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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 ...
Einstein was born in 1942 in Los Angeles. [2] His parents were the comic Harry Einstein, best known for playing the character Parkyakarkus on radio and in the movies, and the actress-singer Thelma Leeds. On October 24, 1949, at the age of six, it was reported in the Los Angeles Times that he had contracted polio.
She met her husband Harry "Parkyakarkus" Einstein, a dialect comedian, while filming New Faces of 1937. [3] Leeds retired from show business after marrying Einstein in 1937. Two years after Einstein's death in 1958, she married Irving "Bernie" Bernstein; he died in 1983. [2] In 1981, Leeds played Brooks' mother in Modern Romance.
Brooks was born Albert Lawrence Einstein on July 22, 1947 into a Jewish show business family in Beverly Hills, California, [3] [1] to Thelma Leeds (née Goodman), an actress, and Harry Einstein, a radio comedian who performed on Eddie Cantor's radio program and was known as "Parkyakarkus". [1] He is the youngest of three sons.
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.
Coordinates. 40°45′39″N 73°58′21″W / . 40.760886°N 73.972551°W. / 40.760886; -73.972551. Website. www .friarsclub .com. 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 ...
Comedian Harry Einstein, father of Albert Brooks and Bob Einstein (the latter also known for his Super Dave Osborne character), died almost immediately after performing as "Parkyakarkus" (a pun on "park your carcass"), at the Friars Club roast of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. When he died, he collapsed onto Milton Berle.
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 ...