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Jamie Farr (born Jameel Joseph Farah, July 1, 1934)〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Jamie Farr's IMDB Profile )〕 is an American television, film, and theatre actor. He is of Lebanese descent. He is best known for having played the role of cross-dressing Corporal (later Sergeant) Maxwell Q. Klinger in the CBS television sitcom ''M *A *S *H''. ==Early life== Farr was born in Toledo, Ohio, to Lebanese-American parents Jamelia M. (née Abodeely), a seamstress, and Samuel N. Farah, a grocer. He and his family attended Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Toledo.〔("A soldier in a dress put Toledo into America's living rooms" ). ''The Blade'', Toledo, Ohio. March 28, 2000.〕 Farr's first acting success occurred at age 11, when he won two dollars in a local acting contest. After Woodward High School, where he was one of the standouts among his class, Farr attended the Pasadena Playhouse where a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer talent scout discovered him, offering him a screen-test for ''Blackboard Jungle''. He won the role of the mentally challenged student, Santini. With the encouragement of his Toledo mentor, Danny Thomas, he decided to become an actor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=My Family )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jamie Farr」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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