Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason
John Herbert "Jackie" Gleasonwas an American comedian, actor, and musician who developed a style and characters in his career from growing up in Brooklyn, New York. He was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy style, exemplified by his character Ralph Kramden in the television series The Honeymooners. By filming the episodes with Electronicam, Gleason later could release the series in syndication, building its popularity over the years with new audiences. He also developed The Jackie Gleason Show, which...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth26 February 1916
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
One of these days, Alice. Pow! Right in the kisser!
I only made $200 a week and I had to buy my own bullets.
I always knew what I was doing.
The Miami Beach audience is the greatest audience in the world.
I drink for the honorable purpose of getting bagged.
I didn't have things as a child, and I was determined to get them.
I only made $200 a week and I had to buy my own bullets.
Modesty is the artifice of actors, similar to passion in call girls.
It is difficult for people to appreciate their own laughter unless you show them some pathos along the way.
A man must defend his home, his wife, his children, and his martini.
Some drink to forget, some drink to remember-me, I drink to get bagged,
The best part of you ran down your mother's legs.
Golf and women are a lot alike. You know you are not going to wind up with anything but grief, but you can't resist the impulse.
I knew that nobody could be on television week after week as themselves and exist for any length of time, because no one has that rich a personality.... So I knew that I had to create some characters.