Jerry Lewis
Born | March 16, 1926 |
Hometown | Newark, New Jersey, United States of America |
Net worth | $50 million |
Height | 5'10" (1.79m) |
Spouse | SanDee Pitnick (m 1983 - 2017) , Patti Palmer (m 1944 - 1980) |
Children | Gary Lewis |
Parents | Danny Lewis , Rachel Rae Levitch |
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Andrew Lloyd Webber sings Elvis Presley Christmas tune in ode to Jerry Lee Lewis
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Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
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1983 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Supporting Actor | The King of Comedy (film) | Nominated |
1966 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Boeing Boeing (1965 film) | Nominated |
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Martin Lewis says House of Lords rejected his peerage application
Consumer champion believes he was turned down because he was honest about limited time he could commit
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Jerry Lewis co-stars accuse late star of sexual abuse
Jerry Lewis co-stars accuse late star of sexual abuse. Vanity Fair investigation finds a string of fellow actors who describe harassment and assaults in the 60s when Lewis was at the height of his fame
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Nicolas Cage vows never to retire from acting
Nicolas Cage is adamant he will never retire from acting. In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly to promote his new movie Prisoners of the Ghostland, the Face/Off actor revealed he plans to take some time off of work after he wraps on his next two projects. However, Nicolas insisted he has no desire to ever quit Hollywood for good. "No, no, no. No, no. That can't happen. To do what I do in cinema has been like a guardian angel for me, and I need it. I'm healthier when I'm working, I need a
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New Nutty Professor movie in the works from Scream 5 reboot team
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Security guard accused of shooting customer dead for not wearing face mask
A security guard in California has been charged with murder, after he allegedly fatally shot a customer in a dispute over a face mask.Jerry Lewis entered the Green Farm Market in Gardena, Los Angeles, without a face mask on 5 July to wait for a tow truck to fix two flat tyres on his vehicle, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
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Films that lost their stars a fortune
These actors poured their hard-earned cash back into their own movie projects.
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Ken Shimura: Comedian whose slapstick characters and sketches made him a household name in Japan
The comedian Ken Shimura, who has died aged 70 after contracting coronavirus, must have tried thousands of facial expressions over his four-decade career. Sometimes referred to as the Japanese Robin Williams, Shimura was a household name in his country, if lesser known internationally.During the 1970s and 1980s he starred in the Saturday night variety TV show Hachiji Dayo! Zen’inshugo! (“It’s 8 o’clock! Everybody Come on Out!”), along with his comedy group the Drifters.
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Briton who organised Cambodia rescue flight criticises UK officials
Briton who organised Cambodia rescue flight criticises UK officials. Jerry Lewis says Foreign Office has been slow to react to global coronavirus outbreak
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Best New Netflix And Prime Video Films And TV Series This July In The UK
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