Professor Irwin Corey

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Professor Irwin Corey was an American stand-up comedian and actor famed for his improvisational, pseudo-intellectual "World's Foremost Authority" persona and surreal, politically tinged humor.

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instanceOf actor
comedian
film actor
human
stage actor
stand-up comedian
television actor
ageAtDeath 102
alsoKnownAs Professor Corey
The World’s Foremost Authority
birthName Irwin Eli Cohen
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1914-07-29
dateOfDeath 2017-02-06
ethnicGroup Jewish American
genre improvisational comedy
political satire
surreal humor
influenced George Carlin
Richard Lewis
Robin Williams
movement American left-wing politics
name Irwin Corey
surface form: Professor Irwin Corey
notableCharacter World’s Foremost Authority
notableFor improvised, rambling mock-academic lectures
long-running “World’s Foremost Authority” persona
politically tinged humor
notableWork Car 54, Where Are You? (TV series)
How to Commit Marriage (1969 film)
I’m Not Rappaport (1989 film)
The Ed Sullivan Show
surface form: The Ed Sullivan Show appearances

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour appearances
The Tonight Show
surface form: The Tonight Show appearances
numberOfChildren 2
occupation actor
political satirist
social activist
stand-up comedian
performedWith Lenny Bruce
Woody Allen
placeOfBirth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
placeOfDeath Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
politicalAlignment left-wing
residence New York City
spouse Fran Corey
style pseudo-intellectual monologues
stream-of-consciousness delivery
yearsActive 1940s–2010s

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