John kassir biography
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John Kassir
American actor and comedian (b. 1957)
John Kassir | |
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Kassir holding a picture of the Cryptkeeper in 2006 | |
| Born | (1957-10-24) October 24, 1957 (age 67) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Towson State University |
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| Years active | 1983–present |
| Spouse | Julie Benz (m. 1998; div. 2007) |
John Kassir (born October 24, 1957)[1] is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as the voice of the Cryptkeeper in HBO's Tales from the Crypt franchise.[2] He also appeared in the role of Ralph in the off-Broadway show Reefer Madness and its 2005 film adaptation. He is also the first voice actor to take over Disney comics character Scrooge McDuck following the death of Alan Young.
Early life and education
[edit]John Kassir was born on October 24, 1957, in Baltimore, Maryland,[1] to an Iraqi father from Mosul and a Syrian mother from Mardin, present-day Turkey.[3] He is of Assyrian descent.[4]
As a child, he often did impressions in school and was described as a "class clown". His mother would often buy props for him and he would entertain customers who were shopping outside of Eudowood Plaza. He
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John Kassir
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John Prince Kassir
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Occupation
Actor, statement actor, comedian
Years active
1983–present
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Johnny Kassir (born October 24, 1957) is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian who is perhaps best known for voicing the Crypt Keeper on the hit HBO show Tales from the Crypt.
Kassir played the Bulgarian kicker, Zagreb Shkenusky, for six years in the HBO comedy series 1st & Ten (TV Series), about a fictional football team. His other live action credits include sketch-acting on The Amanda Show and a portrayal of Shemp Howard in a biopic about The Three Stooges, produced by Mel Gibson, and Ralph in Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical. He was also able to get his own Pee Wee Herman style show in 1997 called Johnnytime, which aired for two seasons on the USA network. He also appeared as The Atom in the Justice League of America pilot episode, which, despite not being picked up, was released as a film in some markets. John has appeared in over a dozen feature films, starred in eight TV pilots (six of which went to series and two of which lasted on air for over six years each) and guest starred in dozens of TV series in both comic and dramatic roles.
As a standup comic, he has opened for the likes of Lou Rawls, Tom Jones, The Temptations and Four Tops on their TNT tour, Bobby Vinton, Richard Belzer, and Harry Blackstone, Jr. among others. John has also appeared on stage p