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Henny Youngman est un Acteur Américain né le 16 mars 1906 à Liverpool (Royaume-uni)

Henny Youngman

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Nationalité Etats-Unis
Naissance 16 mars 1906 à Liverpool (Royaume-uni)
Mort 24 février 1998 (à 91 ans) à Manhattan (Etats-Unis)

Henry "Henny" Youngman (original Yiddish surname Yungman; 16 March 1906 – 24 February 1998) was a British-born American comedian and violinist famous for his mastery of the "one-liner". His best known one-liner was "Take my wife...please".

In a time when many comedians told elaborate anecdotes, Youngman's routine consisted of telling simple one-liner jokes, occasionally with interludes of violin playing. These depicted simple, cartoon-like situations, eliminating lengthy build-ups and going straight to the punch line. He was known as "The King of the One Liners", a title conferred to him by columnist Walter Winchell. A stage performance by Youngman lasted only fifteen to twenty minutes but contained dozens of jokes in rapid-fire succession.

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Youngman's wife, Sadie Cohen, was often the butt of his jokes ("My wife said to me, 'For our anniversary I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen!'", or "my wife's cooking is fit for a king. (gesturing as if feeding an invisible dog) Here King, here King!" Also, "Last night my wife said the weather outside was fit for neither man nor beast, so we both stayed home.") but in reality the two were very close, with Sadie often accompanying her husband on his tours. Youngman remained married for over sixty years until his wife's death in 1987, after a prolonged illness. While she was ill, Henny had an ICU built in their bedroom, so she could be taken care of at home, rather than in the hospital (Sadie was terrified of hospitals).

Henny explained the origin of his classic line "Take my wife, please" as a misinterpretation: he took his wife to a radio show and asked a stagehand to escort his wife to a seat. But his request was taken as a joke, and Youngman used the line countless times ever after.

Youngman had two children, son Gary and daughter Marilyn. Gary started his career screenwriting and directing, and thereafter continued to work in the film industry in various capacities. Gary is best known for his 1976 film Rush-It!, which introduced the filmgoing public to a number of soon to be very famous actors and actresses (John Heard, Jill Eikenberry, Tom Berenger [in his debut part], and others). After Rush-It's lukewarm reception, Gary removed himself from the public eye—he then lived a quiet life in California.

With the exception of a week following his wife's death, and the month he was in his final hospital stay, Henny was renowned for having worked almost every day for over 70 years without vacations or other breaks.

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Filmographie de Henny Youngman (16 films)

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AnnéeNomMétierRôle
1995Eyes Beyond SeeingActeur
1990Les AffranchisActeurLui-même
1987Cheeseburger film sandwichActeurLui-même
1983National Lampoon's Movie MadnessActeur
1982The Comeback TrailActeur
1982Un justicier dans la ville n°2Acteur
1981La Folle Histoire du mondeActeur
1976La Dernière Folie de Mel BrooksActeur
1976Won Ton Ton, le chien qui sauva HollywoodActeur
1972The Gore Gore GirlsActeur
1972Money TalksActeur
1970The Mad, Mad, Mad ComediansActeurLui-même
1966Nashville RebelActeurLui-même
1966The Unkissed BrideActeurLui-même
1956L'Extravagante HéritièreActeurLe premier chauffeur
1944A Wave, a WAC and a MarineActeur