- Lou Jacobi
Infobox actor
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name = Lou Jacobi
birthname = Louis Harold Jacobi
birthdate = birth date and age|1913|12|28
birthplace =Toronto, Ontario ,Canada
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occupation = Actor
spouse =Louis Harold "Lou" Jacobi (born
December 28 ,1913 ) is aCanadian character actor .Jacobi was born in
Toronto, Ontario toJew ish parents Fay and Joseph Jacobi. [http://www.filmreference.com/film/12/Lou-Jacobi.html Lou Jacobi Biography (1913-) ] ] Slightly overweight and sporting amoustache , he appeared in several films and televisioncommercials , particularly in the 1970s.Notable film roles include: Mr. Van Daan in "The Diary of Anne Frank", "
Irma La Douce ", a transvestite husband inWoody Allen 's "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask)", playingKurt Gödel in I.Q., and one of the uncles inBarry Levinson 's "Avalon". In "Amazon Women on the Moon ", his character is sucked into his television by aremote control (similar to the film "Pleasantville"). He also played in the movie "Penelope" (1966) withNatalie Wood andIan Bannen .He made a spoof record album for
Capitol Records called "Al Tijuana and his Jewish Brass" in he which he acted as a master of ceremonies/bandleader of dance band that plays songs such as "Downtown." He also was part of a group that made the comicshtick records"You Don't Have to Be Jewish" and "When You're in Love, the Whole World Is Jewish".In 1999, Jacobi was inducted into
Canada's Walk of Fame .References
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