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Jerry Lewis

1926 - 2017

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Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian, with a career spanning seven decades in film, stage, television and radio. Famously nicknamed "The King of Comedy", he is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of the 20th century. He is also notable for scoring a hat trick against Peter Shilton, giving him the well known song “Jerry Lewis Scores Goals”. His fame rose to prominence together with singer Dean Martin, billed as Martin and Lewis, in 1946 and for ten years, the two did a series of sixteen buddy-comedy films, along with their televised run on The Colgate Comedy Hour, live stage performances, guest spots on other shows and a radio series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Lewis is the 282nd most popular actor (down from 194th in 2019), the 618th most popular biography from United States (down from 367th in 2019) and the 150th most popular American Actor.

Jerry Lewis is a comedian, actor, singer, author, and film producer. He is best known for his comedy partnership with Dean Martin.

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Among actors, Jerry Lewis ranks 282 out of 13,578. Before him are Mireille Darc, Nick Nolte, Raffaella Carrà, Warren Beatty, Ian McShane, and Jacqueline Bisset. After him are David Bradley, Mia Farrow, Ernest Borgnine, Paul Walker, Peter Fonda, and Hugh Grant.

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Among people born in 1926, Jerry Lewis ranks 27. Before him are Andrzej Wajda, Chuck Berry, Miles Davis, Irwin Rose, Harper Lee, and Hugh Hefner. After him are Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Paul Berg, Sydney Chaplin, Beji Caid Essebsi, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, and Paul Bocuse. Among people deceased in 2017, Jerry Lewis ranks 25. Before him are Nicolaas Bloembergen, Manuel Noriega, Hans Georg Dehmelt, John Hurt, Hugh Hefner, and Mireille Darc. After him are Glen Campbell, George Andrew Olah, Roman Herzog, Johnny Hallyday, Martin Landau, and Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov.

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Among people born in United States, Jerry Lewis ranks 618 out of 20,380. Before him are Nick Nolte (1941), Jim Simons (1938), Howard Gardner (1943), Warren Beatty (1937), Michael Porter (1947), and John Kerry (1943). After him are Leon Cooper (1930), A. L. Kroeber (1876), Edward W. Morley (1838), Mia Farrow (1945), Ernest Borgnine (1917), and George Foreman (1949).

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Among actors born in United States, Jerry Lewis ranks 150. Before him are Robert Mitchum (1917), George Clooney (1961), Michael Keaton (1951), Jared Leto (1971), Nick Nolte (1941), and Warren Beatty (1937). After him are Mia Farrow (1945), Ernest Borgnine (1917), Paul Walker (1973), Peter Fonda (1940), Kurt Russell (1951), and Margaret Hamilton (1902).

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