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{{Short description|American actor (1926–2008)}}
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|birth_place=[[Brooklyn, New York]]
|death_date={{death date and age|2008|1|10|1926|1|15}}
|death_place=[[New York City, New York]]
|occupation=[[Television]], [[film]] [[actor]]
|spouse=Monica Eagle
|children=[[Ian Eagle]]
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'''Jack Eagle''' (January 15, 1926 – January 10, 2008) was an American [[Unitedactor]]. States|AmericanHe was best known for his work in [[television commercials]], including his role as Brother Dominic in a [[actorSuper Bowl commercial]] for [[Xerox]].<ref name=lat/>{{cite news
 
Eagle was born into a Jewish family in [[Brooklyn, New York]], on January 15, 1926.<ref name=lat/> EagleHe initially worked as a [[trumpet]] player during the [[big-band]] era.<ref, name=lat/> Heand began working in [[commercials]] during the early 1960s.<ref name=lat/> HeEagle was working as a [[Jewish]] [[comedian]] at the [[comedy clubs]] in the [[CatskillBorscht MountainsBelt]] when he landedmade the part in thefirst Xerox commercial.<ref name=lat/>as Eagle'sBrother otherDominic, notablewhich commercialfirst roles included "Mr. Cholesterol" in commercials for [[Fleischmann's margarine]] during the 1970s.<ref name=lat/>▼
aired during [[Super Bowl IX]]. More commercials followed; Brother Dominic became the company's mascot, and Eagle said in 1978 that he had made more money from commercials in the previous two years than in his entire career. He signed a three-year contract to promote Xerox in person to customers and its employees.<ref name=lat/>{{r|ap19800911}} Other notable commercial roles included "Mr. Cholesterol" in commercials for Fleischmann's margarine during the 1970s.<ref name=lat/>
 
Jack Eagle's son is sportscaster [[Ian Eagle]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/features/eagle_070301.html |title=Eagle, Ian. "Broadcaster of the Week: Ian Eagle, New Jersey Nets," NBA.com, Thursday, March 1, 2007. |website=[[NBA.com]] |access-date=March 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108120550/http://www.nba.com/features/eagle_070301.html |archive-date=January 8, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Jack Eagle died in [[New York City]] on January 10, 2008, at the age of 81.<ref name=lat/>
 
==References==▼
{{Reflist|refs=
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|title=Jack Eagle, Comedian acted in TV commercials
|url=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/2008archives/la-xpm-2008-jan/-18/local/-me-passings18.S1s1-story.html
|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]
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|date=2008-01-18
|accessdateaccess-date=2012-03-28
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}} </ref> Eagle was best known for his work in [[television commercials]], including his role as [[Brother Dominic]] in a [[Super Bowl X]] commercial for [[Xerox]].<ref name=lat/>
<ref name="ap19800911">{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fElOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LBQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7064%2C4047207 | title=Brother Dominic is to Xerox what the Colonel is to Chicken | work=Wilmington Morning Star | date=1980-09-18 | agency=Associated Press | accessdate=25 October 2013 | pages=8B }}</ref>
 
}}▼
▲Eagle was born in [[Brooklyn, New York]], on January 15, 1926.<ref name=lat/> Eagle initially worked as a [[trumpet]] player during the [[big-band]] era.<ref name=lat/> He began working in [[commercials]] during the early 1960s.<ref name=lat/> He was working as a [[Jewish]] [[comedian]] at the [[comedy clubs]] in the [[Catskill Mountains]] when he landed the part in the Xerox commercial.<ref name=lat/> Eagle's other notable commercial roles included "Mr. Cholesterol" in commercials for [[Fleischmann's margarine]] during the 1970s.<ref name=lat/>
Jack's son is sportscaster [[Ian Eagle]].<ref>[http://www.nba.com/features/eagle_070301.html Eagle, Ian. "Broadcaster of the Week: Ian Eagle, New Jersey Nets," NBA.com, Thursday, March 1, 2007.]</ref>
 
Jack Eagle died in [[New York City]] on January 10, 2008, at the age of 81.<ref name=lat/>
 
▲==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0247095|name=Jack Eagle}}
 
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| NAME =Eagle, Jack
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American actor
| DATE OF BIRTH =January 15, 1926
| PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Brooklyn, New York]]
| DATE OF DEATH =January 10, 2008
| PLACE OF DEATH =[[New York City, New York]]
▲}}
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[[Category:People20th-century fromAmerican Brooklynmale actors]]
[[Category:JewishAmerican male film actors]]
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