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Jerry Lewis

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Jerry Lewis

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Also known as Joseph Levitch, The King of Comedy

American comedian, actor and film director (1926–2017)

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Jerry Lewis was an American comedian, actor, and film director who had a major career in entertainment from the mid-20th century until his death in 2017. He is remembered as an influential figure in comedy and cinema who shaped popular entertainment during his lifetime.

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Newark, New Jersey, USA

Jerry Lewis (March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director and singer. He is best-known for his slapstick humor in stage, radio, screen, recording and television. Lewis is also known for his charity fund-raising telethons and position as national chairman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Lewis won several awards for lifetime…

Known for

  • 100 Years of the Idiot: A Jerry Lewis Centenary2026
  • From Darkness to Light — Self2025
  • Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet — Self (archive footage)2025
  • Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze — Self (Archival Footage)2024
  • Remembering Gene Wilder — Self (archive footage)2024
  • Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy — Self - Comedian (archive footage)2024
  • The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon — Self (archive footage)2022
  • Mystery Reel2022
  • Rat Pack — Self (archive footage)2022
  • Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe — Self - actor2022

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Part of
Martin and Lewis
Given name
Jerry
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Newark
Place of death
Las Vegas
Child
Gary Lewis
Occupation
film producer
Political party
Republican Party (United States)
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
jazz
Instrument
voice
Record label
Decca
Official website
www.jerrylewiscomedy.com
Image
Jerry Lewis hand on chin (46604499434).jpg
Number of children
7
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start of work period
1945-00-00
end of work period
2017-00-00
Commons category
Jerry Lewis
date of birth
1926-03-16
topic's main category
Category:Jerry Lewis
name in native language
Jerry Lewis
date of death
2017-08-20
cause of death
cardiovascular disease
nominated for
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
has works in the collection
Museum of Modern Art
different from
Jerry Lee Lewis
birth name
Joseph Levitch
partner in business or sport
Dean Martin
manner of death
natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview

Jerry Lewis (born Jerome Levitch but often cited as Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. Across his seven-decade career, he 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.

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