ɐsɹˈoʊ kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ðə ɹˈoʊl ʌv "sˈæʃə smˈɜːnɔf" ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən plˈeɪ ɹˈuːm sˈɜːvɪs, ænd ɹᵻpɹˈaɪzd ðə ɹˈoʊl ɪn bˈoʊθ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt mˈɑːɹks bɹˈʌðɚz fˈɪlm ʌvðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪɾəl, ænd ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː bɹˈɔːdweɪ ɹᵻvˈaɪvəl.
Asro created the role of "Sasha Smirnoff" in the 1937 play Room Service, and reprised the role in both the 1938 Marx Brothers film of the same title, and the 1953 Broadway revival.