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Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; [a] March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer and humanitarian who was famously nicknamed "The King of Comedy", as well as headliner and entertainer. Lewis has appeared in more than 59 motion pictures, including the first sixteen films with his partner, singer Dean Martin ...
Jerry Lewis. Actor: The Nutty Professor. Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926 - August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. He was originally paired up with Dean Martin in 1946, forming the famed comedy team of Martin and Lewis. In addition to the duo's popular nightclub work, they starred...
Jun 18, 2024 · Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.—died August 20, 2017, Las Vegas, Nevada) was an American comedian, actor, and director whose unrestrained comic style made him one of the most popular performers of the 1950s and ’60s. Lewis was born into a vaudeville family, and at age 12 he developed a comedy act in which he mimed ...
Aug 20, 2017 · Jerry Lewis was born on March 16, 1926, in Newark. Most sources, including his 1982 autobiography, “Jerry Lewis: In Person,” give his birth name as Joseph Levitch. But Shawn Levy, author of ...
Jerry Lewis, born as Joseph Levitch, (March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, director and humanitarian. He was of Jewish descent. He was best known for acting in comedy movies in the 1950s and 1960s such as The Nutty Professor. He also helped to raise money for people with muscular dystrophy, through the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Aug 21, 2017 · He was 91. Lewis died Sunday of natural causes in Las Vegas with his family by his side, publicist Candi Cazau said. Tributes from friends, co-stars and disciples poured in immediately. “That fool was no dummy. Jerry Lewis was an undeniable genius an unfathomable blessing, comedy’s absolute!”.
Jerry Lewis. Actor: The Nutty Professor. Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926 - August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. He was originally paired up with Dean Martin in 1946, forming the famed comedy team of Martin and Lewis. In addition to the duo's popular nightclub work, they starred...
Aug 21, 2017 · By 16, Jerry Lewis had dropped out of school and was earning as much as $150 a week as a solo performer. Rejected by the Army because of a heart murmur and punctured eardrum, Lewis entertained troops in World War II and toured with his lip-sync act. In 1944 he married Patti Palmer, a band vocalist. The following year he met Martin, on a March day in 1945 in Manhattan.
Aug 20, 2017 · Jerry Lewis was born into a showbusiness family and first appeared on stage at the age of five. Entertainer Jerry Lewis, one of Hollywood's most successful comedians, has died aged 91.
Aug 20, 2017 · Famed comedian, actor and filmmaker Jerry Lewis died on Sunday at his home in Las Vegas, his publicist confirmed. He was 91. Lewis developed his comedy career alongside his partner Dean Martin ...
Aug 20, 2017 · By Phil McCausland. Jerry Lewis, the legendary actor and comedian, has died, his talent agency said Sunday. He was 91. Lewis's agent Jeff Witjas confirmed that he died at his home in Las Vegas ...
Aug 20, 2017 · Jerry Lewis in Los Angeles, 1994. Ann Summa/Getty Images. Save. Save. There was a lot of truth to the old showbiz joke that the French loved Jerry Lewis and thought of him as a comic genius and ...
Aug 20, 2017 · Jerry Lewis 1926-2017 40 photos In 1995, Lewis portrayed the devil in the Broadway musical "Damn Yankees." At the time, he was believed to be the highest paid Broadway actor in history, reportedly ...
Aug 20, 2017 · Jerry Lewis, the slapstick-loving comedian, innovative filmmaker and generous fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, died Sunday after a brief illness, said his publicist, Candi Cazau ...
Aug 20, 2017 · “Jerry Lewis, the brash slapstick comic who teamed with Dean Martin in the 1950s and later starred in The Nutty Professor and The Bellboy before launching the Muscular Dystrophy telethon, has died,” report Richard Natale and Carmel Dagan for Variety. “The Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist John Katsilometes reported that he died at his home at 9:15 a.m. and his agent confirmed the news.” Lewis was ninety-one.“Inside the comedy world, Lewis was revered as a genius,” writes David ...
Aug 20, 2017 · Las Vegas Review Journal columnist John Katsilometes confirmed the news on Twitte r on Sunday, writing that Lewis’ rep told him in a statement that he died at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday morning in his ...
Aug 20, 2017 · Jerry Lewis, Comedy Legend, Dies at 91. Jerry Lewis, the brash slapstick comic who became a pop culture sensation in his partnership with Dean Martin and then transformed himself into an auteur ...
He is one of the best Entertainer of the World!!!
Aug 22, 2017 · Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg said Monday that Lewis’ official cause of death was end-stage cardiac disease and peripheral vascular disease. Lewis was the clownish comic hailed as an artistic genius and the host for decades of annual muscular dystrophy telethons. He died Sunday of natural causes in Las Vegas at age 91.
Aug 20, 2017 · Jerry Lewis, Nonpareil Genius of Comedy, Dies at 91. He dominated show business with Dean Martin in the 1950s, starred in 'The Bellboy' and 'The Nutty Professor,' hosted the Labor Day telethon for ...
Aug 21, 2017 · Comedian and actor Jerry Lewis sits in his dressing room after his final performance at the South Point Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas on Oct. 2, 2016. Lewis died Aug. 20, 2017, at his home in Las ...
Aug 20, 2017 · Jerry Lewis, the high prince of low-brow comedy on stage and in movies as well as a fund-raising powerhouse with his annual Labor Day telethon, died on Sunday of "natural causes" at the age of 91, his family said. "Famed comedian, actor and legendary entertainer Jerry Lewis passed away peacefully today of natural causes at 91 at his home in Las Vegas with his family by his side," a statement from the Lewis family said.
Sep 27, 2017 · Jerry Lewis last month of heart failure at the age of 91. He left behind a wife, six children from a previous marriage, one adopted daughter, and an estate worth an estimated $50 million.
Jun 25, 2024 · Lewis, who died in 2017 at 91, lived in the six-bedroom, six-bathroom house for 35 years. The two-story brick home is up for sale at an offer presentation and open house from 2 to 4 p.m. on June 29.
