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Mort Sahl

1927 - 2021

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Morton Lyon Sahl (May 11, 1927 – October 26, 2021) was a Canadian-born American comedian, actor, and social satirist. He pioneered a style of social satire that pokes fun at political and current event topics using improvised monologues and only a newspaper as a prop. Sahl spent his early years in Los Angeles and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where he made his professional stage debut at the hungry i nightclub in 1953. His popularity grew quickly, and after a year at the club, he traveled the country doing shows at established nightclubs, theaters, and college campuses. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Mort Sahl is the 10,899th most popular actor (down from 10,691st in 2024), the 1,000th most popular biography from Canada (down from 959th in 2019) and the 306th most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among actors, Mort Sahl ranks 10,899 out of 13,578. Before him are Holliday Grainger, Clara Galle, Ryan McPartlin, Seo Young-hee, Ray J, and Dennis Waterman. After him are Richard Hunt, Ana Lucía Domínguez, Cas Anvar, Arye Gross, Nithiin, and Jannik Schümann.

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Among people born in 1927, Mort Sahl ranks 504. Before him are Ralph Stanley, Norman Petty, Rupert Crosse, Barbara Cook, Willie Ormond, and Mohammed Zahur Khayyam. After him are Joan Birman, Peggie Castle, Phyllis Coates, Abrar Alvi, Ken Dodd, and Edwin Edwards. Among people deceased in 2021, Mort Sahl ranks 721. Before him are Jóhannes Eðvaldsson, Biz Markie, Bill Brock, Agnes Tirop, Zhang Enhua, and Kathleen Heddle. After him are Johnny Crawford, Alcee Hastings, Chris Anker Sørensen, Patrick John, Angela Bailey, and Cliff Simon.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Mort Sahl ranks 1,001 out of 1,622. Before him are Brian McMahon (1961), Stan Rogers (1949), Kathleen Heddle (1965), Lance Storm (1969), Geoff Ryman (1951), and Emily Perkins (1977). After him are Angelina Love (1981), Cas Anvar (1966), Jessica Paré (1980), Laura Harris (1976), Julian de Guzman (1981), and Linda Chung (1984).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Mort Sahl ranks 306. Before him are Samantha Ferris (1968), Kenneth Mitchell (1974), Greg Bryk (1972), Tahmoh Penikett (1975), Anne Helm (1938), and Emily Perkins (1977). After him are Cas Anvar (1966), Jessica Paré (1980), Laura Harris (1976), Linda Chung (1984), Vik Sahay (1971), and Brendan Fletcher (1981).

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