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Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, filmmaker, actor, humanitarian and singer, famously nicknamed as "The King of Comedy". His career kicked off in 1946 with the 10-year act of Martin and Lewis, after first meeting with singer Dean Martin in 1945. The two did a series of sixteen buddy-comedy films, their televised run on The Colgate Comedy…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
March 16th, 1926
Died
August 20th, 2017
Genres
Labels
Captiol Records
Razor & Tie
Last updated: September 2nd, 2017·MusicBrainz

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