Started in the business as a drummer for Sally Marr, the mother of
comedian Lenny Bruce. It was Bruce himself who steered Jackie toward
the stand-up stage.
A regular on the Playboy circuit and in Dean Martin's celebrity
roasts.
Son of Rose (Senick) and William Potovsky. His parents were Russian Jewish immigrants.
Had a one-man show on HBO called "On Location with Jackie Gayle."
Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 178. New
York: Facts on File, 1992.
ISBN 0816023387