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Jack Benny (Benjamin Kubelsky) was born on 14 February, 1894 in Waukegan, Illinois, USA, is an actor,soundtrack,producer. Discover Jack Benny's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

Popular As Benjamin Kubelsky
Occupation actor,soundtrack,producer
Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 14 February, 1894
Birthday 14 February
Birthplace Waukegan, Illinois, USA
Date of death 26 December, 1974
Died Place Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality United States

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Jack Benny Height, Weight & Measurements

At 80 years old, Jack Benny height is 5' 7¾" (1.72 m) .

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Height 5' 7¾" (1.72 m)
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Who Is Jack Benny's Wife?

His wife is Mary Livingstone (24 January 1927 - 26 December 1974) ( his death) ( 1 child)

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Wife Mary Livingstone (24 January 1927 - 26 December 1974) ( his death) ( 1 child)
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Jack Benny Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jack Benny worth at the age of 80 years old? Jack Benny’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Jack Benny's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Actor

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1894

Two holidays figured prominently in his life: Born on St. Valentine's Day, 1894, he died on the day after Christmas, Boxing Day, 80 years later.

1932

Star of "The Canada Dry Program" on NBC Radio (1932) and CBS Radio (1932-1933).

1934

1934: He and his wife adopted a daughter, Joan Benny (aka Joan Naomi).

1935

In 1935, Benny, like most of America, was so captivated by the trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, accused of kidnapping Charles Lindbergh's baby boy, that he pulled strings to get himself a seat in the overcrowded New Jersey courtroom.

1938

He turned down a role in The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938). The role was then given to Bob Hope--his feature-film debut--which began his long and successful film career.

1942

1942-44: Star of NBC Radio's "The Grape Nuts Flakes Program".

1944

Star of "The Lucky Strike Program" on NBC Radio (1944-1949) and CBS Radio (1949-1955).

1948

In 1948, the radio quiz show "Truth or Consequences" ran a weekly contest to identify the Walking Man. The gag was to guess who the foot steps belonged to. Every week they played the steps. Eventually they revealed it was Jack Benny.

1949

January 1949: A personal friend of Harry S. Truman, he served as Master of Ceremonies for Truman's Inaugural Ball. When he arrived at the White House for the event, a guard pointed to his violin case and asked, "Mr. Benny, what do you have in there?" As a joke, Jack whispered back, "It's a Thompson sub-machine gun." The guard replied, "Oh, that's a relief. I was afraid it was your violin".

1950

One of Benny's best-known schticks as a radio star was his long-standing feud with fellow radio comedian Fred Allen. The two often appeared on each other's radio programs to trade barbs. Sadly, other than an appearance on The Jack Benny Program (1950), in which Allen tries to steal Jack's sponsor, this did not carry over into television, as Allen died shortly after beginning his own TV show. In real life, of course, Benny and Allen were great friends, and Benny even took time on his radio program to eulogize Allen after his death.

1955

He once appeared on the TV quiz show The $64,000 Question (1955). After answering the first question correctly he quit and took home $1.00. His category was violins.

1959

Towards the end of his TV series, he was waiting for his show to air and began watching Bonanza (1959), which started half an hour sooner. He wound up missing his show and said "If I won't even watch me, what chance do I have?".

1960

According to Phyllis Diller's autobiography "Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse", in the late 1960s Broadway producer David Merrick approached Benny with the idea of him playing Dolly Levi in drag in "Hello, Dolly!" opposite George Burns as Horace Vandergelder. The intention was to turn Broadway on its ear and revive flagging interest in the show, which had been running since 1964, originally with Carol Channing as Dolly Levi. This idea never came to fruition. (Diller did appear in the show for 3 months in 1970.).

1961

When he appeared as a celebrity guest on the game show Password (1961), he got the word "miser" and gave his first clue as, "Me!" thus bringing down the house.

1968

Interviewed in "The Great Comedians Talk About Comedy" by Larry Wilde. [1968]

1974

When he died in 1974, he left an estate estimated at $4 million.

1975

At the time of his death, he was scheduled to appear in The Sunshine Boys (1975). After he died, the role was taken over by George Burns.

1989

He was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1989.

1991

Pictured on one of five 29¢ US commemorative postage stamps celebrating famous comedians, issued in booklet form 29 August 1991. The stamp designs were drawn by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. The other comedians honored in the set are Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy; Edgar Bergen (with alter ego Charlie McCarthy); Fanny Brice; and Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.

1992

Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. pg. 42-44. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387