Jack Carter

Birth Name:

Jack Chakrin

Birth Place:

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Director

Served in the entertainment division of the Army Air Forces during World War II
Attended Brooklyn College and the Feagin School of Dramatic Art
Got his start in theater, first appearing in a summer stock role in "The Trojan Horse" at the Millpond Playhouse in New York
His career in television took off when he became the host of "American Minstrels" in 1949, followed by "Cavalcade of Stars" and appearances in Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows․"
Launched his career as a comic when he won the Major Bowes radio talent contest with his impressions
A stand-up headliner for most of his career, he performed at venues like the Copacabana in New York and the Desert Inn in Las Vegas
Best known as a comic and actor who became one of television's first stars during the late 1940s
Did impersonations of people like Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, Winston Churchill and Ed Sullivan

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