Persoonlijke gegevens
Bekend om
Acting
Geslacht
Man
Geboren
16 maart 1926
Overleden
20 augustus 2017
Geboorteplaats
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Ook bekend als
Jerome Joseph Levitch · Joseph Levitch · The King of Comedy · Martin & Lewis
Biografie
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.
Bekend van
7.8
Film
The King of Comedy
Jerry Langford
1982
6.6
Film
Funny Bones
George Fawkes
1995
6.6
Film
Nieuwsgierig Aapje 2: Volg Dat Aapje!
Stationmaster (voice)
2009
4.8
Film
Which Way to the Front?
Brendan Byers III / Field Marshal Erik Kesselring
1970
6.0
Film
Money from Home
Virgil Yokum
1953
6.5
Film
The Nutty Professor
Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp
1963
6.8
Film
My Friend Irma
Seymour
1949
7.2
Film
Arizona Dream
Leo Sweetie
1993
7.5
Serie
Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe
Self - actor
2022
5.2
Film
The Trust
Jim's Father
2016
5.6
Film
Max Rose
Max Rose
2016
8.0
Serie
The Jerry Lewis Show
Self - Host
1963
5.5
Serie
The Jerry Lewis Show
Self - Host
1967–1968
6.7
Film
From Darkness to Light
Self
2025
8.0
Serie
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
Le Zinzin d'Hollywood, Jerry chez les cinoques
1978
8.0
Film
The Clown
Self
2016
6.4
Film
Dying Laughing
Self
2017
7.2
Film
Remembering Gene Wilder
Self (archive footage)
2024
10.0
Film
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
Self
2021
6.9
Film
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
Self
2017
7.0
Film
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
Self (archive footage)
2016
Acteercredits 21 titels
From Darkness to Light
als Self
6.7
2025
Remembering Gene Wilder
als Self (archive footage)
7.2
2024
Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe
als Self - actor
7.5
2022
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
als Self
10.0
2021
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
als Self
6.9
2017
Dying Laughing
als Self
6.4
2017
The Clown
als Self
8.0
2016
Max Rose
als Max Rose
5.6
2016
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
als Self (archive footage)
7.0
2016
The Trust
als Jim's Father
5.2
2016
Nieuwsgierig Aapje 2: Volg Dat Aapje!
als Stationmaster (voice)
6.6
2009
Funny Bones
als George Fawkes
6.6
1995
Arizona Dream
als Leo Sweetie
7.2
1993
The King of Comedy
als Jerry Langford
7.8
1982
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
als Le Zinzin d'Hollywood, Jerry chez les cinoques
8.0
1978
Which Way to the Front?
als Brendan Byers III / Field Marshal Erik Kesselring
4.8
1970
The Jerry Lewis Show
als Self - Host
5.5
1967–1968
The Nutty Professor
als Professor Julius F. Kelp / Buddy Love / Baby Kelp
6.5
1963
The Jerry Lewis Show
als Self - Host
8.0
1963
Money from Home
als Virgil Yokum
6.0
1953
My Friend Irma
als Seymour
6.8
1949