Henny Youngman

Born:March 16, 1906

Place of Birth:Manhattan, New York, USA

Died:February 24, 1998

Known For:Acting

Biography

Henry "Henny" Youngman (16 March 1906 – 24 February 1998) was a British-born American comedian and musician famous for his mastery of the "one-liner", his best known being "Take my wife... please".

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Filmography

Acting

GoodFellas

Henny Youngman

1990

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

History of the World: Part I

Chemist - The Roman Empire

1981

An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.

Amazon Women on the Moon

Henny Youngman (segment "Roast Your Loved One")

1987

Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of contemporary life and pop culture skewers some of the silliest spectacles ever created in the name of entertainment.