Jackie Gayle

Jackie Gayle (March 1, 1926 – November 23, 2002), born Jack Potovsky, was an American standup comedian and actor. He performed as a comedian for 40 years, appearing in nightclubs and in Las Vegas, including working as the opening act for such performers as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett.[1] He also appeared on more than 20 episodes of The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast. His acting credits include Barry Levinson's Tin Men (1987), Woody Allen's Broadway Danny Rose (1984) and Warren Beatty's Bulworth (1998), among others.

Jackie Gayle
Jackie Gayle in the film Tin Men, 1987.
Born
Jack Potovsky

(1926-03-01)March 1, 1926
Flatbush, Brooklyn
DiedNovember 23, 2002(2002-11-23) (aged 76)
Miami Beach
Occupationcomedian, actor
Spouse(s)Tracy Gayle

Partial filmography
gollark: Yet people don't care about learning and don't do it and do gambling.
gollark: It's not particularly hard, in my opinion, to learn basic things about probability and expected value and such. It's difficult to *internalize* them and use them all the time, but gambling is a situation which is obviously bound by them and in which you can use formal mathematical reasoning easily.
gollark: This isn't really much of an explanation.
gollark: Those are separate.
gollark: And I can't see why people go around doing gambling and failing to understand basic statistics and probability, and yet.

References
  1. Myrna Oliver, "Jackie Gayle, 76; Stand-Up Comic, Movie and TV Character Actor", Los Angeles Times, November 27, 2002.


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