
Jack Benny
0 FOLLOWERS • 39 CREDITS • FEB 14, 1894 - DEC 26, 1974 • 80
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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."
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Known For

The Ed Sullivan Show

Tony Awards

General Electric Theater

The Lucy Show

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

The Colgate Comedy Hour

What's My Line?

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

Omnibus

The Merv Griffin Show

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Startime

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

Checkmate

Kraft Music Hall

The George Gobel Show

The DuPont Show of the Week

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Danny Kaye Show

Casablanca

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

The Man

Beau James

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

The George Burns Show

This Is Your Life

To Be or Not to Be

Artists and Models Abroad

The Jack Benny Program

Taxi Tangle

College Holiday

Buck Benny Rides Again

Artists & Models

The Big Broadcast of 1937

Man About Town

Love Thy Neighbor
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