Jackie Gleason

Jackie Gleason

music department, actor, writer

Jackie Gleason was born on Feb 26, 1916 in USA. Jackie Gleason's big-screen debut came with Navy Blues directed by Lloyd Bacon in 1941, strarring Tubby (as Jackie C. Gleason). Jackie Gleason is known for The Wool Cap directed by Steven Schachter, William H. Macy stars as Gigot and Ned Beatty as Gigot's Father. Jackie Gleason has got 6 awards and 15 nominations so far. The most recent award Jackie Gleason achieved is Online Film & Television Association. The upcoming new movie Jackie Gleason plays is The Break-Up which will be released on Jun 02, 2006.

Comedian, actor, composer and conductor, educated in New York public schools. He was a master of ceremonies in amateur shows, a carnival barker, daredevil driver and a disc jockey, and later a comedian in night clubs. By the mid-1950s he had turned to writing original music and recording a series of popular and best-selling albums with his orchestra for Capitol Records. Joining ASCAP in 1953, his instrumental compositions include "Melancholy Serenade", "Glamour", "Lover's Rhapsody", "On the Beach" and "To a Sleeping Beauty", among numerous others.

  • Birthday

    Feb 26, 1916
  • Place of Birth

    Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Awards

6 wins & 15 nominations

Online Film & Television Association
2004
Actors and Actresses
Winner - OFTA TV Hall of Fame
Laurel Awards
1962
Top Male Supporting Performance
Winner - Golden Laurel
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