Jerry Lewis
| Born | March 16, 1926 |
| Hometown | Newark, New Jersey, United States |
| Net worth | $50 million |
| Height | 5'10" (1.79m) |
| Spouse | SanDee Pitnick, Patti Palmer |
| Children | Gary Lewis |
| Parents | Danny Lewis, Rachel Rae Levitch |
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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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I Watched Footage of Jerry Lewis’s Unreleased 1972 Holocaust Film
“The Day the Clown Cried” has a reputation for being the worst movie ever shot. When I saw it, I was surprised at what I found.
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KFD out in full force this week raising money for MDA
Every penny counts. That’s often the unofficial motto of any fundraising campaign. The same could be true for “Jerry’s Kids,” a national program started by actor and singer Jerry Lewis in partnership with the Muscular Dystrophy Association. For decades, the “Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon” brought awareness to the disease of muscular dystrophy, which, according to the National Institutes ...
- EntertainmentThe Telegraph
The most offensive film ever made? Why Jerry Lewis buried The Day the Clown Cried
Not many unreleased films have the honour of a new documentary about them premiering at this year’s Venice Film Festival and are about to become the potential basis of a high-profile remake. Although “remake” might not be quite the right word, given that the original was never completed to any satisfactory degree.
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Perry Kurtz Dies: Comedian Who Appeared On ‘America’s Got Talent’ & ‘Late Late Show With James Corden’ Was 73
Perry Kurtz, a comedian who appeared on Season 8 of America’s Got Talent as well as on The Late Late Show with James Corden, died Thursday in a hit-and-run in the L.A. neighborhood of Tarzana. He was 73. His death was confirmed by the L.A. County Medical Examiner’s Office. An official cause of death is …
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‘The Day The Clown Cried’ Script Resurrected: Turned Into Famed Unreleased Jerry Lewis Holocaust Tale, The Now-Funded Screenplay Might Finally See The Light Of Day
EXCLUSIVE: The Day The Clown Cried is getting another chance at the big screen. Rewritten by Jerry Lewis, who starred in and directed a 1972 feature drama that went unfinished and unreleased, the script for the Holocaust tale is being revived by K. Jam Media founder Kia Jam. Jam has been part of the financing …
- EntertainmentThe Hollywood Reporter
Mitzi McCall, Comedian, Actress and Sitcom Writer, Dies at 93
Mitzi McCall, the delightful actress and sitcom writer who partnered with her husband, Charlie Brill, in a sketch comedy act that famously floundered between sets by The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, has died. She was 93. McCall died Thursday at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, her family announced. The pint-sized Pittsburgh …
- EntertainmentThe Hollywood Reporter
Doc on Jerry Lewis’ Lost Holocaust Film ‘The Day the Clown Cried’ Gets Venice Classics Spot
Footage from Jerry Lewis’ unreleased Holocaust film The Day the Clown Cried will screen at this year’s Venice Film Festival. From Darkness to Light, a documentary from directors Michael Lurie and Eric Friedler about Lewis’ project, features never-before-seen footage of the legendary lost film and will screen in Venice’s Classics section devoted to documentaries about …
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‘The Lost Richard Lewis Interview’ Will Screen Via YouTube On Late Comedian’s Birthday
An unseen interview that captures comedian Richard Lewis holding court at Greenblatt’s Delicatessen in Hollywood is set for release on Saturday, June 29. Filmmaker/Documentarian Gregg Barson conducted the Lewis interview for his 2011 documentary, Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis. Barson remembered it being one of the most hysterical interviews he ever conducted, and that’s …
- EntertainmentThe Hollywood Reporter
Filmmaker Peter Chelsom Unveils His Private Photography Collection in Tuscany
British filmmaker Peter Chelsom became obsessed with photography at the age of 13 after his father gifted him a Kodak Retinette 1B camera for his birthday. “Suddenly everything became photography,” says the veteran director of films like 2001’s Serendipity, starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale and the 2004 Jennifer Lopez-starrer Shall We Dance. “I was obsessed with it. And that’s why I …
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Who Were Marilyn Monroe's Most Famous Lovers? Revisiting Her Relationships and Rumored Affairs
From John F. Kennedy to Jerry Lewis, a look at Marilyn Monroe's great loves and alleged flings
