Comedian.
He had a son, Gary, and a daughter, Marilyn.
His signature joke is almost never quoted in its entirety. The complete joke is, "Women today are crazy! I mean, take my wife...please!"
In 1974, he was used by the New York Telephone Company on its new "Dial-A-Joke" service. He drew over three million calls in one month.
Known as "King of the One-Liners"
Was named as "King of Brooklyn" at the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival in 1988.