Jackie Mason

Birth Name:

Yacov Moshe Maza

Birth Place:

Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States

Profession

Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Producer

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

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