Jackie Mason
Jackie Mason (born Yacov Moshe Maza) was an American stand-up comedian. His "politically incorrect" routines and opinionated observations on Jewish and American life have often provoked controversy.
Mason graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from City College of New York and (at the age of 25) was ordained, as his three brothers and father had been, as a rabbi in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Three years later he resigned the post to become a comedian.
In 1992, Mason won an Emmy for his voice-over of Rabbi Hyman Krustofski in The Simpsons episode, "Like Father, Like Clown" making him the first guest star to win an Emmy for his role. In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, Mason was voted among the top 50 comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders. He was also ranked #63 in Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comedians.
John Byner impersonated Mason for the Aardvark cartoon character in the cartoon series The Ant and the Aardvark.
“Did you ever hear of a kid playing accountant, even if they wanted to be one?”
“It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.”
“I talk to myself because I like dealing with a better class of people.”
“I have enough money to last me the rest of my life, unless I buy something.”