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Date of Birth:

31 January 1892, New York City, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

10 October 1964, Beverly Hills, California, USA more

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Singer, songwriter ("Merrily We Roll Along"), comedian, author and actor... more

Trivia:

Brother-in-law of Nettie Tobias. more

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Awards:

4 wins more

NewsDesk:

Don't blame me, I voted for Bill and Opus: 13 fake presidential bids
(From The AV Club. 19 October 2008, 9:01 PM, PDT)

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Cinderella Man (2005)	(performer: "Cheer Up, Smile, Nertz")	2005	$102M	8.0 (57,708)

2.	Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)	(lyrics: "Merrily We Roll Along")	2003	-	6.0 (7,726)
	AKAs: Looney Tunes Back in Action: The Movie (USA: DVD box title)
3.	"Animaniacs" (1993)	(6 episodes, 1993-1997)	1997	-	8.3 (2,542)
	AKAs: Animaniacs (UK) Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs (USA: complete title) 6 TV episodes: Back in Style/Bones in the Body (1997) (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" (uncredited)) Critical Condition/The Three Muska-Warners (1993) (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" (uncredited)) Roll Over, Beethoven/The Cat and the Fiddle (1993) (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" (uncredited)) H.M.S. Yakko/Slappy Goes Walnuts/Yakko's Universe Song (1993) (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" (uncredited)) De-Zanitized/The Monkey Song/Nighty Night Toons (1993) (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" (uncredited)) 1 episode not shown.
4.	Space Jam (1996)	(writer: "Merrily We Roll Along")	1996	$225M	5.5 (25,939)

5.	Bullets Over Broadway (1994)	(performer: "Ma (He's Making Eyes At Me)")	1994	-	7.5 (14,172)

6.	"Tiny Toon Adventures" (1990)	(5 episodes, 1990-1991)	1991	-	8.0 (1,210)
	AKAs: Steven Spielberg Presents... Tiny Toon Adventures (USA: alternative title) 5 TV episodes: Buster and Babs Go Hawaiian (1991) (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" (uncredited)) Who Bopped Bugs Bunny? (1990) (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" (uncredited)) Animaniacs! (1990) (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" (uncredited)) Fields of Honey (1990) (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" (uncredited)) Gang Busters (1990) (music: "Merrily We Roll Along" (uncredited))
7.	Curly Sue (1991)	(writer: "Merrily We Roll Along")	1991	-	4.9 (5,626)

8.	Rover Dangerfield (1991)	(writer: "Merrily We Roll Along")	1991	-	5.8 (864)

9.	Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)	(writer: "MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG")	1990	-	6.0 (20,677)

10.	Men Don't Leave (1990)	(writer: "MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG")	1990	-	6.5 (1,347)

11.	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)	(performer: "Now's the Time to Fall in Love")	1975	-	7.4 (144)

12.	Blazing Saddles (1974)	(writer: "Merrily We Roll Along")	1974	-	7.8 (42,797)
	AKAs: Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles or Never Give a Saga an Even Break (USA: poster title)
13.	Bonnie and Clyde (1967)	(writer: "I Love to Spend Each Sunday with You") (performer: "I Love to Spend Each Sunday with You")	1967	-	8.1 (36,788)

14.	"The Eddie Fisher Show" (1957)	(1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 23 October 1958 (1958) (performer: "About a Quarter to Nine" (uncredited), "The Anniversary Song" (uncredited), "April Showers" (uncredited), "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" (uncredited), "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (uncredited), "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" (uncredited), "Swanee" (uncredited), "Sonny Boy" (uncredited), "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)" (uncredited))
15.	The Eddie Cantor Story (1953)	(writer: "I Love to Spend Each Sunday with You" (uncredited))	1953	-	5.7 (69)

16.	If You Knew Susie (1948)	(performer: "If You Knew Susie" (1925), "What Do I Want with Money" (1948), "My, How the Time Goes By" (1948), "Sextette" (1835) (uncredited))	1948	-	6.3 (74)

17.	Big Time Revue (1946)	(writer: "I'll Have Vanilla" (uncredited))	1946	-	-

18.	Hollywood Canteen (1944)	(performer: "We're Having a Baby")	1944	-	7.1 (607)

19.	Show Business (1944)	(performer: "The Curse of an Aching Heart", "I Want a Girl (Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad)", "Dinah", "Sextette", "Makin' Whoopee", "I Don't Want to Get Well", "Alabamy Bound")	1944	-	6.9 (79)

