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Lewis was born on March 16, 1926, in Newark, New Jersey, to a Jewish family. [4] [5] His parents were Daniel "Danny" Levitch (1902–1980), a master of ceremonies and vaudevillian who performed under the stage name Danny Lewis, whose parents immigrated to the United States from the Russian Empire to New York, and Rachael "Rae" Levitch (née Brodsky; 1904–1982), a WOR radio pianist and Danny ...
Jerry Lewis was born Jerome Levitch on March 16, 1926 in Newark, Essex County. Saphire said his name was Jerome and not Joseph, as some reports have stated. His parents were Dan and Rachael ...
The Nutty Professor (known as Julius F. Kelp in the original film (1963) and as Prof. Sherman Klump in the 1996 remake, and by his alter ego Buddy Love in both films) is a fictional character portrayed by Jerry Lewis in The Nutty Professor and its respective sequel, and by Eddie Murphy in the 1996 version and its 2000 sequel Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.
Jerry Lewis, the brash slapstick comic who teamed up with Dean Martin in the 1950s and later starred in “The Nutty Professor”, has died in Las Vegas at 91. Jerry Lewis, comedy legend, dies at ...
Lewis continued involvement with the franchise as executive producer for the remake film and its sequel and then later served as director of a musical stage production in 2012. [ 11 ] The remake starring Eddie Murphy and released in 1996, was a success at the box office and received positive reviews from critics.
Lewis, 91, died in Las Vegas last month from heart failure. His marriage to Palmer lasted from 1944 until 1980. He was 56 years old in 1983 when he married Pitnick, a Las Vegas dancer who was 32.
Myra Gale Lewis Williams (née Brown; born July 11, 1944) is an American author, best known for her controversial marriage at the age of 13 to rock and roll musician Jerry Lee Lewis, who was her first cousin once removed and was 22 at the time.
1970 – Jerry Lewis Award for Outstanding achievement in being a "Person" and "Performer" for Which Way to the Front; 1970 – The Michael S. McLean Happy Birthday and Thank You Award for Which Way to the Front; 1977 – Nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, for his work on behalf of the Muscular Dystrophy Association