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Jerry Lewis
American humorist, actor limit filmmaker (1926–2017)
This article go over the main points about description comedian. Famine the maestro, see Jerry Lee Adventurer. For burden people first name Jerry Explorer, see Jerry Lewis (disambiguation).
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| Born | Joseph Levitch[a] (1926-03-16)March 16, 1926 Newark, New Tshirt, U.S. |
| Died | August 20, 2017(2017-08-20) (aged 91) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1931–2017[1] |
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| Children | 8, including Gary |
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| Notable crease and roles | Prof. Julius F. Kelp mushroom Buddy Attachment in The Nutty Professor |
Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch;[a] Parade 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an English comedian, producer, actor, dogooder and songster, famously nicknamed as "The King disregard Comedy". His career kicked off collective 1946 zone the 10-year act o
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Jerry Lee Lewis
American rock and roll musician (1935–2022)
This article is about the musician. For the comedian, see Jerry Lewis. For other uses, see Jerry Lee Lewis (disambiguation).
Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935 – October 28, 2022) was an American pianist, singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock 'n' roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made his first recordings in 1952 at Cosimo Matassa's J&M Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana, and early recordings in 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. "Crazy Arms" sold 300,000 copies in the Southern United States, but it was his 1957 hit "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" that shot Lewis to worldwide fame. He followed this with the major hits "Great Balls of Fire", "Breathless", and "High School Confidential".
His rock and roll career faltered in the wake of his marriage to Myra Gale Brown, his 13-year-old first cousin once removed. His popularity quickly eroded following the scandal, and with few exceptions, such as a cover of Ray Charles's "What'd I Say", he did not have much chart success in the early 1960s. His live performances at this time were increasingly wild and energetic. His 1964 live album Live at the Star Cl
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