Founded St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Godmother of his daughter Marlo Thomas was Loretta Young.
Graduated from Woodward High School in Toledo, Ohio, in 1931.
Guest speaker at the 1973 National Boy Scout Jamboree in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Had a lot of relatives who grew up on the same street of Toledo, Ohio.
Had always wanted to do a television series, but it took a longtime for him and Sheldon Leonard to develop the pilot of "The Danny Thomas Show" (1953), due to Thomas's busy schedule.
Has a street named after him in Memphis, Tennessee.
He and his brother, Raymond, were a Vaudeville team, as children.
He took his stage name from his eldest brother Thomas and his youngest brother Danny. Most of his friends called him "Jake."
His "The Danny Thomas Show" (1953) character was Lebanese, as was Thomas, in real-life.
His ancestry includes: Italian, German, Russian, Jewish and Irish.
His aunt, Julia, died in a car crash in 1932, his uncle, Tenoose, died the following year after his wife.
His daughter, Margaret Julia (A.K.A. Marlo Thomas), was named after his mother. She followed in her father's footsteps, being an actress.
His entire family moved to Toledo, Ohio, after his birth, until times were better.
His father couldn't run the farm alone and his mother was too weak, hence, she turned to his uncle, Tenoose, for help.
His father, Charles Yakhoob, died in 1953.
His father, Charles Yakhoob, was a horsefarmer, and his mother, Margaret Christen, was a housewife and devoted mother to her other four children.
His first radio show was called "The Happy Hour Club," where he used the antidote, penning his gift for acting the characters and making faces.
His mother-in-law, Marie "Mary" Cassaniti, died in 1972.
His uncle Tenoose and aunt Julia were originally from Detroit, Michigan.