1. Joseph Forman was an American comedian and comic actor.
10 Facts About Joey Forman
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Joey Forman was originally an athletic director, but his funny remarks led the management to place him on the stage as a comedian, though Joey Forman wished to become a serious actor.
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Joey Forman broke into show business after winning an Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts program.
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Joey Forman first attracted attention in Las Vegas as the opening act for Mickey Rooney and Rooney's straight man.
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Joey Forman was considered a standard Borscht Belt comic, and he performed standup comedy both live and on television.
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Joey Forman took on comedic roles in films and on television.
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Joey Forman appeared in three Get Smart episodes, including two episodes as "Harry Who", a parody of Charlie Chan.
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Joey Forman had roles in films such as the Jerry Lewis film The Errand Boy as an audio director, The Wheeler Dealers starring James Garner and Lee Remick, The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz, the cult film Candy as a tough New York cop, and Linda Lovelace for President.
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Joey Forman distinguished himself from the field by inventing a character called "The Mashuganishi Yogi", a parody of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
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Joey Forman was accompanied with a sitarist, "Harvey Shankar", a parody of Ravi Shankar.