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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jerry_LewisJerry Lewis - Wikipedia

    Jerry Lewis. Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; [a] March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer and humanitarian who was famously nicknamed "The King of Comedy", with a career lasting over eight decades. He appeared in more than 59 motion pictures, including the first sixteen films with his partner, singer Dean ...

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

    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 Martin and Lewis. In addition to the duo's ...

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  4. apnews.com › article › 7cd62e35d4964d82807e2fc85a4d03dcJerry Lewis, comedy icon and telethon host dies, at 91

    Aug 21, 2017 · He was 91. Lewis died Sunday of natural causes in Las Vegas with his family by his side, publicist Candi Cazau said. Tributes from friends, co-stars and disciples poured in immediately. “That fool was no dummy. Jerry Lewis was an undeniable genius an unfathomable blessing, comedy’s absolute!”.

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

    Aug 20, 2017 · How Martin Scorsese's 'The King of Comedy' proved that Jerry Lewis – the filmmaker and comedy legend who passed away at 91 – was a first-rate actor. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

  7. www.theguardian.com › film › filmblogJerry Lewis: a knockabout clown with a dark and melancholy ...

    Aug 21, 2017 · Jerry Lewis, king of comedy, dies at 91. Read more. Lewis was the knockabout zany clown, singer and showbusiness savant who started professional life in a double-act with lugubrious Dean Martin as ...

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  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jerry_Lewis_filmographyJerry Lewis filmography - Wikipedia

    Jerry Lewis filmography. Jerry Lewis appeared in movies and television from 1949 to 2017. Lewis appeared in numerous films alongside singer Dean Martin. He also starred in such films as The Bellboy (1960), Cinderfella (1960), The Errand Boy (1961), The Nutty Professor (1963), The King of Comedy (1982), The Trust (2016), and Max Rose (2016).

  10. www.gq.com › story › jerry-lewis-interview-gq-augustJerry Lewis, the Essence of Comedy | GQ

    Aug 21, 2017 · Scorsese understood this when he asked Lewis to star in his 1983 film, The King of Comedy. Lewis plays Jerry Langford, a late-night-talk-show host who is being stalked by aspiring comic Rupert ...