- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEdward Irving Koch
- Nickname
- The Mayatollah
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Ed Koch was born on December 12, 1924 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for We Own the Night (2007), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) and The First Wives Club (1996). He died on February 1, 2013 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- (1978-1989) Mayor of New York City.
- Served with the 104th Infantry Division during World War II, receiving two battle stars
- The first mayor to host Saturday Night Live (1975).
- Visited Phoenix Community College in Phoenix, Arizona to give a speech. He angered many people by telling them he was in support of the Bush Administration despite being a Democrat himself.
- Books written by Koch: [non-fiction]: Mayor (1984); Politics (1985); His Eminence and Hizzoner (1989); All The Best (1990); Citizen Koch (1992); Ed Koch on Everything (1994); Giuliani (1999); I'm Not Done Yet! (2000) [fiction]: Murder at City Hall (1995); Murder on Broadway (1996); Murder on 34th Street (1997); The Senator Must Die (1998)
- How'm I doing?
- [advice to Michael Bloomberg] Be yourself. Say what you believe. And don't worry about what people think.
- If you agree with me on nine out of twelve issues, vote for me. If you agree with me on twelve out of twelve issues, see a psychiatrist.
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