Jackie Mason

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Jackie Mason (2016)

Jackie Mason (born June 9, 1928 as Jacob Moshe Maza in Sheboygan , Wisconsin , † July 24, 2021 in New York ) was an American actor , stand-up comedian , voice actor and rabbi .

Life

Jackie Mason was born Jacob Moshe Maza in Sheboygan in 1928 and grew up in Lower East Side , Manhattan . He graduated from the City College of New York with a Bachelor of Arts . At the age of 25 he became a rabbi in Latrobe , Pennsylvania , along with his three brothers, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Three years later, Mason decided to become a comedian. He has an illegitimate daughter, Sheba Mason, who was born in 1985. She also works as a comedian. Jackie Mason married the film producer Jyll Rosenfeld on August 14, 1991 . He died in July 2021 after a brief hospital stay at the age of 93.

Career

Mason made his acting debut in 1972 in the film The Stoolie , in which he starred. The following year he dubbed the robot for the film The Sleeper , but is not mentioned in the credits. This was followed by an appearance on the television series Favorite Stewardesses , in which Jackie Mason played a rabbi. In Wealth Is No Shame he can be seen alongside Steve Martin , with Carl Reiner also playing a role in addition to directing. As a Jew, he got a role in Mel Brooks - The Crazy History of the World . In the comedy film Caddyshack II he got the lead role of Jack Hartounian alongside Robert Stack . In 1989 Jackie Mason played the role of Jackie Fisher in all twelve episodes of the comedy series Chicken Soup . From 1991 to 2014 he spoke the voice of Rabbi Hyman Krustofski in The Simpsons , the father of Krusty the Clown .

In 2005, Jackie Mason was voted 63rd among the 100 greatest stand-up comedians.

additional

1991 Mason was of African American organizations such as the NAACP attacked because he New York Mayor David Dinkins "rigged an elegant / shvartzen with mustache" had called. The term shvartze is a derogatory Yiddish term for black people. He later apologized for it. Mason called Barack Obama a "shvartzen" in March 2009. Mason did not apologize for this statement and criticized Obama, whom he believed to be a liar and a traitor who should be in a closed institution. Mason urged Israeli politicians to think about evicting Palestinians from Gaza , East Jerusalem and the West Bank . The expatriation and expulsion of Israeli citizens of Arab origin should also be considered. In January 2001 Mason was one of the founders of the One Jerusalem organization , which opposes the return of East Jerusalem to the Palestinians after a possible peace treaty with Israel. In 2006 Mason filed a lawsuit against the organization Jews for Jesus , which had called him a supporter against his will.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1972: The Stoolie
  • 1973: The Sleeper ( Sleeper , voice)
  • 1979: The Favorite Stewardesses ( Flying High , TV series, episode 1x17 It Was Just One of Those Days )
  • 1979: Wealth Is Not Shame (The Jerk)
  • 1981: Best of Times (TV movie)
  • 1981: Mel Brooks - History of the World: Part I
  • 1988: Caddyshack II
  • 1989: Chicken Soup (TV series, twelve episodes)
  • 1991–2012: The Simpsons ( The Simpsons , television series, eleven episodes)
  • 2003: Cosmo & Wanda - When Elves Help ( The Fairly OddParent , TV series, episode 3x07 Beddy Bye / The Grass Is Greener )
  • 2008: What Blows Up Must Come Down! (Short film)
  • 2011: Just Say No (short film)

Awards

  • 1987: Special Tony Award for The World According to Me
  • 1988: Emmy Award in the screenplay category for a variety, music or comedy show for The World According to Me
  • 1989: At the Golden Raspberry Awards , he was nominated for Caddyshack II in the worst actor category
  • 1992: Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for The Simpsons

Web links

Commons : Jackie Mason  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jackie Mason, comic who perfected amused outrage, dies at 93. July 25, 2021, accessed on July 25, 2021 (English).
  2. ↑ Chris Bergeron: Frankie Valli, Jackie Mason to perform in Worcester ( English ) Daily News Transcript. September 20, 2008. Retrieved October 4, 2008.
  3. ↑ a b Gal Beckerman: Oy! Jackie Mason Has Family Drama . In: The Jewish Daily Forward , January 5, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2021. 
  4. ↑ Matt Schudel: Jackie's Little Girl Comic Jackie Mason Looks Like A Harmless Little Man, But His Jilted South Florida Lover Has Another Story To Tell: She's The Mother Of His Love Child . In: Sun-Sentinel . October 29, 1989. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  5. ↑ Tripp Whetsell: Getting In on Jackie's Act . In: The Wall Street Journal , April 27, 2012. Accessed July 26, 2021.  (Preview, full text for a fee)
  6. ↑ Daniel Prendergast: Jackie Mason's many loves . In: New York Post , April 1, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2021. 
  7. ↑ Jackie Mason, Veteran Comic and Broadway Star, Dead at 93 rollingstone.com (English)
  8. ↑ Just next to it is over - the "Simpsons" bury a figure , ntv.de, September 29, 2014
  9. ↑ Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time In: Internet Movie Database .
  10. ↑ Metro Life: Jackie Mason . In: Metro . June 13, 2006 (English).
  11. ↑ Comedian Jackie Mason: "Obama is 'the biggest liar' and sounds 'like a maniac in an asylum' on health care" . In: Dailymail (English).
  12. ↑ Mason, Jackie and Felder, Raoul. Time to Threaten Arabs with Mass Eviction . In: The Jewish Press , January 29, 2003.
  13. ↑ Mason, Jackie and Felder, Raoul: Time to Threaten Arabs with Mass Eviction . In: The Jewish Press , Free Republic, February 4, 2003.
  14. ↑ About Us: Our History, with video 7:34 min In: One Jerusalem (English).
  15. ↑ Oy! Jackie Mason sues Jews for Jesus . In: MSNBC , August 25, 2006.
personal data
SURNAME Mason, Jackie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Maza, Jacob Moshe (maiden name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION American actor, stand-up comedian, voice actor, and rabbi
BIRTH DATE June 9, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Sheboygan , Wisconsin , United States
DATE OF DEATH July 24, 2021
PLACE OF DEATH New York City , New York , United States