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Jerry Lewis

Actor • Born 1926

Jerry Lewis

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About

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 achievements from The American Comedy Awards, The Golden Camera, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and The Venice Film Festival, and he has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit posterLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999The Simpsons posterThe SimpsonsSeries • 1989Raw posterRawSeries • 1993Mad About You posterMad About YouSeries • 1992Ben Casey posterBen CaseySeries • 1961Wiseguy posterWiseguySeries • 1987The Jack Benny Program posterThe Jack Benny ProgramSeries • 1950Brothers posterBrothersSeries • 1984Startime posterStartimeSeries • 1959Super Force posterSuper ForceSeries • 1990The King of Comedy posterThe King of ComedyMovie • 1982The Bold Ones: The New Doctors posterThe Bold Ones: The New DoctorsSeries • 1969Joy Behar: Say Anything! posterJoy Behar: Say Anything!Series • 2009The Nutty Professor posterThe Nutty ProfessorMovie • 1996The Trust posterThe TrustMovie • 2016It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World posterIt's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldMovie • 1963Nutty Professor II: The Klumps posterNutty Professor II: The KlumpsMovie • 2000Arizona Dream posterArizona DreamMovie • 1993The Nutty Professor posterThe Nutty ProfessorMovie • 1963Artists and Models posterArtists and ModelsMovie • 1955Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! posterCurious George 2: Follow That Monkey!Movie • 2009The Geisha Boy posterThe Geisha BoyMovie • 1958Funny Bones posterFunny BonesMovie • 1995Boeing, Boeing posterBoeing, BoeingMovie • 1965