Jerry Lewis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

180

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-03-16

Day of death

2017-08-20 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Jerry Lewis

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.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Raw

    Raw

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The View

    The View

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • Mad About You

    Mad About You

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

  • Wiseguy

    Wiseguy

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

    Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

  • Der große Preis

    Der große Preis

  • Please Turn the Page

    Please Turn the Page

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Arizona Dream

    Arizona Dream

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Donny & Marie

    Donny & Marie

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • Téléthon

    Téléthon

  • The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

    The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

  • Visit to a Small Planet

    Visit to a Small Planet

  • Till Luck Do Us Part 2

    Till Luck Do Us Part 2

  • The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

    The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

  • Auf los geht's los

    Auf los geht's los

  • The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon

    The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon

  • The Errand Boy

    The Errand Boy

  • The Joey Bishop Show

    The Joey Bishop Show

  • From Darkness to Light

    From Darkness to Light

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

  • Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten

    Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten

  • Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!

    Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!

  • The Disorderly Orderly

    The Disorderly Orderly

  • Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

    Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

  • The Nutty Professor

    The Nutty Professor

  • At War with the Army

    At War with the Army

  • Cher

    Cher

  • Cher

    Cher

  • I Know A Riddle

    I Know A Riddle

  • Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

    Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

  • Hollywood Legenden

    Hollywood Legenden

  • The Sad Sack

    The Sad Sack

  • TV Story Superstar

    TV Story Superstar

  • The Caddy

    The Caddy

  • The Big Mouth

    The Big Mouth

  • Mr. Saturday Night

    Mr. Saturday Night

  • The King of Comedy

    The King of Comedy

  • Li'l Abner

    Li'l Abner

  • Fight for Life

    Fight for Life

  • Tony Orlando and Dawn

    Tony Orlando and Dawn

  • Rascal Dazzle

    Rascal Dazzle

  • The Delicate Delinquent

    The Delicate Delinquent

  • The Stooge

    The Stooge

  • The David Susskind Show

    The David Susskind Show

  • Joy Behar: Say Anything!

    Joy Behar: Say Anything!

  • One More Time

    One More Time

  • The Ladies Man

    The Ladies Man

  • Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy

    Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy

  • What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

    What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

  • A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'

    A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'

  • Boeing, Boeing

    Boeing, Boeing

  • Hardly Working

    Hardly Working

  • Max Rose

    Max Rose

  • Klimbim

    Klimbim

  • Klimbim

    Klimbim

  • Hook, Line and Sinker

    Hook, Line and Sinker

  • The Nutty Professor

    The Nutty Professor

  • The Bellboy

    The Bellboy

  • How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave

    How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave

  • Red Line 7000

    Red Line 7000

  • Mystery Reel

    Mystery Reel

  • Sports on the Silver Screen

    Sports on the Silver Screen

  • Jumping Jacks

    Jumping Jacks

  • Sailor Beware

    Sailor Beware

  • Kreka: Dreamcatcher

    Kreka: Dreamcatcher

  • Smorgasbord

    Smorgasbord

  • Who's Minding the Store?

    Who's Minding the Store?

  • Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

    Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

  • Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

    Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

  • The Family Jewels

    The Family Jewels

  • The Hollywood Clowns

    The Hollywood Clowns

  • Close Up

    Close Up

  • Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

    Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

  • The Last Laugh

    The Last Laugh

  • Hollywood or Bust

    Hollywood or Bust

  • Rat Pack

    Rat Pack

  • Rock-a-Bye Baby

    Rock-a-Bye Baby

  • Three on a Couch

    Three on a Couch

  • Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

    Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

  • Scared Stiff

    Scared Stiff

  • Cinderfella

    Cinderfella

  • Cookie

    Cookie

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Money from Home

    Money from Home

  • The Trust

    The Trust

  • Dean Martin: King of Cool

    Dean Martin: King of Cool

  • The Patsy

    The Patsy

  • My Friend Irma

    My Friend Irma

  • Way... Way Out

    Way... Way Out

  • Pink Lady

    Pink Lady

  • Rickles... On the Loose

    Rickles... On the Loose

  • The Jack Benny Birthday Special

    The Jack Benny Birthday Special

  • Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy

    Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy

  • The Day the Clown Cried

    The Day the Clown Cried

  • Which Way to the Front?

    Which Way to the Front?

  • Don't Give Up the Ship

    Don't Give Up the Ship

  • My Friend Irma Goes West

    My Friend Irma Goes West

  • It's Only Money

    It's Only Money

  • The Jerry Lewis Show

    The Jerry Lewis Show

  • Dying Laughing

    Dying Laughing

  • Road to Bali

    Road to Bali

  • Funny Bones

    Funny Bones

  • Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown

    Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Rire et sourire : Le Splendid

    Rire et sourire : Le Splendid

  • Living It Up

    Living It Up

  • The Music Shop

    The Music Shop

  • Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

    Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

  • The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried

    The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried

  • The Geisha Boy

    The Geisha Boy

  • The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

    The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team

  • The Jerry Lewis Show

    The Jerry Lewis Show

  • That's My Boy

    That's My Boy

  • Pardners

    Pardners

  • Edith Head: The Paramount Years

    Edith Head: The Paramount Years

  • Soap Opera

    Soap Opera

  • Slapstick of Another Kind

    Slapstick of Another Kind

  • Bonjour Mr Lewis

    Bonjour Mr Lewis

  • 3 Ring Circus

    3 Ring Circus

  • Artists and Models

    Artists and Models

  • A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli

    A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli

  • Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

    Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

  • How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border

    How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border

  • Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

    Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

  • Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

    Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown

  • The Clown

    The Clown

  • Inside Rupert Pupkin

    Inside Rupert Pupkin

  • The Trials of Muhammad Ali

    The Trials of Muhammad Ali

  • You're Never Too Young

    You're Never Too Young

  • Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

    Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

  • Medicine Ball Caravan

    Medicine Ball Caravan

  • Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime

    Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime

  • Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

    Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

  • An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis

    An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis

  • The Defective Detective

    The Defective Detective

  • Classic Comedy Teams

    Classic Comedy Teams

  • Come Back Little Shiksa

    Come Back Little Shiksa

  • Gay, Gay Hollywood

    Gay, Gay Hollywood

  • Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood

    Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood

  • Fairfax Avenue

    Fairfax Avenue

  • Pierre Étaix, un destin animé

    Pierre Étaix, un destin animé

  • Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !

    Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !

  • A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

    A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy

  • Happy Birthday, Jerry Lewis

    Happy Birthday, Jerry Lewis

  • Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo

    Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo