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I was not only typecast as a Russian, but I was typecast as Yakov Smirnoff. This is understandable, and I was very happy to get the roles, but it would be nice to be in a movie where I could be someone else.

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Yakov Smirnoff
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: January 24
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Yakov Naumovich Pokhis
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When the needs of one person are being met by the other, there is laughter.
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In America, your job determines your marks. In Soviet Russia, Marx determine your job!
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In America, you drive car. In Soviet Russia, car drive you!
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Men and women are immigrants in each other's worlds.
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I found out that when you get married the man becomes the head of the house. And the woman becomes the neck, and she turns the head any way she wants to.
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Comedians are always hitting the topical notes that are on everybody's minds.
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A Russian Reversal quote on Uncyclopedia's Soviet Union article? How original.
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I believe there is a direct correlation between love and laughter.
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Homosexuality in Russia is a crime and the punishment is seven years in prison, locked up with the other men. There is a three year waiting list.
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In Russia we only had two TV channels. Channel One was propaganda. Channel Two consisted of a KGB officer telling you: Turn back at once to Channel One.
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We have been learning since we were children how to make money, buy things, build things. The whole education system is set up to teach us how to think, not to feel.
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I like American women. They do things sexually Russian girls never dream of doing - like showering.
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Falling in love is a chemical reaction. But it wears off in a year.
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If love is the treasure, laughter is the key.
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In every country, they make fun of city. In U.S. you make fun of Cleveland. In Russia, we make fun of Cleveland.
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In America, you assassinate president. In Soviet Russia, president assassinate you!
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In America, you break law. In Soviet Russia, law breaks you! In America, you watch Big Brother. In Soviet Russia, Big Brother watch you!
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My father described this tall lady who stands in the middle of the New York harbor, holding high a torch to welcome people seeking freedom in America. I instantly fell in love.
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After the Soviet Union collapsed, people thought I wasn't funny anymore.
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I came to America to make it my home, and I did.
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