John Herbert Gleason was an American comedian, actor, writer, composer and conductor. Developing a style and characters from growing up in Brooklyn, New York, he was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy, exemplified by his bus driver Ralph Kramden character in the television series The Honeymooners. By filming the episodes with Electronicams, Gleason was later able to release the series in syndication, which increased its popularity over the years with new audiences. He also developed The Jackie Gleason Show, which maintained high ratings from the mid-1950s through 1970. After originating in New York City, filming moved to Miami, Florida, in 1964 after Gleason took up permanent residence there.
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Thin people are beautiful, but fat people are adorable.
—Jackie Gleason
If you have it and you know you have it, then you have it.
If you have it and don’t know you have it, you don’t have it.
If you don’t have it but you think you have it, then you have it.
—Jackie Gleason
The second day of a diet is always easier than the first. By the second day, you’re off it.
—Jackie Gleason
Topics: Weight, Diet
Obviously a deer on the fairway has seen you tee off before and knows that the safest place to be when you play is right down the middle
—Jackie Gleason
Topics: Golf
Our dreams are firsthand creations, rather than residues of waking life. We have the capacity for infinite creativity; at least while dreaming, we partake of the power of the Spirit, the infinite Godhead that creates the cosmos.
—Jackie Gleason
Topics: Dreams
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