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Parkyakarkus. Harry Einstein (May 6, 1904 – November 24, 1958), known professionally as Harry Parke and other pseudonyms, most commonly Parkyakarkus, was an American comedian, writer, and character actor. A specialist in Greek dialect comedy, he became famous as the Greek chef Nick Parkyakarkus on the Eddie Cantor and Al Jolson radio programs ...
The Friars Club is a private club in New York City. Famous for its risqué roasts , the club's membership is composed mostly of people who work in show business . Founded in 1904, it is located at 57 East 55th Street , between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue , in the historic Martin Erdmann House, now known as the Monastery.
mendicants (friars or religious sisters who live from alms, recite the Divine Office, and, in the case of the men, participate in apostolic activities); and; clerics regular (priests who take religious vows and have an active apostolic life) Catholic religious orders began as early as the 500s, with the Order of Saint Benedict being formed in 529.
In "Albert Brooks: Defending My Life," Rob Reiner, left, and Brooks relish anecdotes from their 60-year friendship, while digging into the roots of Brooks' radical approach to comedy.
The term “genius” gets bandied around too loosely, but the who’s who of voices assembled for “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life” make a strong case for its subject, both as a comedian and ...
The film also chronicles the untimely death of comedian Harry Einstein (aka "Parkyakarkus") shortly after performing at a Friars Club dinner honoring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in 1958. Einstein was the father of comedians Bob Einstein and Albert Brooks.
Parkyakarkus (stage name for Harry Einstein), American comedian who was famous on radio and on film in the role of the Greek chef "Nick Parkyakarkus" (a play on words of the phrase "park your carcass"), died at 1:20 in the morning, hours after collapsing following a performance at the Friars Club banquet in Beverly Hills, California, for ...
Roast-Beef and Movies was an attempt by MGM (never known for producing skilled comedies) to create its own Three Stooge -themed comedy, with Givot as the Moe Howard -like leader, and Curly Howard – an actual Stooge – in the role normally played by middleman Larry Fine. Third wheel Bobby Callahan portrayed the "dumb-but-likable" character ...