Jackie Mason (born Yacov Moshe Maza, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin) is an American stand-up comedian. He grew up in New York City (on the Lower East Side of Manhattan). Mason graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the City College of New York and,at the age of 25, was ordained, as his three brothers and father had been, a rabbi in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Three years later he resigned to become a comedian. In 1992 , Mason won an Emmy for his voice-over of Rabbi Hyman Krustofski in The Simpsons episode "Like Father, Like Clown" making him the first guest star to win an Emmy for his role. In a 2005 poll to find the Comedian's Comedian, Mason was voted among the top-50 comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders. He was also ranked #63 in Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time. John Byner impersonated Mason for the Aardvark cartoon character in the DePatie-Freleng cartoon series The Ant and the Aardvark. (via Wikipedia)

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About Jackie Mason

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Emmy Awards: Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
1992 The Simpsons - "Like Father, Like Clown"

Spouse: Jyll Rosenfeld (August 14, 1991–present)

Subject: race relations
Jewish culture
Antisemitism
International relations
Current events
American culture
American politics

Genre: Observational comedy
Satire/Political satire
Improvisational comedy

Name: Jackie Mason

Nationality: American

Years Active: Late 1950s–present

Name At Birth: Yacov Moshe Maza

Birthplace: Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States

Known for: The World According to Me!
Hyman Krustofski in "Like Father, Like Clown" and "Today I Am a Clown"

Website: jackiemason.com [www.youtube.com/theultimatejew]

Birth Date: Jun 9, 1936

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