20.	Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)	(performer: "We're Staying Home Tonight", "Now's the Time to Fall in Love" (uncredited))	1943	-	7.3 (482)

21.	40 Little Mothers (1940)	(performer: "Little Curly Hair in a High Chair" (uncredited)) ("Little Curly Hair in a High Chair" (uncredited))	1940	-	6.3 (81)

22.	The Bear That Couldn't Sleep (1939)	(lyrics: "Merrily We Roll Along")	1939	-	6.6 (35)

23.	Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)	(performer: "Laugh Your Way Through Life" (1937) (uncredited), "Swing Is Here to Sway" (1937) (uncredited), "Vote for Honest Abe" (1937) (uncredited)) ("Pennies from Heaven" (1936) (uncredited), "Dinah" (1925) (uncredited))	1937	-	7.9 (276)

24.	Strike Me Pink (1936)	(performer: "First You Have Me High (Then You Have Me Low)" (1935) (uncredited), "The Lady Dances" (1935) (uncredited), "Calabash Pipe" (1935) (uncredited))	1936	-	7.0 (143)

25.	Billboard Frolics (1935)	(lyrics: "Merrily We Roll Along")	1935	-	5.9 (60)

26.	Devil Dogs of the Air (1935)	(lyrics: "Merrily We Roll Along")	1935	-	6.0 (135)

27.	Kid Millions (1934)	(performer: "When My Ship Comes In", "Mandy", "Okay, Toots", "Let My People Go", "Ice Cream Fantasy")	1934	-	7.4 (221)

28.	Roman Scandals (1933)	(performer: "Build a Little Home", "Keep Young and Beautiful", "Put a Tax on Love", "All of Me", "Dinah", "Kickin' the Gong Around") ("Build a Little Home")	1933	-	7.2 (263)

29.	The Kid from Spain (1932)	(performer: "In the Moonlight" (1932) (uncredited), "Look What You've Done" (1932) (uncredited), "What a Perfect Combination" (1932) (uncredited), "La Paloma") ("What a Perfect Combination" (1932) (uncredited))	1932	-	7.5 (256)

30.	Palmy Days (1931)	(music: "There's Nothing Too Good For My Baby" (1931) (uncredited)) (lyrics: "There's Nothing Too Good For My Baby" (1931) (uncredited)) (performer: "There's Nothing Too Good For My Baby" (1931) (uncredited), "Yes, Yes (My Baby Said Yes, Yes)" (1931) (uncredited)) ("Yes, Yes (My Baby Said Yes, Yes)" (1931) (uncredited), "Falling in Love Again" (1930) (uncredited), "Happy Days Are Here Again" (1929) (uncredited), "The Wedding March" (1843) (uncredited))	1931	-	8.0 (287)

31.	Whoopee! (1930)	(performer: "Makin' Whoopee" (1928) (uncredited), "A Girl Friend of a Boy Friend of Mine" (1930) (uncredited), "My Baby Just Cares for Me" (1930) (uncredited)) ("Makin' Waffles" (1930) (uncredited), "Ol' Man River" (1927) (uncredited))	1930	-	8.0 (558)

32.	Insurance (1930)	(writer: "Now That the Girls Are Wearing Long Dresses") (performer: "Now That the Girls Are Wearing Long Dresses")	1930	-	7.1 (18)

33.	Getting a Ticket (1930)	(performer: "My Wife Is on a Diet")	1930	-	7.2 (21)

34.	A Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic (1929)	(performer: "I Faw Down an' Go Boom", "If I Give Up the Saxophone", "Eddie Cantor's Automobile Horn Song")	1929	-	6.1 (9)

35.	Finding His Voice (1929)	(writer: "Merrily We Roll Along")	1929	-	6.2 (65)

36.	A Few Moments with Eddie Cantor, Star of 'Kid Boots' (1923)	(music: "The Dumber They Come, the Better I Like 'Em" (1923)) (lyrics: "The Dumber They Come, the Better I Like 'Em" (1923)) (performer: "The Dumber They Come, the Better I Like 'Em" (1923), "Oh, Gee, Georgie!")	1923	-	7.0 (51)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Matinee Theatre" (1955)	(1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	7.2 (12)
	1 TV episode: George Has a Birthday (1956)
2.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	Morris Sizeman (1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	8.5 (67)
	1 TV episode: Sizeman and Son (1956) Morris Sizeman
3.	If You Knew Susie (1948)	Sam Parker	1948	-	6.3 (74)

