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
A lot of people say, 'Well, I like a challenge. 'I don`t like challenges. Life is tough enough without any challenges.
Does God have a sense of humor? He must have if He created us.
I have a 'Play The Melody' philosophy. It means don't over arrange, don't make life difficult. Just play the melody-and do it the simplest way possible.
Most wives think of their husbands as bumbling braggarts with whom they happen to be in love.
Sometimes the feeling that life is great just swells up inside you and fills you with joy.
Our dreams are firsthand creations, rather than residues of waking life. We have the capacity for infinite creativity; at least while dreaming, we partake of the power of the Spirit, the infinite Godhead that creates the cosmos.
One of these days... One of these days... Pow! Right in the kisser!
Drinking removes warts and pimples. Not from me. But from those I look at.
If you have it and you know you have it, then you have it. If you have it and don't know you have it, you don't have it. If you don't have it but you think you have it, then you have it.
Thin people are beautiful, but fat people are adorable.
The second day of a diet is always easier than the first. By the second day you're off it.
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.
A man must defend his home, his wife, his children, and his martini.
One of these days, Alice. Pow! Right in the kisser!