Henny Youngman
Henry "Henny" Youngman was an American comedian and musician famous for his mastery of the "one-liner", his best known being "Take my wife... please".
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- London
- Educated at
- John Jay Educational Campus
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Trending topics shown first"My wife is on a new diet. Coconuts and bananas. She hasn't lost weight, but can she climb a tree."
"My wife will buy anything marked down. Last year she bought an escalator."
"My wife and I went to a hotel where we got a waterbed. My wife called it the Dead Sea."
"My wife told me the car wasn't running well. There was water in the carburetor. I asked where the car was, and she told me it was in the lake."
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Timeline
1906
Born
Birth1998
Died
Death
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