Jamie Farr
Jamie Farr
Jamie Farr is an American television, film, and theatre actor. He is of Lebanese descent. He is known for playing a cross-dressing Corporalfrom Toledo, Ohio, bucking for a Section 8 discharge, in the role of Maxwell Q. Klinger in the CBS television sitcom M*A*S*H...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth1 July 1934
CityToledo, OH
CountryUnited States of America
names people goes-on
It makes you famous, you get money from it, you go on and do the best you can, but it really is dreadful that people don't know your name.
temperature terrible terrible-things
One of the terrible things about doing movies is that the writers never consider the temperature outside.
makeup play black
Even in the days when they did Othello, you didn't necessarily have to be black to play Othello. You wore the makeup.
reading tired substance
I got tired of reading that everybody was either coming out of the closet or they were abused or had some kind of substance problem.
broadway roles senses
I'd like to create a role on Broadway. That would really heighten my senses.
simple names people
I tried to make it a simple as possible for people so they could pronounce my name.
mail kind shows
I never got any kind of mail regarding whatever I did on the show.
thinking talent states
I think Canadian talent is exceptional. You continually show us up here in the States with your brilliancy.
night behind-the-scenes saturday
The entire behind the scenes of Saturday Night Live are all Canadian.
beautiful nice cities
You know what's nice about Montreal? Not only is it a beautiful city, but you have Cuban cigars.
beautiful years care
Vancouver is a beautiful area, I don't care what time of the year you're there. Vancouver and Calgary. Great places in Canada.
television world littles
You realize, this is not just a little studio we go to make these television episodes. This thing is reaching everybody in the world! Suddenly you realize the power of television.
night thinking good-times
I have a good time watching Nick At Night with the old shows on there. I love to see I Love Lucy, although I've seen them many, many times. I think it's a security factor, it's like your blanket.
games done gongs
I helped set The Gong Show. I've done so many game shows. I've helped create game shows.