# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/george-jessel-q506146
# Generated: 2026-09-01T19:40:43.977Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/george-jessel-q506146"
name: "George Jessel"
slug: "george-jessel-q506146"
description: "George Albert \"Georgie\" Jessel was an American actor, singer, songwriter, and film producer. He was famous in his lifetime as a multitalented comedic entertainer, achieving a level of recognition that transcended his limited roles in movies. He was widely known by his nickname, the \"Toastmaster General of the United States,\" for his frequent role as the master of ceremonies at political and entertainment gatherings. Jessel originated the title role in the stage production of The Jazz Singer."
tagline: "American actor, singer, songwriter, film producer (1898-1981)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/George_Jessel_1926.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1898-04-03"
deathDate: "1981-05-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           52.01
  momentum:             2.510341261633919
  historical:           14.174204
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0422181/"
    handle:    "nm0422181"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/1869590"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%AC%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%84_(%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1)"
    title: "جارج جیسل (اداکار)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/785c114a-ec1f-4334-b6c2-0864bea79b01"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Jessel_(akteur)"
    title: "George Jessel (akteur)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84"
    title: "جورج جيسيل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84"
    title: "جورج جيسيل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Jessel_(Schauspieler)"
    title: "George Jessel (Schauspieler)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Jessel_(actor)"
    title: "George Jessel (actor)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Jessel"
    title: "George Jessel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%AC%D8%B3%D9%84_(%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%B1)"
    title: "جورج جسل (بازیگر)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Jessel"
    title: "George Jessel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Jessel_(com%C3%A9dien)"
    title: "George Jessel (comédien)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Jessel"
    title: "George Jessel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%83%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB"
    title: "ジョージ・ジェッセル"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Jessel"
    title: "George Jessel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Jessel"
    title: "George Jessel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q506146"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/148585"
    title: "George Jessel"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump