Jerry Lewis
Acting
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
2025From Darkness to Light
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2025Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
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2024Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
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2022Rat Pack
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2021Dean Martin: King of Cool
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2021Kreka: Dreamcatcher
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2020Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo
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2019What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
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2017Dying Laughing
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2017Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
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2016Max Rose
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2016The Last Laugh
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2016The Trust
Jim's Father
2016The Clown
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2016Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
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2016The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried
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2013Till Luck Do Us Part 2
Bellboy
2013The Trials of Muhammad Ali
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2012Close Up
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2012Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
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2011Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
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2011A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
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2011Pierre Étaix, un destin animé
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2011Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
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