4.	Meet Mr. Mischief (1947)	(uncredited) Face on Station Program Poster	1947	-	-

5.	American Creed (1946)		1946	-	6.3 (31)

6.	Show Business (1944)	Eddie Martin	1944	-	6.9 (79)

7.	40 Little Mothers (1940)	Gilbert Jordan Thompson	1940	-	6.3 (81)

8.	Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)	Ali Baba	1937	-	7.9 (276)

9.	Strike Me Pink (1936)	Eddie Pink	1936	-	7.0 (143)

10.	Kid Millions (1934)	Eddie Wilson Jr.	1934	-	7.4 (221)

11.	Roman Scandals (1933)	Eddie aka Oedipus	1933	-	7.2 (263)

12.	The Kid from Spain (1932)	Eddie Williams	1932	-	7.5 (256)

13.	Palmy Days (1931)	Eddie Simpson	1931	-	8.0 (287)

14.	Whoopee! (1930)	Henry Williams	1930	-	8.0 (558)

15.	Insurance (1930)	Sidney B. Zwieback	1930	-	7.1 (18)

16.	That Party in Person (1929)		1929	-	-

17.	Special Delivery (1927)	Eddie, The Mail Carrier	1927	-	6.7 (14)

18.	Kid Boots (1926)	Samuel (Kid) Boots	1926	-	6.7 (36)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Ziegfeld Follies (1945)	(writer)	1945	-	6.6 (968)
	AKAs: Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (USA: poster title)
2.	Palmy Days (1931)	(story and dialogue)	1931	-	8.0 (287)

3.	Mr. Lemon of Orange (1931)	(writer)	1931	-	-

4.	Caught Short (1930)	(book "Caught Short")	1930	-	-

5.	Special Delivery (1927)	(story)	1927	-	6.7 (14)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	If You Knew Susie (1948)	(producer)	1948	-	6.3 (74)

2.	Show Business (1944)	(producer)	1944	-	6.9 (79)

Music Department View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Eddie Cantor Story (1953)	(singing voice: Keefe Brasselle)	1953	-	5.7 (69)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Startime" (1959)	Himself (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	7.2 (29)
	AKAs: Ford Startime Lincoln-Mercury Startime 1 TV episode: George Burns in the Big Time (1959) Himself
2.	"House Party" (1952)	Himself (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	7.0 (24)
	AKAs: Art Linkletter's House Party (USA: complete title) The Linkletter Show (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: Episode dated 27 October 1959 (1959) Himself
3.	"Sunday Showcase" (1959)	Himself (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	6.0 (15)
	AKAs: Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title) NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title) 1 TV episode: A Tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt on Her Diamond Jubilee (1959) Himself
4.	"You Asked for It" (1950)	Himself (1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	6.3 (11)
	1 TV episode: Backstage Broadway (1959) Himself
5.	"The Eddie Fisher Show" (1957)	Himself (1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 23 October 1958 (1958) Himself
6.	"What's My Line?" (1950)	Mystery Guest (2 episodes, 1952-1957)	1957	-	8.9 (268)
	2 TV episodes: Episode dated 2 June 1957 (1957) Mystery Guest Episode dated 27 January 1952 (1952) Mystery Guest
7.	"Playhouse 90" (1956)	Himself - Announcing Next Week's Show (1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	8.5 (67)
	1 TV episode: Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956) Himself - Announcing Next Week's Show
8.	"Person to Person" (1953)	Himself (1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	8.8 (28)
	1 TV episode: Episode #4.4 (1956) Himself
9.	"Climax!" (1954)	Himself (1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	7.8 (40)
	AKAs: Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: The Louella Parsons Story (1956) Himself
10.	"The Milton Berle Show" (1948)	Himself (1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	7.3 (19)
	AKAs: Texaco Star Theater (USA: alternative title) The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: Episode #8.8 (1956) Himself
11.	"The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater" (1955)	Himself / 4 characters not shown (19 episodes, 1955)	1955	-	8.0 (5)
	19 TV episodes: And Now from the Audience (1955) Himself/Host/Occasional Lead Player Strange Little Stranger (1955) Himself/Host/Occasional Lead Player The Hollywood Story (1955) Himself/Host/Occasional Lead Player The Marine Went to Town (1955) Himself/Host/Occasional Lead Player Romance Wrecker (1955) Himself-- Host 14 episodes not shown.
12.	"Toast of the Town" (1948)	Himself (2 episodes, 1952-1955)	1955	-	8.4 (100)
	AKAs: The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title) 2 TV episodes: Episode #8.21 (1955) Himself Episode #6.13 (1952) Himself
13.	"The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950)	Himself - Host / 4 characters not shown (44 episodes, 1950-1954)	1954	-	7.8 (140)
	AKAs: Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title) Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title) Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle) 44 TV episodes: Episode #4.32 (1954) Himself - Host Episode #4.26 (1954) Himself - Host Episode #4.24 (1954) Himself - Comic Actor Episode #4.23 (1954) Himself - Host Episode #4.18 (1954) Himself - Host 39 episodes not shown.
14.	The Eddie Cantor Story (1953)	(uncredited) Himself as audience member	1953	-	5.7 (69)

