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Jewish American comedians

  • Woody AllenAllan Stewart Konigsberg was born on the 30th of November 1935 at Mount Eden Hospital in Bronx, New York City. He grew up in Brooklyn's Midwood neighborhood…
  • Marx BrothersMinnie Marx, born Minnie Schoenberg in Dornum, East Frisia, arrived in New York City around 1880 with her family of funfair entertainers.
  • Robert Downey Jr.Robert John Downey Jr. was born in Manhattan, New York City, on the 4th of April 1965. His father Robert Downey Sr. worked as a filmmaker while his mother…
  • Lorne MichaelsLorne David Lipowitz entered the world on the 17th of November 1944 in Toronto, Ontario. His parents were Florence and Abraham Lipowitz, a man who worked as…
  • Bruce VilanchBruce Gerald Vilanch arrived in the world on the 23rd of November 1948. He spent his earliest days in New York City before moving to Paterson, New Jersey.