Jack Benny
Born February 14, 1894 (Age: 132)
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
Biography
Jack Benny (February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American comedian, vaudevillian, and actor for radio, television, and film. Widely recognized as one of the leading American entertainers of the 20th century, Benny played the role of the comic penny-pinching miser, insisting on remaining 39 years old on stage despite his actual age, and often playing the violin badly. Benny was known for his comic timing and his ability to get laughs with either a pregnant pause or a single expression, such as his signature exasperated "Well!" His radio and television programs, tremendously popular from the 1930s to the 1960s, were a foundational influence on the situation comedy genre. Dean Martin, on the celebrity roast for Johnny Carson in November 1973, introduced Benny as "the Satchel Paige of the world of comedy." Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Benny, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Jack Benny (February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American comedian, vaudevillian, and actor for radio, television, and film. Widely recognized as one of the leading American entertainers of the 20th century, Benny played the role of the comic penny-pinching miser, insisting on remaining 39 years old on stage despite his actual age, and often playing the violin badly.
Benny was known for his comic timing and his ability to get laughs with either a pregnant pause or a single expression, such as his signature exasperated "Well!" His radio and television programs, tremendously popular from the 1930s to the 1960s, were a foundational influence on the situation comedy genre. Dean Martin, on the celebrity roast for Johnny Carson in November 1973, introduced Benny as "the Satchel Paige of the world of comedy."
Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Benny, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
The Last Laugh
2016
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as Self
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Age: 122
Pioneers of Primetime
2005
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as
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Age: 111
That's Entertainment! III
1994
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 100
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986
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as Self
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Age: 92
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 87
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 82
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 81
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The Great Radio Comedians
1971
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as Self
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Age: 77
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Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special
1970
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as Self
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Age: 76
Honor America Day
1970
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as Self
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Age: 76
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The Jack Benny Birthday Special
1969
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as Self
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Age: 75
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Jack Benny's Bag
1968
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as Self
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Age: 74
Carnival Nights
1968
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as Self
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Age: 74
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Bob Hope Christmas Show
1965
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as Self
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Age: 71
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
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as Man in Car in Desert (uncredited)
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Age: 69
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General Foods Opening Night
1963
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as
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Age: 69
Gypsy
1962
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as Jack Benny (uncredited)
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Age: 68
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Jack Benny Christmas Show
1960
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as Jack Benny
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Age: 66
The Mouse That Jack Built
1959
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as Jack (voice)
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Age: 65
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
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as Self
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Age: 64
George Washington Slept Here
1942
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as Bill Fuller
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Age: 48
To Be or Not to Be
1942
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as Joseph Tura
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Age: 48
Charley's Aunt
1941
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as Babbs Babberley
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Age: 47
Three Of A Kind
1941
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as Himself
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Age: 47
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The Voice of Hollywood No. 13
1930
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as Self
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Age: 36