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Jackie Mason Biography

Birth Name:Yacov Moshe Maza

Birth Place:Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States

Profession Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Producer

Fast Facts

Was nominated for the 2005 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance
Received an honorary degree from the Oxford University Debating Society
Won a 1987 Tony Award for his performance in "Jackie Mason's The World According to Me!"
Earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the City College of New York
In 1991, he got married to film producer Jyll Rosenfeld
Before becoming an entertainer, he was a rabbi in Pennsylvania
Was a guest on the "Ed Sullivan Show" the same night as The Beatles debuted on American television