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Jamie Farr Biography

Jamie Farr (born Jameel Joseph Farah; July 1, 1934) is an American television, film, and theatre actor. He is of Lebanese descent. He is known for playing a cross-dressing corporal (later sergeant) from Toledo, Ohio, bucking for a Section 8 discharge, in the role of Maxwell Q. Klinger in the CBS television sitcom M*A*S*H. As of December 31, 2016, following the death of William Christopher, Farr is currently the oldest surviving cast member of M*A*S*H.

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It makes you a better person to know where you came from, because whereever you go, there is somebody in some town, city, hamlet, whatever, that has the same dreams you have.

Cities, Dream, Dreams, Same, Town, Towns

You know what's nice about Montreal? Not only is it a beautiful city, but you have Cuban cigars.

Beautiful, Cigars, Cities, Know, Montreal, Nice

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.

Coming, Kind, Reading, Substance, Tired

The entire behind the scenes of Saturday Night Live are all Canadian.

Behind The Scenes, Canadian, Night, Saturday, Scenes

They sometimes beat things into the ground. They don't know when to get out of a situation. They think it's going to be funny. . . . the more you pound the nail into the ground the funnier it gets and that's not necessarily true.

Funnier, Nails, Pounds, Situation, Thinking, True

I tried to make it a simple as possible for people so they could pronounce my name.

Make, Names, People, Possible, Simple

When the show is over we still have to pay our rent, we have to buy food. We have to do all the same things that you do.

Over You, Pay, Shows, Rent, Food, Things

If you want good sketches, go pick up Sid Caesar. The best of Your Show of Shows. That's the greatest sketch comedy you'll ever see on television.

Caesar, Greatest, Sids, Sketch, Television, Want

I am not the captain of my ship. My ship is out there, but I don't have my course. You never know in this business.

Business, Captain, Captains, Course, Courses, Ships

Sometimes I want to go into Saturday Night Live and rewrite some of the sketches because they're really not that good.

Night, Want, Sometimes, Good, Live

I do Broadway because I refuse to succumb to the stereotypical things that Hollywood does to a performer.

Broadway, Doe, Hollywood, Refuse, Stereotypical, Things

I go back there and all my friends are there when I have my golf tournament. They treat me the same way they did when I was growing up.

Back, Golf, Growing, Growing Up, Same, Way

I helped set The Gong Show. I've done so many game shows. I've helped create game shows.

Create, Done, Game, Games, Gongs, Shows

Children and even adults, when they like certain athletes, they can tell you about their batting average, about where they came from.

Athlete, Athletes, Average, Came, Children, Like

I'd like to create a role on Broadway. That would really heighten my senses.

Broadway, Create, Heighten, Role, Roles, Senses

Canada has given us John Candy and Martin Short and Bill Shatner and Lord knows how many other wonderful performers.

Bills, Canada, Wonderful, Bill, Performers, Short

The third year of MASH was when I realized I was a hit.

Hit, I Realized, Mash, Thirds, Year, Years

I never met the second happiest man, or the first happiest man, so I can't judge where I fall into that category.

Category, Fall, Happiest, Judging, Man, Men

There's this Lebanese lady I dearly loved who raised 13 children in Toledo, and she retired in Phoenix. She said, I get up every morning and say, Thank you, God. I do the same thing now.

Children, Lady, Lebanese, Morning, Phoenix, Toledo

If you get a show named after you, and then play another character, that's fine. But if you do a show that's an ensemble show like. . . MASH, then you're in trouble.

Character, Ensemble, Fine, Mash, Play

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