Jamie Farr

Birth Name:

Jameel Joseph Farah

Birth Place:

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Profession

Actor, Director, Writer, Soundtrack

Joined the Army in 1955, first in the Signal Corps making training films and later overseas in Japan working with Armed Forces Radio
He was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1985 for his work in television
Received an honorary Doctorate in Performing Arts from the University of Toledo
Was a performer from an early age, often singing and dancing for family and friends and attending up to three movies per day
Got started at the Pasadena Playhouse and later had a small role in "Mister Roberts" at the Las Palmas Theater where he met Craig Stevens, who would be the catalyst for his role in "The Red Skelton Show․"
Best known for his role as the cross-dressing Corporal Maxwell Q․ Klinger in "M*A*S*H․"
Was working on "The Red Skelton Hour" when he was drafted into the Army, for which Red Skelton gave him a St․ Christopher's medal with an inscription that read "God Bless You, Jameel․ Your friend, Red Skelton․"
On his second day on "M*A*S*H," before anyone knew his role, he was wearing a tight black dress; when they'd finished filming, there was no one in wardrobe to help him out of the dress, so he enlisted help from a very surprised maintenance worker

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