Jamie Farr enjoyed success as an actor years ago, along with all of the fame that came with it. However, his true happiness came with his discovery of his faith and the woman who loved him before he had fame and money.

Before becoming famous, Jamie Farr grew up in a low-income family that taught him values he would carry for the rest of his life. His happily-married parents ran a grocery store and supported their son however they could.

In a 2022 interview, Farr spoke about his parents and how they taught him his morals, including how they helped the homeless whenever they could in their neighborhood.

His father would often save the ends of cold cuts to bring out to the hungry people in their neighborhood. Farr explained: “In those days, you didn’t call them homeless – they were tramps or hobos – and they would stop in, and my dad would make the sandwich. They would ask if they could do anything in return, and my dad would say, ‘No that’s perfectly all right.’”

Farr was born in Toledo and spent much of his youth making jokes in the face of young peers who mocked him for his nose. It was his faith in God that led the boy and eventual young man to pursue acting.

I believed God had called me to be an actor, to entertain – even help – people. And I’d worked hard at it,” he said.

Eventually, Farr’s hard work paid off when he was cast in a 1992 production of “Guys and Dolls” after Nathan Lane had to step out. Farr was hired as the other actor’s replacement for the character of Nathan Detroit in the Broadway revival.

Before his Broadway debut, the star had decided to attend acting classes at the Pasadena Playhouse in California. He even received a couple of minor roles in films like “No Time for Sergeants” and “The Blackboard Jungle.”

After his film roles, he was deployed to Japan and Korea. When he returned, he had lost all of his momenta in the acting world, left behind by peers like Clint Eastwood, Dennis Weaver, and Robert Blake. He was disheartened about his future in the world of cinema.

One of his biggest supporters during this period was his fiancee, Joy Richards, who was a bookkeeper at the time. Farr could not yet afford an engagement ring for his future wife but did give her rides to work.

The actor felt desperate but turned to God for inspiration, attending Church often to seek an answer. Eventually, one came to him.

A new, major studio would be opening and producing a movie about the life of Jesus titled “The Greatest Story Ever Told.” George Stevens would direct it.

Farr called his agent immediately: “Meyer, they’re putting on this movie about the Bible. Look, with my great Middle-Eastern face, there’s got to be a part in it for me.”