StatsBirth Name: George Jongejans Age: 96, born 16 May 1917 Country of origin:  Finland Height: 6' 2" Ethnicity: White / Caucasian Relationship Status: Married Partner: Allyn Ann McLerie
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Nephew of actor Gregory Gaye.
Son of Iya Abdy (also known as Lady Abdy Jongejans.)
Accomplished Broadway musical comedy performer, best remembered as Bob Baker in the original production of Wonderful Town (1953).
Appeared in all seven Police Academy movies.
Credits Jacques Tati as being a major influence on him as a comedic actor.
His wife, Allyn Ann McLerie, guest-starred as his love interest on his TV series, "Punk
Nephew of actor Gregory Gaye.
Son of Iya Abdy (also known as Lady Abdy Jongejans.)
Accomplished Broadway musical comedy performer, best remembered as Bob Baker in the original production of Wonderful Town (1953).
Appeared in all seven Police Academy movies.
Credits Jacques Tati as being a major influence on him as a comedic actor.
His wife, Allyn Ann McLerie, guest-starred as his love interest on his TV series, "Punky Brewster" (1984).
Studied opera in Milan, Italy.
Speaks seven different languages.
Best known by the public for his starring roles as Henry Warnimont on "Punky Brewster" (1984) and as Commandant Eric Lassard in the Police Academy (1984) movies.
After appearing in Молодожены (2003), he retired from acting in 2003, at age 86.
Friends with: Anna Lee, Susie Garrett, Blair Brown, Dustin Hoffman, Charles Durning, Kim Cattrall, Gene Hackman, Gordon Jump, John Ritter, Richard Mulligan, Tony Randall, and his wife Allyn Ann McLerie.
Is a Democrat.
His second wife Allyn Ann McLerie was born in Canada.
His uncle, Gregory Gaye, died in 1993. He lived to be 92.
His great-grandchild, Portia, was born in 2012.
Of Finland and Dutch ancestry.
Before he was an actor, he was a singer and an established Broadway actor.
Grandfather of Nicole Falcone Stryjak.
Met actress/dancer, Allyn Ann McLerie, in New York City, where they were both performing on Broadway in 1952.
Gaynes and wife Allyn Ann McLerie moved from Los Angeles, California to Santa Barbara, California, in 1989.
In Europe, he served in the Dutch and British Navies during World War II.
Father of Iya and Matthew.
His daughter, Iya, was named after his mother.
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