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Jacob Moche Maza was born on 9 June 1931 and grew up in New York. He became a rabbi aged 25 following paternal tradition. His three brothers also became rabbis. However, aged 29, he left the church to pursue a career as a comedian. In 1986, he started his first one-man Broadway show, Jackie Mason's The World According to Me! It was a huge hit running for two years, going on to tour Europe and winning him a Tony, an Emmy and a Grammy. He's also won an Emmy for his voiceover work in The Simpsons. His last... moreJacob Moche Maza was born on 9 June 1931 and grew up in New York. He became a rabbi aged 25 following paternal tradition. His three brothers also became rabbis. However, aged 29, he left the church to pursue a career as a comedian. In 1986, he started his first one-man Broadway show, Jackie Mason's The World According to Me! It was a huge hit running for two years, going on to tour Europe and winning him a Tony, an Emmy and a Grammy. He's also won an Emmy for his voiceover work in The Simpsons. His last stand up show was 2008's The Ultimate Jew. He now concentrates on video blogging.
Jackie Mason Quotes
Jackie Mason on Dating Fraud
I have a girlfriend. My girlfriend to me is the most wonderful, most remarkable person to me in the world. That's to me, but to my wife... An average guy makes a date with a girl, right away he has to spend 100, 200, 500, 900, I make a date... more
Jackie Mason on Ronald Reagan
I wanna thank god for this democracy, it's like Ronald Reagan said, and he said a brilliant thing... and don't think it's easy for Ronald Reagan to say a brilliant thing. Don't get nervous, I'm not going to make fun of the president... more
Jackie Mason on Jews in Israel
One of the main problems in this country (Israel) is trying to figure out who's a Jew. Every time some one wants to come in here if he claims he's a Jew you don't know if he's a Jew and it's a big disagreement in this whole country. How do... more
Jackie Mason on Bill Gates
You think more people are happy for Bill Gates or a little nauseous? Gentiles probably happy for him cause they never expected to get that rich. Gentile has a job, he's making a living, he's happy. But every Jew gets jealous cause every... more
Jackie Mason on Jewish Athletes
Jew's want to think they're athletes maybe in this country there are Jewish athletes but in the United States there's no Jewish athletes. They never get involved in athletic activities. That's why when they check into the hotel... more
Jackie Mason on Jewish Holidays
Miami beach you can tell is Jewish, you know why? Nothing moves on Miami beach. If there's a Jew on a vacation they're only looking for one thing, a place to sit... he sees a chair, it's a successful vacation. Jewish resorts are the only... more
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JackieMason.com - Jackie's home on the internet.
Jackie Mason - On the UK comedy guide.
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