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Yacov Moshe Maza (born June 9, 1928 - died July 24 2021) was an American stand-up comedian and movie actor. He guest starred as The Sandman in Beddy Bye.
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.
Works[]
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 eight episodes:
- "Like Father, Like Clown" (1991)
- "Today I Am a Clown" (2003)
- "Once Upon a Time in Springfield" (2010)
- "Treehouse of Horror XXII" (2011)
- "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution" (2011)
- "At Long Last Leave" (2012)
- "Clown in the Dumps" (2014)
- "The Nightmare After Krustmas" (2016)
- 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