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    Jerry Lewis

    American comedian, actor and filmmaker

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      • “Inside the comedy world, Lewis was revered as a genius,” writes David Hinckley in the New York Daily News. “The 2011 Lewis documentary Method to the Madness featured comedians from Billy Crystal to Eddie Murphy to Chevy Chase praising his singular style of comic lunacy and pathos.
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    Jerry Lewis was the most profoundly creative comedian of his generation and arguably one of the two or three most influential comedians born anywhere in this century. The King of Comedy, 1996. His comedy style was physically uninhibited, expressive, and potentially volatile.

  4. www.rollingstone.com › feature › how-the-king-ofHow 'The King of Comedy' Proved Jerry Lewis Was a Great Actor

    Aug 20, 2017 · How ‘The King of Comedy’ Proved Jerry Lewis Was a Great Actor. He was a comedy hall-of-famer and groundbreaking filmmaker – Scorsese's movie proved Lewis was a screen artist with an...

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  6. www.chicagotribune.com › 2017/08/21 › jerry-lewisJerry Lewis appreciation: The man, the monster, the legend

    Aug 21, 2017 · Comedian and actor Jerry Lewis sits in his dressing room after his final performance at the South Point Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas on Oct. 2, 2016. Lewis died Aug. 20, 2017, at his home in Las ...

  7. www.imdb.com › name › nm0001471Jerry Lewis - IMDb

    Jerry Lewis. Actor: The Nutty Professor. Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926 - August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. He was originally paired up with Dean Martin in 1946, forming the famed comedy team of ...

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  8. www.npr.org › 2017/08/26 › 546332708Jerry Lewis Was Many Things, But He Was Not A Fool : NPR

    Aug 26, 2017 · NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the Jerry Lewis he knew, and how the comedian wanted to make people laugh.

  9. www.britannica.com › biography › Jerry-LewisJerry Lewis | Facts, Biography, Telethon, & Movies | Britannica

    Apr 25, 2024 · His comedy version of the Jekyll and Hyde story, The Nutty Professor (1963), opened to good reviews and is generally considered to be his best film, with the hapless Professor Kelp (Lewis) transformed through the magic of chemistry into the smarmy, egocentric Buddy Love—a parody of Martin—whose smug confidence helps attract a beautiful ...

  10. www.washingtonpost.com › lifestyle › styleThe two sides of Jerry Lewis - The Washington Post

    Aug 20, 2017 · Style. The two sides of Jerry Lewis. By Elahe Izadi. August 20, 2017 at 7:02 p.m. EDT. Comedian Jerry Lewis, known for his slapstick humor, has died. + 21.