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Jamie Farr

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  • Birth Name: Jameel Joseph Farah
  • Birth Place: Toledo, OH
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/01/1934, Cancer
  • Profession: Actor; soldier
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Jamie Farr Fast Facts:
  • Originally cast for one episode as cross-dressing Cpl. Klinger on the first season of M*A*S*H ("Chief Surgeon Who?"; October 8, 1972), but the character proved to be so popular that his stay was extended, and Farr became a series regular by the third season.
  • Inspiration for Klinger's female attire came from comic Lenny Bruce's bit about dressing in a woman's uniform to get out of military service.
  • Was drafted and served in Japan and Korea with the U.S. Army from 1957-59, but returned to show business afterward under the guidance of friend and comedy legend Red Skelton.
  • Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1985.
  • Made Broadway debut as Nathan Detroit in a revival of Guys and Dolls at age 60.
  • Authored two books: Just Farr Fun (1994), a memoir; and Hababy's Christmas Eve (2003), a children's book cowritten with his wife, Joy, and based on a story his Klinger character told about a family of camels who took the Three Wise Men to witness the birth of Jesus.
  • Is an avid golfer, and since 1984 has hosted the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic, an Ohio LPGA tour event that has raised more than $6 million for charity.
  • Jamie Farr Relationships:
  • Jamelia - Mother
  • Jonas - Son
  • Joy - Wife
  • Samuel - Father
  • Yvonne - Sister
  • Yvonne - Daughter
  • College:
  • Attended Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA
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