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.
Awards & recognition
- Honorary Member of the Order of Australia · 2013
- Trustees Award · 2010
- Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award · 2009
- New Jersey Hall of Fame · 2009
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
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- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Actor · 1985 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
The Simpsons
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The King of Comedy
The Jack Benny Program
The Carol Burnett Show
King of Cool
Los Angeles Plays Itself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Arizona Dream
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
The Last Laugh
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
What's My Line?
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
Saturday Night Live
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Raw
The Dick Cavett Show
Who's Minding the Store?
Rock-a-Bye Baby
My Friend Irma
The Ed Sullivan Show
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
Mad About You
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Pardners
Artists and Models
The Stooge
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Funny Bones
Wiseguy
You're Never Too Young
The Family Jewels
The Nutty Professor
Living It Up
Scared Stiff
Jumping Jacks
Dying Laughing
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Don't Give Up the Ship
The Delicate Delinquent
The Caddy
Boeing, Boeing
The Disorderly Orderly
The Ladies Man
The Geisha Boy