshack II (1988) and History of the World: Part I (1981). He was married to Jyll Rosenfeld. He died on July 24, 2021 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseJyll Rosenfeld(August 14, 1991 - July 24, 2021) (his death)
- Children
- 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 after three years however; later quipping, "Someone in the family had to make a living.".
- Appeared on the Ed Sullivan show the same night of the Beatles debut on American television.
- 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.
- He was the son of Belle Rivka (Gitlin) and Eliyahu/Eli Mordechai Maza. His parents were Yiddish-speaking emigrants from Smalyavichy, Minsk, Belarus. His father was a rabbi, as were his grandfather and great-grandfather. Jackie's father was a rabbi at a congregation in Sheboygan at the time of his birth, and later moved the family to the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
- 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.
- I have enough money to last me the rest of my life unless I buy something.
- It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
- If an Englishman gets run down by a truck he apologizes to the truck.
- I don't believe that anybody has come to a conclusion on why something is funny. It's funny because it's ridiculous and it's ridiculous for different reasons at different times.
- Did you ever hear of a kid playing accountant - even if they wanted to be one?
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