Jackie Mason (born Yacov Moshe Maza; June 9, 1928 – July 24, 2021) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. 

His 1986 one-man show The World According to Me won a Special Tony Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, an Ace Award, an Emmy Award, and a Grammy nomination. Later, his 1988 special Jackie Mason on Broadway won another Emmy Award. He was known for his voice role as Rabbi Hyman Krustofski in The Simpsons, which won Mason a third Emmy Award.

Personal life
Mason was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin and grew up in New York City.   He graduated from the City College of New York. In 1991, he married Jyll Rosenfeld. He has a daughter from another relationship.

Previously a Democrat, Mason was a registered Republican and defended former President Donald Trump on many issues.

Mason died on July 24, 2021 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City after being hospitalized for over two weeks, aged 93.

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 I (1981) - Jew #2
 Jackie Mason Radio Show live from Rum Runner Bay, Miami Beach (1982) produced by John L.Woolley
 Caddyshack II (1988) - Jack Hartounian
 Chicken Soup (1989) - Jackie Fisher
 The Simpsons - Rabbi Hyman Krustofski in five episodes:
"Like Father, Like Clown" (1991)
"Today I Am a Clown" (2003)
"Once Upon a Time in Springfield" (2009)
"Treehouse of Horror XXII" (2011)
"The Ten-Per-Cent Solution" (2011)
 The Fairly OddParents episode "Beddy Bye/The Grass Is Greener" (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
 Jackie Goldberg: Private Dick (2010) - Jackie Goldberg
 Answer Me This! Episode 206 (2012) - Jackie Mason
 Graham Norton BBC Radio 4 Show! (2012) - Jackie Mason

Television specialsJackie Mason's The World According to Me! (1988)An Audience with Jackie Mason (1990)Jackie Mason on Campus (1992)Jackie Mason at the London Palladium (1996)Jackie Mason: A Night at the Opera (2002)

DiscographyI'm the Greatest Comedian in the World, Only Nobody Knows it Yet! (1962)I Want to Leave You with the Words of a Great Comedian (1963)The World According to Me! (1987)Brand New (1991)Politically IncorrectIn IsraelLive at the London Palladium (1997)All New! Much Ado About Everything (2003)Prune DanishThe Unholy TourFreshly SqueezedThe Ultimate Jew (2008)

One-man showsJackie Mason's the World According to Me! (1986–1988)Jackie Mason: Brand New (1990–1991)Jackie Mason: Politically Incorrect (1994–1995)Love Thy Neighbor (1996–1997)Much Ado About Everything (1999–2000)Jackie Mason: Prune Danish (2002–2003)Jackie Mason: Freshly Squeezed (2005–2006)Jackie Mason: The Ultimate Jew'' (2008)

References

Other websites 

1931 births
2021 deaths
Actors from New York City
Actors from Wisconsin
American movie actors
Screenwriters from New York City
American stand-up comedians
American television actors
American voice actors
Comedians from New York City
Emmy Award winning actors
Movie producers from New York
Jewish American actors
Jewish American writers
Jewish American comedians
Tony Award winning actors
Writers from Wisconsin
Republicans (United States)
Comedians from Wisconsin
People from Sheboygan, Wisconsin