Jerry Lewis
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March 16, 1926
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place of birth
Newark, New Jersey, The United States
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Jerry Lewis is an American comedian, award-winning actor, film producer, writer and director, known for his slapstick humor and his charity fund-raising telethons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Lewis has won several awards for lifetime achievements from The American Comedy Awards, The Golden Camera, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, The Venice Film Festival and he has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2005, he received the Governors Award of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Board of Governors, the highest Emmy Award presented.
Lewis was originally paired up in 1946 with Dean Martin, and formed the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. In addition to the team's popular nightclub work, they starred in a s...more
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Dean and Me: by Jerry Lewis, James Kaplan avg rating 3.87 — 187 ratings — published 2005 5 editions |
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Jerry Lewis in Person by Jerry Lewis avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published 1982 2 editions |
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Dean and Me: A Love Story by Jerry Lewis, James Kaplan avg rating 3.33 — 3 ratings — published 2005 |
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The Day The Clown Cried by Jerry Lewis avg rating 2.67 — 3 ratings — published 1972 2 editions |
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The total film-maker by Jerry Lewis avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 1971 |
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The Martin and Lewis Show by Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1998 |
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Instruction Book For... "Being a Person" or by Jerry Lewis avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2004 |
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Sports Injuries and Illnesses: Their Prevention and Treatment by Bob O'Connor, Richard Budgett, Christine Wells, Jerry Lewis, Sir Steven Redgrave avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2001 |
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Great Achievers: Lives of the Physically Challenged by Sandra Stotksy, John F. Callahan , Jerry Lewis avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1994 |
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Chris Burke: Actor by John F. Callahan, Helen M. Geraghty, Jerry Lewis avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1994 |
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Chris Burke by Helen Monsoon Geraghty, John F. Callahan, Jerry Lewis avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1994 |
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Great Achievers: Lives of the Physically Challenged by Sandra Stotksy, John F. Callahan, Jerry Lewis avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1995 |
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"I've had great success being a total idiot. "
— Jerry Lewis
— Jerry Lewis
"I get paid for what most kids get punished for."
— Jerry Lewis
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