Jack Benny

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American Jew comedian film actor human radio actor radio personality television actor television personality violinist

Jack Benny was a pioneering American comedian, actor, and radio/television star renowned for his masterful timing, stingy persona, and influential deadpan style.

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Jack Benny (fictionalized version) 1

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instanceOf American Jew ⓘ
comedian ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
human ⓘ
radio actor ⓘ
radio personality ⓘ
television actor ⓘ
television personality ⓘ
violinist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1970s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1910s ⓘ
birthName Benjamin Kubelsky ⓘ
causeOfDeath pancreatic cancer ⓘ
child Joan Benny ⓘ
conflictParticipatedIn World War I ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1894-02-14 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1974-12-26 ⓘ
familyName Kubelsky ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
givenName Benjamin ⓘ
grewUpIn Waukegan, Illinois ⓘ
surface form: Waukegan, Illinois, United States
hasHonor star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ⓘ
influenced Bob Newhart ⓘ
George Burns ⓘ
Jerry Seinfeld ⓘ
Johnny Carson ⓘ
knownFor comic timing ⓘ
deadpan comedic style ⓘ
running gag of being perpetually 39 years old ⓘ
stingy on-air persona ⓘ
violin-playing routines ⓘ
marriageStart 1927 ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
radio ⓘ
television ⓘ
militaryService United States Navy ⓘ
name Jack Benny self-link ⓘ
notableWork The Jack Benny Program ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
comedian ⓘ
radio host ⓘ
television host ⓘ
violinist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
religion Judaism ⓘ
residence Beverly Hills, California, United States ⓘ
spouse Mary Livingstone ⓘ
stageName Jack Benny self-link ⓘ

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The Jack Benny Program → creator → Jack Benny ⓘ
Bob Newhart → influencedBy → Jack Benny ⓘ
Steve Martin → influencedBy → Jack Benny ⓘ
Jack Benny → name → Jack Benny self-link ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jack Benny (fictionalized version)
Jack Benny → stageName → Jack Benny self-link ⓘ
The Jack Benny Program → starring → Jack Benny ⓘ