Comedian, actor, composer and conductor, educated in New York publicschools. He was a master of ceremonies in amateur shows, a carnivalbarker, daredevil driver and a disc jockey, and later a comedian innight clubs. By the mid-1950s he had turned to writing original musicand recording a series of popular and best-selling albums with hisorchestra for Capitol Records. Joining ASCAP in 1953, his instrumentalcompositions include "Melancholy Serenade", "Glamour", "Lover'sRhapsody", "On the Beach" and "To a Sleeping Beauty", among numerousothers.
BornFebruary 26, 1916
DiedJune 24, 1987(71)
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 16 nominations total
Music Department
Actor
Writer
- Alternative name
- Jackie C. Gleason
- Height
- 1.77 m
- Born
- Died
- June 24,1987
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA(colon and liver cancer)
- SpousesMarilyn GleasonDecember 16, 1975 - June 24, 1987 (his death)
- Children
- RelativesJennifer Miller(Grandchild)
- Other worksAlbum: "And Awaaay We Go!". NOTE: This album features his only vocal performances.
- Publicity listings
- TriviaThe popular Hanna-Barbera character Fred Flintstone was based on him, as "The Flintstones" animated series was loosely based on "The Honeymooners". Upon realizing this, Gleason tried to file a lawsuit against Hanna-Barbera but was dissuaded from doing so by friends and colleagues who advised him that it would be bad for his reputation if he became known as "the man who killed Fred Flintstone.".
- QuotesDrinking removes warts and pimples. Not from me. But from those I lookat.
- TrademarksOften played a working class everyman
- Nicknames
- "The Great One"
- "The Abdominal Showman"
- "Mr. Miami Beach"
- Salaries(1980)$1,200,000
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