Jan Leighton Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Jan Leighton Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Jan Leighton (December 27, 1921 - November 16, 2009) was an American

actor and model who appeared in more than 3,000 roles. He specialized

in portraying historic characters, but also worked as a voice actor

and hand model. He was credited by the Guinness Book of World Records

with having played more roles than any other actor.Leighton was born

in The Bronx, New York as Milton Lichtman in 1921. He would later

change his professional name to Jan Leighton in 1949 to de-emphasize

his Jewish heritage in order to get more work. His father owned a

fleet of taxis, and his mother was a housewife. He attended Aviation

High School, but left school at age 17 to work as a mechanic for an

aeronautics firm. He joined the U.S. military during World War II,

working as a physical training instructor. He briefly attended the

University of Mexico in Mexico City after the war, but moved to El

Paso, Texas after six months. While living in Texas, he received

government funding to attend an acting workshop in New York.Leighton

began his acting career appearing in live television dramas and in

theater. He was described as "a large, broad-shouldered man with an

amiable face." He won a small role in the Broadway production, Home Is

Tomorrow and roles in the television series, Robert Montgomery

Presents, Kraft Television Theater, Studio One and Man Against Crime.

In 1960, he appeared on Broadway with Lucille Ball in Wildcat.Leighton

later developed a career as an impersonator of historic characters in

numerous mediaâ€"television and print advertisements, industrial and

training films, radio, personal appearances and at least one feature

film. To prepare for a role, Leighton read biographies on the subject

and studied any available reproductions of the subject's appearance

and voice.
Jan Leighton Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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