Jack Albertson

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A former song-and-dance man and veteran of vaudeville, burlesque and Broadway, Jack Albertson is best known to audiences as "The Man" in the TV series "Chico and the Man" (1974), for which he won an Emmy. In 1968 Albertson, the brother of actress Mabel Albertson, won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in The Subject Was Roses (1968), a part which also won him the Tony award during its Broadway run.
 

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    Name Jack Albertson
    (Jonathan George)
    Other Name(s) Jackie Alberts
    Height 5' 11"  (180 cm)
    Build Average
    Hair Color Grey
    Date of Birth June 161907
    Birthplace Malden, MA
    Star Sign Gemini
    Died November 251981 (Aged 74)
    Location of Death Hollywood Hills CA
    Cause of Death Colon Cancer
    Nationality American
    Ethnicity White
    Occupation Actor
    Celebrity Index Ja
    Claim to Fame Chico & the Man

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  • I started out in vaudeville, and vaudeville died. I hit the burlesque houses and they padlocked `em. I tried radio, and you know what happened to radio. Then live TV, and it vanished. Now that I`ve finally got a toehold in movies, look what`s happening to them.
  • Ninety per cent of the things you do in this business are crap.
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  • Won Broadway`s 1965 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for "The Subject Was Roses", a role he recreated in an Oscar-winning performance in the film version of the same name, The Subject Was Roses (1968). He was also nominated for Best Actor (Dramatic) Tony in 1973 for "The Sunshine Boys".
  • He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea.
  • In 1976, he became the eighth performer to win the Triple Crown of acting. Oscar: Best Supporting Actor, The Subject Was Roses (1968). Tony: Best Supporting Actor, "The Subject Was Roses", 1965. Emmy: Best Actor-Comedy Series, "Chico and the Man" (1974).
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