Famous People with Name Yacov

Yacov Moshe Maza,            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Yacov Moshe Maza,: an American stand-up comedian. He grew up in New York City (on the Lower East Side of Manhattan).Mason graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the City College of New York and,at the age of 25, was ordained, as his three brothers and father had been, a rabbi in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.[1] Three years later he resigned the post to become a comedian.In 1992 , Mason won an Emmy for his voice-over of Rabbi Hyman Krustofski in The Simpsons episode "Like Father, Like Clown"[2] making him the first guest star to win an Emmy for his role. In a 2005 poll to find the Comedian's Comedian, Mason was voted among the top-50 comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders. He was also ranked #63 in Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time.[c