Jackie Mason, the crusty, self-doubting, enduring comedian who was anointed into pop culture by 'The Simpsons,' has died.
, the crusty, self-doubting, enduring comedian who was anointed into pop culture by"The Simpsons," has died., tells TMZ ... Jackie had been hospitalized for more than 3 weeks ... admitted with inflammation of the lungs. He had been experiencing a number of health issues over the last few years.
Mason's comedy career spans 60 years, with some huge successes along with some pretty big bumps along the way. His big break came in 1960, when he appeared on"The Steve Allen Show" and killed. That led to huge bookings at various clubs and regular TV appearances, including"The Ed Sullivan Show" where he appeared 12 times ... and then, disaster struck. In 1964, Mason was on Sullivan's live show but it was partially preempted by a speech by then-President.
He was damaged goods after that for years ... club owners felt he was"crude and unpredictable." Mason said,"It took 20 years to overcome what happened in that 1 minute."
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