Jackie Mason

**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.

### 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 specials

- _Jackie 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)

### Discography

- _I'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 Incorrect_
- _In Israel_
- _Live at the London Palladium_ (1997)
- _All New! Much Ado About Everything_ (2003)
- _Prune Danish_
- _The Unholy Tour_
- _Freshly Squeezed_
- _The Ultimate Jew_ (2008)

### One-man shows

- _Jackie 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)

## Infobox (comedian awards)

- **child**: yes
- **emmyawards**: **Outstanding Voice-Over Performance**
1992 _The Simpsons_ - "Like Father, Like Clown"


## Infobox (comedian)

- **image**: JackieMasonOct06.jpg
- **name**: Jackie Mason
- **caption**: Jackie in 2006
- **birth name**: Yacov Moshe Maza
- **birth place**: Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States, U.S.
- **death place**: New York City, New York (state), New York, U.S.
- **medium**: Stand up comedian, Stand-up
Television
Movies
Radio
- **nationality**: United States, American
- **active**: 1961–2021
- **genre**: Political satire
Observational comedy
Improvisational comedy
- **subject**: Politics of the United States, American politics
International relations
Current events
Race relations
Antisemitism
Jewish culture
American culture
- **children**: Sheba Mason
- **notable work**: _The World According to Me!_
**Hyman Krustofski** in "Like Father, Like Clown", "Today I Am A Clown", "Once Upon a Time in Springfield", "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution", and "At Long Last Leave"
- **website**: [http://www.jackiemason.com jackiemason.com]