15.	"This Is Your Life" (1952)	Himself (2 episodes, 1953)	1953	-	7.0 (41)
	2 TV episodes: Eddie Cantor (1953) Himself Dinah Shore (1953) Himself
16.	"The Jack Benny Program" (1950)	Himself (1 episode, 1953)	1953	-	8.8 (192)
	AKAs: The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title) The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: Fred Allen Show (1953) Himself
17.	Be What You Want (1953) (TV)	Himself	1953	-	-

18.	Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson (1952)	Himself	1952	-	-

19.	The Story of Will Rogers (1952)	Himself, Eddie Cantor	1952	-	6.7 (79)

20.	"The Kate Smith Evening Hour" (1951)	Himself (1 episode, 1952)	1952	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 14 July 1952 (1952) Himself
21.	"Four Star Revue" (1950)	Himself (1 episode, 1952)	1952	-	-
	AKAs: All Star Revue (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: Episode dated 10 May 1952 (1952) Himself
22.	Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Happy Homes (1949)	Himself	1949	-	-

23.	Screen Snapshots 9860: Hollywood Friars Honor George Jessel (1948)	Himself - Speaker	1948	-	-

24.	The Friendship Train (1948)	Himself	1948	-	5.7 (25)

25.	Screen Snapshots Series 25, No. 2: Radio Shows (1945)	Himself - The Eddie Cantor Program	1945	-	-

26.	Hollywood Canteen (1944)	Himself	1944	-	7.1 (607)

27.	Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)	Himself/Joe Simpson	1943	-	7.3 (482)

28.	Show Business at War (1943)	(uncredited) Himself	1943	-	8.2 (130)
	AKAs: The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10
29.	The March of Time Volume IV, Issue 5 (1937)	Himself	1937	-	-

30.	Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 5 (1936)	Himself	1936	-	-

31.	The Hollywood Gad-About (1934)	Himself	1934	-	-

32.	Screen Snapshots (1932/II)	Himself	1932	-	6.4 (7)

33.	Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 3 (1930)	Himself	1930	-	-

34.	Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 23 (1930)	Himself, at Premiere	1930	-	-

35.	Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 18 (1930)	Himself	1930	-	-

36.	Getting a Ticket (1930)	Himself, Eddie Cantor	1930	-	7.2 (21)

37.	Glorifying the American Girl (1929)	Himself (Revue Scenes)	1929	-	7.2 (340)

38.	A Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic (1929)	Himself	1929	-	6.1 (9)

39.	A Few Moments with Eddie Cantor, Star of 'Kid Boots' (1923)	Himself	1923	-	7.0 (51)

40.	The Starland Review (1922)	Himself	1922	-	-


1.	From Shtetl to Swing (2005) (TV)	Himself

2.	"Broadway: The American Musical"
	1 TV episode: Syncopated City: 1919-1933 (2004) Henry Williams
3.	"Biography"
	3 TV episodes: Jacqueline Susann (2000) Himself Don Ameche: Hollywood's Class Act (1999) (uncredited) Himself Great Ziegfeld (1996)
4.	Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV)	Himself

5.	"American Masters"
	1 TV episode: Vaudeville (1997) Himself
6.	Entertaining the Troops (1994)	Himself

7.	Legends of Comedy (1992) (TV)

8.	The 1930's: Music, Memories & Milestones (1988) (V)	Himself (with Shirley Temple)

9.	The Great Standups (1984) (TV)	Himself

10.	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

11.	Hollywood My Home Town (1965)	Himself

12.	"The DuPont Show of the Week"
	2 TV episodes: The Ziegfeld Touch (1961) Himself Laughter USA (1961) Himself
13.	Minstrel Days (1941)	Himself: edited from 'Roman Scandals'

14.	The Great American Broadcast (1941)	(uncredited) Himself - Opening Montage

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Stage, vaudeville, burlesque, radio, television actor, and screenwriter. Active on Broadway in the following productions: more

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2 Biographical Movies | 13 Portrayals | 7 Print Biographies more

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Comedy | Romance | Family | Drama more

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