Biography
Edward Irving Koch ( KOTCH; (Idl Yitzhik) December 12, 1924 β February 1, 2013) was an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, film critic, and television personality. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and was mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989.
Koch was a lifelong Democrat who described himself as a "liberal with sanity". The author of an ambitious public housing renewal program in his later years as mayor, he began by cutting spending and taxes and cutting 7,000 employees from the city payroll. As a congressman and after his terms as the second Jewish mayor of New York City (after Abraham Beame), Koch was a fervent supporter of Israel. He crossed party lines to endorse Rudy Giuliani for mayor of New York City in 1993, Al D'Amato for Senate in 1998, Michael Bloomberg for mayor of New York City in 2001, and George W. Bush for president in 2004.A popular figure, Koch rode the New York City Subway and stood at street corners greeting passersby with the slogan "How'm I doin'?" He was a lifelong bachelor, had no children and did not come out as gay during his lifetime. A 2022 New York Times article posthumously identified him as gay.Koch was first elected mayor of New York City in 1977, and he won reelection in 1981 with 75% of the vote. He was the first New York City mayor to win endorsement on both the Democratic and Republican party tickets. In 1985, Koch was elected to a third term with 78% of the vote. His third term was fraught with scandal regarding political associates (although the scandal never touched him personally) and with racial tensions, including the killings of Michael Griffith and Yusuf Hawkins. In a close race, Koch lost the 1989 Democratic primary to his successor, David Dinkins.
Filmography
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Movies 37
TV Shows 12
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The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden (2020)
Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn (2020)
Siempre, Luis (2020)
Jerry Before Seinfeld (2017)
The Making of Trump (2015)
Koch (2013)
The Central Park Five (2012)
The Undefeated (2011)
American Swing (2009)
Run for Your Life: The Fred Lebow Story (2008)
Boob Tube: Sex, TV & Ugly George (2008)
We Own the Night (2007)
Taxi Driver Stories (2007)
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell (2007)
Fahrenhype 9/11 (2004)
The Hebrew Hammer (2003)
New York: A Documentary Film (1999)
Sex and the City (1998)
Where's Elvis This Week? (1996)
Spin City (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
Eddie (1996)
Central Park West (1995)
Run For Cover (1995)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz (1995)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Married to It (1991)
Positive (1990)
Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center (1989)
Central Park (1989)
New York Stories (1989)
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz (1988)
Key Exchange (1985)
Empire City (1985)
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
A Christmas Dream (1984)
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
Terrible Joe Moran (1984)
Style Wars (1983)
All By Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story (1982)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park (1982)
Question Time (1979)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Barney Miller (1975)
Such Good Friends (1971)
The People's Court
Uncovering Wolfen
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GenderMale
Birthday1924-12-12
Deathday2013-02-01 (88 years old)
Birth NameEdward Irving Koch
Birth PlaceThe Bronx, United States of America
ReligionJudaism
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsMayor Edward Koch
AwardsCombat Infantryman Badge, World War II Victory Medal, service star, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
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