Born February 26, 1916· Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
† Died June 24, 1987
17Roles★ 6.3Average rating
Born and raised in Brooklyn’s Stuyvesant Heights, he cut his teeth as a master of ceremonies in neighborhood theaters after leaving school, a stint that forged his brash comedic style. He later created the iconic bus-driver Ralph Kramden for the television classic The Honeymooners and anchored The Jackie Gleason Show, which commanded top ratings from the mid-1950s until 1970, moving production to…
