Jackie Mason

Early Life
Born Yacov Moshe Maza in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, he grew up on the lower East side of Manhattan, New York City.

Mason graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the City College of New York. City. At age 25, he was ordained a rabbi (as his three brothers, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather had been) in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Three years later he resigned to become a comedian.

Selected TV, film, and radio roles

 * The Ed Sullivan Show (1961–1968) frequent guest appearances
 * The Stoolie (1972) - Roger Pitman
 * Sleeper (1973) - Voice of robot tailor (uncredited)
 * The Jerk (1979) - Harry Hartounian
 * History of the World: Part 1 (1981) - Jew #2
 * Caddyshack II (1988) - Jack Hartounian
 * Chicken Soup (1989) - Jackie Fisher
 * The Simpsons- Rabbi Hyman Krustofski in three episodes:
 * "Like Father, Like Clown" (1991)
 * "Today I Am a Clown" (2003)
 * "Once Upon a Time in Springfield" (2009)
 *  The Fairly OddParents  episode " Beddy Bye " (2003) - Harvey Sandman a.k.a The Sandman, a.k.a The Mattress King
 * The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy- The Quandary Phase (2005) - The East River Lifeform
 * 30 Rock episode The Collection (2007) - Himself (small guest appearance)
 * The Drinky Crow Show episode "Aspire" (2009) - Mort Cooper