Jerry Lewis is American comedian, actor and film director.

How did Jerry Lewis die?

Jerry Lewis passed away in 2017 (cardiovascular disease).

Jerry Lewis

Q: What is Jerry Lewis known for?

Jerry Lewis is primarily known as a(n) writer, comedian, producer, screenwriter, actor, film screenwriter, director, film actor, filmmaker, humanitarian, stage actor, film director, television producer, film producer, television actor, vaudeville performer, singer.

American comedian, actor and film director

Born:March 16, 1926

Died:August 20, 2017

Age at death:91

Manner of death:Natural Causes

Cause of death:Cardiovascular Disease

Zodiac Sign:Pisces

Children:7

Born in:Newark, United States

Languages:English

Writer Comedian Producer Screenwriter Actor Film Screenwriter Director Film Actor Filmmaker Humanitarian Stage Actor Film Director Television Producer Film Producer Television Actor Vaudeville Performer Singer

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Famous For

Movies & TV

The King of ComedyArizona DreamIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldTrumboThe Nutty Professor

Books

The Total Film-Maker

Awards

Honorary Member of the Order of Australia (2013)Trustees Award (2010)New Jersey Hall of Fame (2009)Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (2009)star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Jerry Lewis

American comedian, actor and film director

Biography

Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. Across his seven-decade career, Lewis was regarded as one of the greatest comedians of the 20th century. He is nicknamed the "King of Comedy". Rising to prominence with singer Dean Martin, billed as Martin and Lewis, in 1946, the two did a series of sixteen buddy-comedy films, their televised run on The Colgate Comedy Hour, live stage performances, guest spots on other shows and a radio series until their split in 1956. Lewis went into filmmaking while continuing on his own in thirty-five motion pictures from 1957 to 1984, guest hosted The Tonight Show a record fifty-two times, while helming his own nightly series and from 1950 to 1989, performed closely with Sammy Davis Jr. As its honorary national chairman and spokesman, Lewis raised funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) through his annual Labor Day telecast The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, a live event which raised $2.45 billion for MDA from its 1966 inception through 2009. As a singer, Lewis sang live, recorded numerous albums and did standards from the Great American Songbook. Performing in concert stages, nightclubs, audio recordings, on radio and appeared in at least 117 film and television productions, Lewis was honored two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and France awarded him the Legion of Honor.

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Quotes

“Ollie's projection of emotions like frustration, agitation and shyness was masterful, and so was Stan Laurel's conception of the harried, ineffectual soul.”

— On Laurel and Hardy, as quoted in "Tuning in on TV: It's Not Just for Laughs" by Don Nelsen, New York Daily News (April 14, 1957), Coloroto Magazine, p. 4

“A woman doing comedy doesn't offend me, but sets me back a bit. I, as a viewer, have trouble with it. I think of her as a producing machine that brings babies in the world.”

— Hey Laaaady: Jerry Lewis Isn't Laughing, CBS News, (2000)

“I'm telling you about a child in trouble. If it's pity, we'll get some money. I'm giving you the facts. Pity. You don't want to be pitied because you're a cripple in a wheelchair; stay in your house.”

— CBS Sunday Morning, 20 May 2001. Lewis later apologized for the remark, Associated Press, 2 June 2001.

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Photos

Silver gelatin publicity photo of Jerry Lewis circa 1957.

Actor Jerry Lewis with David Letterman on Late Night with David Letterman, NBC television talk show Title: David Letterman and Jerry Lewis Creator(s): Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer Date Created/Published: October 1982. Medium: 1 photograph : color transparency ; 35mm (slide format) Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-gtfy-02250 (digital file from original) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. For information see "Bernard Gotfryd," (https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.592.gotf) Access Advisory: Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation. Call Number: LC-GB05- 2250 [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Notes: Title from slide mount or other caption information provided by the photographer. Photo agency: Newsweek. Date on slide mount: 1982. Gift; Bernard Gotfryd; 2004; (DLC/PP-2004:032). Subjects: United States--New York (State)--New York. Television hosts Actors Format: Slides--Color--1980-1990. Part of: Bernard Gotfryd photograph collection (Library of Congress) Bookmark This Record: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2020731791/