Jerry Lewis
Born: 1926-03-16
Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Jerry Lewis (March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director and singer. He is best-known for his slapstick humor in stage, radio, screen, recording and television. Lewis is also known for his charity fund-raising telethons and position as national chairman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Lewis won several awards for lifetime achievements from The American Comedy Awards, The Golden Camera, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and The Venice Film Festival, and he has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Known For
Cookie
1989★ 5.2
Arizona Dream
1993★ 7.2
Sailor Beware
1952★ 6.2
Rat Pack
2022★ 9.0
Jumping Jacks
1952★ 6.4
Max Rose
2016★ 5.6
The King of Comedy
1982★ 7.8
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
2021★ 10.0
Funny Bones
1995★ 6.5
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963★ 7.0
Cinderfella
1960★ 6.1
The Clown
2016★ 8.0
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991★ 0.0
Pardners
1956★ 6.7
The Nutty Professor
2008★ 4.8
Rascal Dazzle
1981★ 7.0
Smorgasbord
1983★ 5.8
3 Ring Circus
1954★ 5.4
The Ladies Man
1961★ 6.3
The Nutty Professor
1963★ 6.5
The Caddy
1953★ 6.4
My Friend Irma
1949★ 6.8
That's My Boy
1951★ 5.8
Till Luck Do Us Part 2
2013★ 5.8
Li'l Abner
1959★ 6.0
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
2009★ 6.6
The Trust
2016★ 5.2
The Family Jewels
1965★ 6.5
Hollywood or Bust
1956★ 6.1
It's Only Money
1962★ 6.1
The Disorderly Orderly
1964★ 6.3
Mr. Saturday Night
1992★ 5.7
The Geisha Boy
1958★ 6.2
The Sad Sack
1957★ 5.6
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996★ 6.4
Fight for Life
1987★ 5.5
Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown
1996★ 6.0
Artists and Models
1955★ 6.6
The Big Mouth
1967★ 5.2
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
2016★ 7.0
Hook, Line and Sinker
1969★ 4.1
One More Time
1970★ 4.4
The Bellboy
1960★ 6.2
The Errand Boy
1961★ 6.1
Three on a Couch
1966★ 5.3
Money from Home
1953★ 5.9
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021★ 7.6
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004★ 7.6
Gay, Gay Hollywood
1980★ 0.0
Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime
2005★ 0.0
Boeing, Boeing
1965★ 6.3
My Friend Irma Goes West
1950★ 6.1
I Know A Riddle
2004★ 0.0
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958★ 6.8
An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis
1988★ 0.0
Red Line 7000
1965★ 5.3
The Stooge
1951★ 6.6
The Patsy
1964★ 6.2
Living It Up
1954★ 6.4
Visit to a Small Planet
1960★ 5.1
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1995★ 5.6
Who's Minding the Store?
1963★ 6.9
The Delicate Delinquent
1957★ 6.4
Road to Bali
1952★ 6.2
The Hollywood Clowns
1979★ 0.0
Miss Glucksman Visits Hollywood
1954★ 0.0
The Last Laugh
2016★ 6.9
You're Never Too Young
1955★ 6.6
Soap Opera
1964★ 0.0
Way... Way Out
1966★ 5.7
Scared Stiff
1953★ 6.4
The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried
2016★ 0.0
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
2019★ 6.7
Dying Laughing
2017★ 6.4
At War with the Army
1950★ 5.3
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002★ 7.5
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
2011★ 7.7
Slapstick of Another Kind
1982★ 2.7
Rickles... On the Loose
1986★ 0.0
How Did You Get In? We Didn't See You Leave
1984★ 5.5
Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo
2020★ 0.0
Close Up
2012★ 9.5
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011★ 5.6
Don't Give Up the Ship
1959★ 6.3
Hardly Working
1980★ 4.6
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
2025★ 0.0
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997★ 4.9
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997★ 10.0
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012★ 7.2
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982★ 6.0
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
1968★ 6.1
Which Way to the Front?
1970★ 4.8
Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !
1972★ 0.0
From Darkness to Light
2025★ 6.7
The Defective Detective
1984★ 7.5
A Shot at the Top: The Making of 'The King of Comedy'
2002★ 0.0
The Jazz Singer
1959★ 0.0
Pierre Étaix, un destin animé
2011★ 5.7
Dean Martin: The One and Only
2004★ 0.0
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
2017★ 6.9
The Martin & Lewis Story: The Last Great Comedy Team
1992★ 0.0
Medicine Ball Caravan
1971★ 3.0
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
2013★ 7.1
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
2011★ 7.5
Come Back Little Shiksa
1952★ 0.0
Classic Comedy Teams
1986★ 0.0
How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border
1949★ 0.0