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| 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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The most offensive film ever made? Why Jerry Lewis buried The Day the Clown Cried
- On March 21 1999, the Italian actor Roberto Benigni won an Oscar for his performance in Life Is Beautiful as a Jewish bookshop owner who, forced into a concentration camp with his young son, tries to turn the situation into a farce in order to protect the boy from the worst of the experiences. Critics agreed that Benigni had trod a fine line between tastelessness and profundity and come out on top, even if his over-exuberant acceptance speech at the awards was not to everyone’s taste: the actor
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| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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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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Marge Champion obituary
Marge Champion obituary. Actor and dancer who starred in Hollywood musicals of the 1950s
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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.
