Jerry Lewis
Known for
Acting
Born
March 16, 1926
Birthplace
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Died
August 20, 2017 (aged 91)
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.
Best known work
The Simpsons
1989
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Nutty Professor
1996
The King of Comedy
1982
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000
Arizona Dream
1993
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
The Trust
2016
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Nutty Professor
1963Filmography
TBA
The Day the Clown Criedas Helmut Doork, Director, Screenplay
TBA
A Suite at the SandsDirector
2026
2025
Stella Stevens: The Last Starletas Self (archive footage)
2025
From Darkness to Lightas Self
2024
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Mozeas Self (archive footage)
2024
2024
Remembering Gene Wilderas Self (archive footage)
2022
2022
2022
The Dark Side of a Hollywood Iconas Self (archive footage)
2022
Rat Packas Self (archive footage)
2021
Dean Martin: King of Coolas Self
2021
Kreka: Dreamcatcheras Self
2020
2020
2019
2017
2017
Dying Laughingas Self
2016
Max Roseas Max Rose
2016
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clownas Self (archive footage)
2016
The Trustas Jim's Father
2016
The Last Laughas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
The Clownas Self
2016
The Story of... The Day the Clown Criedas Self (archive footage)