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American actor and comedian (born 1934)

Jamie Farr (born Jameel Joseph Farah; July 1, 1934) is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for playing Corporal Klinger, a soldier who tried getting discharged from the army by cross-dressing, on the CBS sitcom M*A*S*H.^[1][2][3][4] After M*A*S*H, Farr reprised the role of Klinger for AfterMASH and appeared both in small roles on popular shows such as The Love Boat and as a host or panelist on game shows including Battle of the Network Stars.^[5][6][7][8] He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1985.^[3][6]

Early life

Farr was born Jameel Joseph Farah on July 1, 1934 in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Jamelia and Samuel Farah.

His father, who owned a grocery store, was an immigrant from the Beqaa Valley area of what is now Lebanon and his mother, a seamstress, was a first-generation Lebanese A