Editing Jamie Farr (section)

==Early life==
Farr was born Jameel Joseph Farah ({{langx|ar|جميل جوزيف فرح}}) on July 1, 1934 in [[Toledo, Ohio]], the son of Jamelia ({{langx|ar|جميله فرح}}) and Samuel Farah ({{langx|ar|صموئيل ينحت}}). His father, who owned a grocery store, was an immigrant from the [[Beqaa Valley]] area of what is now [[Lebanon]] and his mother, a seamstress, was a first-generation [[Lebanese Americans|Lebanese American]] who grew up in Iowa.<ref name=searls/><ref name=hiel/><ref name=webber>{{cite news|url=https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/tv-radio/2022/10/08/jamie-farr-50-years-of-m-a-s-h/stories/20221009010|title=Toledoan Jamie Farr looks back on 50th anniversary of 'M*A*S*H'|last=Webber|first=Jason|date=2022-10-08|newspaper=[[The Blade (Toledo, Ohio)|The Blade]]|location=Toledo, Ohio, USA|access-date=2023-10-18|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112032645/https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/tv-radio/2022/10/08/jamie-farr-50-years-of-m-a-s-h/stories/20221009010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=walkoffame/> Prior to immigrating through [[Ellis Island]], Samuel's surname was Abboud and his father's first name was Farah.<ref name=searls/> Farr grew up in Northern Toledo, which had a sizeable Lebanese population, in a diverse neighborhood. He was raised [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|Antiochian Orthodox]].<ref name=hiel>{{cite news| last=Hiel| first=Betsy| url=https://www.toledoblade.com/frontpage/2000/03/28/A-soldier-in-a-dress-put-Toledo-into-America-s-living-rooms/stories/200003280001| title=A soldier in a dress put Toledo into America's living rooms| newspaper=[[The Blade (Toledo, Ohio)|The Blade]]| location=Toledo, Ohio, USA| date=March 28, 2000| access-date=October 21, 2023| archive-date=October 19, 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019001121/https://www.toledoblade.com/frontpage/2000/03/28/A-soldier-in-a-dress-put-Toledo-into-America-s-living-rooms/stories/200003280001| url-status=live}}</ref> He had at least one sibling, an older sister, Yvonne, who died in 2012.<ref name=searls/>

His first acting gig was at age 11, when he won two dollars in a local acting competition.<ref name=walkoffame/> While in high school, he worked at his father's shop and delivered ''The Toledo Times'' newspaper in the morning and ''[[The Blade (Toledo, Ohio)|The Blade]]'' in the afternoon.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2017/08/26/M-A-S-H-star-Jamie-Farr-honored-as-Toledo-s-most-famous-son/stories/20170826176|title=M*A*S*H star Jamie Farr honored as Toledo's most famous son|last=Reiter|first=Mark|date=2017-08-26|newspaper=[[The Blade (Toledo, Ohio)|The Blade]]|location=Toledo, Ohio, USA|access-date=2023-10-18|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112032643/https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2017/08/26/M-A-S-H-star-Jamie-Farr-honored-as-Toledo-s-most-famous-son/stories/20170826176|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=brickey/> He graduated from [[Woodward High School (Toledo, Ohio)|Woodward High School]] in 1952<ref name=utoledo/><ref name=walkoffame/> and left for California later that year, where he attended classes at [[Pasadena Playhouse]].<ref name=smith/><ref name=walkoffame/><ref name=ouzounian>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/the-big-interview-jamie-farr/article_d0cf88af-0963-5421-aa1d-36d8c8c56b79.html|title=The Big Interview: Jamie Farr|date=2011-04-29|last=Ouzounian|first=Richard|newspaper=The Toronto Star|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=2023-10-18|archive-date=October 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019023201/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/the-big-interview-jamie-farr/article_d0cf88af-0963-5421-aa1d-36d8c8c56b79.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=hiel/> It was there that he was spotted by an [[MGM]] talent scout and offered a [[screen test]] for the film ''[[Blackboard Jungle]]'',<ref name=piqua/> where he played the role of Santini.<ref name=bgca/><ref name=walkoffame/><ref name=higdon/><ref name=smith/> He was credited as Jameel Farah, as he would not take on the name Jamie Farr until 1959 after his stint in the army.<ref name=tcmbio>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/59903%7C78856/Jamie-Farr/#biography|title=Jamie Farr: Biography|publisher=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=2023-10-19|archive-date=November 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112032643/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/59903%7C78856/Jamie-Farr/#biography|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=hiel/>
[[File:Jamie Farr Stumpers 1976.jpg|thumb|upright=.75|right|On the game show ''[[Stumpers (game show)|Stumpers!]]'', 1976]]