He appeared in eleven films (as Parkyakarkas or a close variant) from 1936 to 1945. He was also the father of comedians and actors Albert Brooks and Bob Einstein (who performed as Super Dave Osborne and as Marty Funkhouser in Curb Your Enthusiasm).
12 Agu 2024 · Albert Brooks is looking back at his comedian father’s death. At the HBO and Max Emmy Nominee Celebration on Sunday, Aug. 11, the actor, 77, recalled the night that his dad Harry Einstein...
He is the youngest of three sons. His older brothers are the late comedic actor Bob Einstein (1942–2019), and Clifford Einstein (b. 1939), a partner and longtime chief creative officer at Los Angeles advertising agency Dailey & Associates.
Actor and comedian Albert Brooks is looking back on the night his father died. Comedian Harry Einstein (often known as Harry Parke or Parkyakarkus) performed a stand-up routine at Lucille...
29 Agu 2023 · His father was comedian Harry Einstein. Brooks’ birth name is Albert Einstein. He changed it for obvious reasons. Born in Boston to European Jewish emigres, Harry Einstein …
13 Agu 2024 · Actor and comedian Albert Brooks is looking back on the night his father died. Comedian Harry Einstein (often known as Harry Parke or Parkyakarkus) performed a stand-up routine at Lucille Ball ’s induction into the Friars Club in 1958. During the show, he suffered from a fatal heart attack.
27 Jan 2025 · Albert Brooks' dad was a remarkable figure whose influence on comedy and entertainment is still felt today. Known by his stage name, Parkyakarkus, he was a pioneer in the world of stand-up comedy and radio entertainment during the early 20th century.
11 Mar 2022 · Their father, Harry Einstein, was known professionally as entertainer Harry Parke. And in the same way that most people know Bob Einstein as Super Dave, Harry Parke was better known by yet another comic alter-ego, Parkyakarkus.
Brooks lost his father to a heart attack, when he was barely eleven years old. Later, he pursued his primary education at the ‘Beverly Hills High School’, which boasts of celebrity alumni such as actors Angelina Jolie and Rob Reiner.
22 Jul 1980 · His actress mother Thelma Goodman performed as Thelma Leeds, and his father Harry Einstein, who died when Brooks was 11, was a comedian who often performed as “Parkyakarkus,” a Greek immigrant. His best friends at Beverly High were Joey Bishop’s son Larry and Rob Reiner.
