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He was born Jameel Joseph Farah on July 1, 1934, in Toledo, Ohio, the only son of Samuel, a meat cutter/grocer, and Jamelia, a seamstress.
His acting career began at age 11 when Jamie won $2. in a local talent contest. He graduated from Woodward High with honors and was named most outstanding student, having served as class president for three years. He also wrote and acted in two variety shows, was editor of his school paper, president of the Radio Club, and manager of the football and basketball teams. He became a member of the National Honor Society, and after graduation he moved with his family to Southern California where he attended the Pasadena Playhouse. He won his first film role as Santini in “The Blackboard Jungle”, then served two years in the army in Korea and Japan. He then proceeded to carve out a TV career by appearing as a regular on “The Red Skelton Show” and several episodes of the “The Danny Kaye Show” as well as the Chicago Teddy Bears” series. During the first season of M*A*S*H Jamie was hired for one day’s work as a phony transvestite bucking for a section 8 discharge. Something about the chomped cigar under the veil and hairy legs under the flowing skirt and the hook nose immediately clicked with the producers. Jamie became a full member of the cast of the No.1 show on television, playing Corporal Klinger and having even directed several episodes. The weekly show could boast of an amazing audience of 32 million regular viewers, running for eleven years, and was chosen by TV guide as the best television show of all time. The final two and a half hour episode aired February 28, 1983, drawing more than 125 million viewers, a record that may never be broken. He also has appeared on the big screen in George Stevens’ monumental “The Greatest Story Ever Told” and with Burt Reynolds in “Cannonball Run” and ”Cannonball Run II”. He has toured with John Davidson in “Will Rogers’s Follies” and played Oscar Madison in the national tour of “The Odd Couple” with his M*A*S*H* associate, William Christopher. Jamie’s Broadway debut was made in the long running “Guys and Dolls” for which he received rave reviews for his portrayal of Nathan Detroit. More recently, he appeared in “Moon Over Buffalo”, as well as the comedy-thriller play, "Catch Me If You Can." Jamie is still hoping to get back on a successful TV series and we all hope it will be soon. One of his proudest accomplishments was in 1985 when he received a “Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and, of course, his Emmy nomination for M*A*S*H. And in 1983 Jamie received an honorary Doctor of Performing Arts Degree from the University of Toledo. Jamie’s greatest passion aside from acting is golf and, as everyone knows by now, he has for over twenty years sponsored the nationally acclaimed. Biography Credit: www.jamiefarr.com/bio.htm |
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Quotes [On Loretta Switt] She was funny and beautiful. A body that just makes a man feel like a real man. [On why he did Circus Of The Stars] I looked good in the tights. Plus, I have a thing for a woman in clown makeup. The benefits from stardom as Klinger outweigh any setbacks. It`s a double-edged sword. What makes you famous is what interferes with getting other roles. But there are things that never would have happened without M*A*S*H" (1972). There certainly would be no Jamie Farr Kroger Golf Classic". [On what happened to all the dresses after the show ended] I took them home, okay? Is that what you wanted to hear? Actually, all those dresses were mine. I used my own dresses, bras, panties, hats and shoes. [Working with Alan Alda] If I wanted a sermon I`d go to church. He just wouldn`t quit. He just kept adding more speeches and more moralistic stuff. After he got famous, he got really pompous. He started thinking he was speaking God`s words - not the lines in the script, not his own personal thoughts. He thought he was speaking the words of God. I think he thought and believed that God was speaking through him. A person like that is not easy to be around. [If he enjoyed wearing womens clothes on M*A*S*H] I was doing that before the show. It was a delight.Trivia Has an LPGA tournament named in his honor, the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic (formerly the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic) Farr thought at first the women's wardrobe in his dressing room meant he'd be sharing the room with a woman, but was surprised to learn otherwise. Not wanting to play a cross-dresser in the typical girlish way, he suggested to the producers that his character be manly, but crazy, thinking his clothes and other quirks were normal. The unusual spin worked. Best remembered by the public for his role as "Corperal (later Sergent) Max Klinger" in the television series "M*A*S*H" (1971). Son, Jonas Only son of Samuel, a Lebanese meat cutter and grocer, and Jamelia Farah, a seamstress Served a two-year stretch in the U. S. Army in Japan during the Korean War Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 154. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 In the later years of _"M*A*S*H (1972)"_, especially after he took on the role of company clerk when "Radar" (Gary Burghoff) left, he stopped his recurring gag of wearing women's clothes because he didn't want his children being teased about it growing up. Endorsed the Mars candy bar in the early 80s. Was one of two cast members of the original "M*A*S*H" (1972) television cast to have actually served in the armed forces in Korea; Farr's tour of duty came in the years after the war. Alan Alda served a six month tour as a gunnery officer in Korea. In addition, the dog tags Farr wore on the "M*A*S*H" (1972) set were actually his issued set from his time in the Army. Attended the Pasadena Playhouse His "M*A*S*H" (1972) character was originally only supposed to be on one episode, but he proved so popular that he returned as a day player, and Farr was finally given a contract in year 3. He has an older sister, Yvonne. Daughter, Yvonne Is on the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Professional Advisory Board. [2005] Worked as a delivery person for a lithograph company, a post office clerk, an Army-surplus store clerk, an airline reservations clerk, and an employee at a chinchilla ranch He graduated from Woodward High School with honors and was named most outstanding student. In addition to writing and acting in two variety shows, Jamie was a member of the Drama Society, class president for three years, feature editor of the school newspaper, president of the radio class, manager of the football and basketball teams and a member of the varsity tennis team. | ||
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