Jackie Mason


Actor, Comedian

About

Birth Place
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA
Born
June 09, 1936

Biography

Jackie Mason was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. In 1996, he wrote and starred in the comedy special "Jackie Mason at the London Palladium" (BBC). In 1988, he wrote and starred in the comedy special "The World According to Me." In 1962, he released his debut comedy album "I'm the Greatest Comedian in the World, Only Nobody Knows it Yet!." In 2003, he released the album "A...

Family & Companions

Jyll Rosenfeld
Wife
Together since 1974; secretly married August 14, 1991; born c. 1954.

Biography

Jackie Mason was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. In 1996, he wrote and starred in the comedy special "Jackie Mason at the London Palladium" (BBC). In 1988, he wrote and starred in the comedy special "The World According to Me." In 1962, he released his debut comedy album "I'm the Greatest Comedian in the World, Only Nobody Knows it Yet!." In 2003, he released the album "All New! Much Ado About Everything." In 2008, he starred in the one-man show "Jackie Mason: The Ultimate Jew." Mason started off his acting career mostly in film roles, appearing in "The Stoolie" (1972), "The Jerk" (1979) with Steve Martin and "History of the World Part I" (1981) starring Mel Brooks. He also appeared in the Naura Hayden comedy "The Perils of P.K." (1986) and "Caddyshack II" (1988). He had an early role on the television special "The Best of Times" (ABC, 1980-81). He also appeared in the TV special "The Comedy Club Special" (ABC, 1988-89). He also worked in television around this time, including a part on "Chicken Soup" (ABC, 1989-1990). Additionally, he could be seen on a variety of television specials like "Steve Allen" (1993-94), "Meyer Lansky: Mob Tycoon" (1995-96) and "Jackie Mason: An Equal Opportunity Offender" (1996-97). He also appeared in "Empire of Crime: A Century of the New York Mob" (1996-97) and "Jackie Mason: Look Who's Laughing" (PBS, 1996-97). Most recently, Mason appeared on "When Comedy Went To School" (2013) with Jerry Stiller. Mason was married to Jyll Rosenfeld.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Caddyshack II (1988)
The Perils of P.K. (1986)
History of the World Part I (1981)
The Jerk (1979)
The Stoolie (1972)
Roger Pitman

Producer (Feature Film)

The Stoolie (1972)
Executive Producer

Cast (Special)

100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time (2004)
Norman Jewison on Comedy in the 20th Century: Funny Is Money (1999)
Rosie O'Donnell's Kids Are Punny (1998)
Narrator
City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal (1998)
Interviewee
Rosie O'Donnell's Kids Are Punny (1998)
Voice
A Laugh, a Tear, a Mitzvah (1997)
Empire of Crime: A Century of the New York Mob (1997)
Interviewee
Steve Allen's 75th Birthday Celebration (1997)
Jackie Mason: Look Who's Laughing (1997)
Meyer Lansky: Mob Tycoon (1996)
Interviewee
Jackie Mason: An Equal Opportunity Offender (1996)
But... Seriously (1994)
Steve Allen (1994)
More of the Best of the Hollywood Palace (1993)
The Full Wax (1992)
The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (1991)
The 45th Annual Tony Awards (1991)
Performer
The World of Jewish Humor (1990)
The 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards (1989)
Performer
ABC's Comedy Sneak Peek (1989)
The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards (1988)
Performer
The 30th Annual Grammy Awards (1988)
Performer
The Comedy Club Special (1988)
Jackie Mason on Broadway (1988)
New York City Marathon (1987)
Jack Paar Is Alive and Well! (1987)
The Best of Times (1981)

Writer (Special)

Jackie Mason on Broadway (1988)
Writer

Special Thanks (Special)

Jackie Mason on Broadway (1988)
Writer

Life Events

1960

Regularly appeared on "The Garry Moore Show" (CBS)

1962

Released his debut comedy album "I'm the Greatest Comedian in the World, Only Nobody Knows it Yet!"

1964

During an appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" (CBS), allegedly gave host Sullivan the middle finger on air

1972

Made his feature film debut in "The Stoolie"

1979

Cast as Harry Hartounian opposite Steve Martin in "The Jerk"

1984

Feature writing debut, "A Stroke of Genius"; also produced and appeared in film

1988

Starred in "Caddyshack II"

1988

Wrote and starred in the comedy special "The World According to Me"

1989

Starred in the short-lived ABC-TV sitcom "Chicken Soup"

1991

Cast to voice the character Rabbi Hyman Krustofski on Fox's animated series "The Simpsons"

1992

Hosted the locally produced public affairs talk show "The Jackie Mason Show" for WWOR in NYC

2003

Released the album "All New! Much Ado About Everything"

2008

Starred in the one-man show "Jackie Mason: The Ultimate Jew"

Companions

Jyll Rosenfeld
Wife
Together since 1974; secretly married August 14, 1991; born c. 1954.

Bibliography