Jimmy Durante


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Brooklyn, NY
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Nicknamed "Schnozzola" and "The Schnozz" because of his large nose; the nose was also referenced in the Cole Porter song "You're the Top" in the line "you're the nose on the great Durante."
Owned a nightclub called Club Durant in the 1920s that was shut down because of Prohibition.
Raspy-voiced singer whose trademark song was "Inka-Dinka-Doo."