Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis was an American comedian, actor and film director. Born March 16, 1926, in Newark. Died August 20, 2017, in Las Vegas. Educated at University of California, Los Angeles and Irvington High School. Awards include Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, Commander of the Legion of Honour and New Jersey Hall of Fame.
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- Described as
- American comedian, actor and film director (1926–2017)
- Other names
- Joseph Levitch, The King of Comedy
- Born
- March 16, 1926 · 14 references
- Died
- August 20, 2017 · 15 references
- Born in
- Newark · 2 references
- Died in
- Las Vegas · 2 references
- Cause of death
- cardiovascular disease
- Name at birth
- Joseph Levitch · 1 reference
- Citizen of
- United States · 1 reference
- Occupation
- comedian; film actor; film director · 1 reference; screenwriter; singer; stage actor; television actor; television producer
- Political party
- Republican Party
- Education
- University of California, Los Angeles; Irvington High School · 1 reference
- Member of
- Martin and Lewis
- Genre
- comedy music; traditional pop; jazz; pop music; swing
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Decca
- Awards
- Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (2009) · 2 references; Commander of the Legion of Honour · 1 reference; New Jersey Hall of Fame (2009) · 1 reference; Honorary Member of the Order of Australia (2013) · 1 reference; star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1 reference; Trustees Award (2010) · 1 reference
- Spouse
- SanDee Pitnick (1983–2017)
- Children
- Gary Lewis
- Website
- http://www.jerrylewiscomedy.com/
- Wikipedias with a page
- 86
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What Wikipedia says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 1385463094
Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. Known as "The King of Comedy", "The Total Filmmaker" and in France as "Le Roi du Crazy" across his seven-decade career, Lewis was regarded as one of the greatest comedians of the 20th century.
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 run on The Colgate Comedy Hour, live stage performances, radio programs and guest spots on other shows until their split in 1956. Lewis then 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 for two weeks and performed closely with Sammy Davis Jr. from 1950 to 1989. 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 to 2010.
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.
- Born, in its opening lines
- March 16, 1926
- Died, in its opening lines
- August 20, 2017
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