Humorlegendaren Jerry Lewis död – blev 91 år
Komikern och skådespelaren Jerry Lewis är död, skriver The Hollywood Reporter.
Lewis slog igenom på 1940-talet tillsammans med Dean Martin i i humorduon Martin and Lewis. Som skådespelare blev han känd genom filmer som "Alla tiders gågosse" och "King of comedy".
Jerry Lewis blev 91 år.
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Jerry Lewis
Wikipedia (en)
Jerry Lewis AM (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American actor, comedian, singer, film producer, film director, screenwriter and humanitarian. He is known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. He and Dean Martin were partners as the hit popular comedy duo of Martin and Lewis. Following that success, he was a solo star in motion pictures, nightclubs, television shows, concerts, album recordings and musicals.
Lewis served as national chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and hosted the live Labor Day broadcast of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon for 44 years. Lewis has received several awards for lifetime achievements from the American Comedy Awards, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Venice Film Festival, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and been honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Lewis died in Las Vegas on August 20, 2017. He was 91.
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