Jerry Lewis

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comedian film actor film director film producer human philanthropist radio personality screenwriter singer stage actor television actor

Jerry Lewis was an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker renowned for his slapstick humor, influential film comedies, and long-running partnership with Dean Martin.

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instanceOf comedian ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
film director ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
human ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
radio personality ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
singer ⓘ
stage actor ⓘ
television actor ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2016 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The King of Comedy ⓘ
birthName Joseph Levitch ⓘ
causeOfDeath cardiovascular disease ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1926-03-16 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2017-08-20 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish American ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre physical comedy ⓘ
slapstick comedy ⓘ
hosted Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf Martin and Lewis ⓘ
name Jerry Lewis self-link ⓘ
notableAward Honorary Academy Award ⓘ
surface form: Academy Honorary Award

Golden Globe Award ⓘ
surface form: Golden Globe Henrietta Award

Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award ⓘ
Primetime Emmy Awards ⓘ
surface form: Primetime Emmy Award
notableFor influential film comedies ⓘ
long-running comedy partnership with Dean Martin ⓘ
slapstick humor ⓘ
notableWork Cinderfella ⓘ
The Bellboy ⓘ
The Disorderly Orderly ⓘ
The Errand Boy ⓘ
The King of Comedy ⓘ
The Ladies Man ⓘ
The Nutty Professor ⓘ
The Patsy ⓘ
numberOfChildren 7 ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
comedian ⓘ
film director ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
singer ⓘ
partnerInAct Dean Martin ⓘ
philanthropicActivity Muscular Dystrophy Association telethons ⓘ
placeOfBirth Newark, New Jersey, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Las Vegas, Nevada ⓘ
surface form: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
religion Judaism ⓘ
residence Las Vegas, Nevada ⓘ
surface form: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
spouse Patti Palmer ⓘ
SanDee Pitnick ⓘ

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Steve Martin → influencedBy → Jerry Lewis ⓘ
Jerry Lewis → name → Jerry Lewis self-link ⓘ