TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo's famed son Jamie Farr marks 85 years today, and we wish him the best!
Farr put Toledo on the map with his role of Maxwell Q. Klinger on the hit TV show M*A*S*H, a cross-dressing corporal who was constantly pining for Tony Packo's and trying to gain a Section 8 discharge from the army.
Farr actually spent two years in the Army, with service in Korea and Japan.
Farr, who became an actor at the encouragement of his mentor, Danny Thomas, also made appearances on The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Red Skelton Show, and The Danny Kaye Show.
The Marathon Classic, the LPGA tour that comes to Toledo every year, used to be named after the Woodward High School grad as well.
Farr was born on July 1, 1934, in Toledo to parents of Lebanese-American descent. Mother Jamelia Farah was a seamstress and father Samuel Farah was a grocer.
Happy birthday, Jamie Farr!
