Morey Amsterdam Biography

Fast Facts

• Began his career in vaudeville when he was 14 and would eventually work at a speakeasy run by Al Capone
• Earned the nickname "The Human Joke Machine" while working as a joke writer on the West Coast
• Named partial owner of American International Pictures which would go on to produce several 'beach party' movies throughout the '60s
• Also worked as a songwriter and would eventually pen tunes for the Andrews Sisters, among others
• His first foray into television came in 1948 with "Stop Me if You've Heard This One․"
• Gained his first recurring job in entertainment as a comic on "The Al Pearce Radio Show" in the 1930s and would eventually be named the master of ceremonies for "The Night Club of the Air․"
• An accomplished cellist, he would often incorporate his musical skills into his comedy routines