Jerry Lewis

Actor

Born: March 16, 1926 (91 years old)

Died: August 20, 2017

Place of birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA

Biography

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.

Filmography (92)

• The King of Comedy (1982, ★ 7.8)
• Arizona Dream (1993, ★ 7.2)
• Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004, ★ 7.6)
• The Simpsons (1989, ★ 8)
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963, ★ 7)
• Dean Martin: King of Cool (2021, ★ 7.6)
• Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic (2011, ★ 7.7)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999, ★ 7.9)
• The Jack Benny Program (1950, ★ 7.8)
• Pardners (1956, ★ 6.6)
• The Patsy (1964, ★ 6.2)
• Scared Stiff (1953, ★ 6.4)
• Li'l Abner (1959, ★ 6)
• The Ladies Man (1961, ★ 6.3)
• The Disorderly Orderly (1964, ★ 6.3)
• The Errand Boy (1961, ★ 6.1)
• Funny Bones (1995, ★ 6.5)
• Who's Minding the Store? (1963, ★ 6.8)
• Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958, ★ 6.8)
• The Carol Burnett Show (1967, ★ 7.7)
• It's Only Money (1962, ★ 6.1)
• Smorgasbord (1983, ★ 5.8)
• The Sad Sack (1957, ★ 5.6)
• Hollywood or Bust (1956, ★ 6.1)
• Artists and Models (1955, ★ 6.6)
• Jumping Jacks (1952, ★ 6.4)
• The Geisha Boy (1958, ★ 6.2)
• The Caddy (1953, ★ 6.4)
• The Delicate Delinquent (1957, ★ 6.4)
• The Bellboy (1960, ★ 6.2)