Jerry Lewis


  • Date of Birth: 16 March, 1926
  • Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, United States
  • Biography: Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) is an American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director, singer and humanitarian. He is best-known for his slapstick humor in stage, screen, television, radio, recording and is also known for his charity fund-raising telethons and position as national chairman for the Muscular Dystrophy... Read more

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nytimes.com2009-10-25
Aix-en-Provence, France - THERE is a tendency among the French to welcome certain aspects of American life with immediate and uncritical enthusiasm: hamburgers, Jerry Lewis, baseball caps, elderly television series ("Starsky & Hutch" is still running on French TV), Westerns,... ... Full Article

PHILADELPHIA - Geoff Sobelle knows how to make an entrance. This rubber-limbed actor, who trained in clowning while studying at the Jacques Lecoq school in Paris, shares the manic if slightly less desperate intensity of a young Jerry Lewis . ... Full Article

RISMEDIA, September 9, 2009-Representatives from Parsippany, N.J. based ERA Franchise Systems LLC, presented checks totaling $800,000 to the Muscular Dystrophy Association during the 44th annual Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon, Sept 6 - 7. ... Full Article

"I must have been 6 or 7 at the time and Bozo the Clown flew to our airport," he said Friday af?ternoon. "I raised about $5 and was happy to give it to him." ... Full Article

It's no understatement to say Jerry Lewis is a legend in the world of film comedy, with a career spanning more than 60 years and a string of classic performances -- from the original (and best) Nutty Professor to Scorsese's... ... Full Article

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