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The famously politically-incorrect funnyman began his career in the mid-1950s, appearing at New York City nightclubs. He also worked resorts in the Catskills region of New York state, known as the ‘Borscht Belt’, that fostered such comics as Rodney Dangerfield, Jerry Lewis, Don Rickles, and Phyllis Diller.
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In 1987, he received a special Tony Award for his solo show, Jackie Mason’s The World According to Me!, which ran for 573 performances. The self-titled show also netted him an Emmy award when it aired on television in 1988.