# David Rakoff

> David Benjamin Rakoff was a Canadian-American essayist and humorist, born in Montreal and raised in Toronto, who spent his professional career in New York City. Rakoff was an essayist, journalist, and actor, and a regular contributor to WBEZ's This American Life. He described himself as a "New York writer" who also happened to be a "Canadian writer", a "mega Jewish writer", a "gay writer", and an "East Asian Studies major who has forgotten most of his Japanese" writer.

*Canadian-American humorist and essayist (1964-2012)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Comedian
- **Category:** Comedians
- **Country:** Canada
- **Born:** 1964-11-27
- **Died:** 2012-08-09
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 46.7

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0974536/ (@nm0974536)

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