Also known as Professor Irwin Corey
American comedian and actor (1914–2017)
"Professor" Irwin Corey (July 29, 1914 – February 6, 2017) was an American comic, film actor and activist, often billed as "The World's Foremost Authority". He introduced his unscripted, improvisational style of stand-up comedy at the well-known San Francisco club "hungry i". Lenny Bruce once described Corey as "one of the most brilliant comedians of all time". In 1951 Corey appeared as "Abou Ben Atom", the Genie, in the cult flop Broadway musical Flahooley along with Yma Sumac <a href="https://
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