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
I'm no alcoholic. I'm a drunkard. There's a difference. A drunkard doesn't like to go to meetings.
The Miami Beach audience is the greatest audience in the world.
I drink for the honorable purpose of getting bagged.
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.
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.
Modesty in an actor is as fake as passion in a call girl.
I have no use for humility. I am a fellow with an exceptional talent.
The worst thing you can do with money is save it.
Obviously a deer on the fairway has seen you tee off before and knows that the safest place to be when you play is right down the middle.
The only thing better than one of my songs is one of my songs with a glass of scotch.