written like a personal reflection or essay and may require cleanup. Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style. (January 2010) Jack Benny Jack Benny in 1958 Birth name Benjamin Kubelsky Born February 14, 1894(1894-02-14) Chicago, Illinois, United States Died December 26, 1974(1974-12-26) (aged 80) Beverly Hills, California United States Show The Jack Benny Program Network NBC, CBS Style Comedian Country United States Jack Benny (February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974), born Benjamin Kubelsky, was an American comedian, vaudevillian, and actor for radio, television, and film. Widely recognized as one of the leading American entertainers of the 20th century, Benny played the role of the comic penny-pinching miser, insisting on remaining 39 years old on stage despite his actual age, and often playing the violin badly..