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Had Ralph Helfer , the owner and trainer of the African lion Zamba , thrown off the set of The Ladies Man and barred from working at the studio for six months because he got up into his face and shouted at him because he found out that Jerry had a gun for protection when he did his scene with his Lion.

He was the son of Rachel Brodsky and Daniel Levitch. His paternal grandparents were Polish Jewish immigrants, and his mother was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Friends with Sammy Davis Jr. Left his entire estate to his widow SanDee Pitnick, with their adopted daughter Danielle second in line to inherit.

He made a point of disowning most of his sons and their families, per his will. Has never appeared in a film nominated for the the Best Picture Oscar. The role went to Joe Piscopo. Had 19 hobbies over his longest life : helping people with disabilities, spending time with his family, collecting art, golfing, fishing, dancing, writing, cooking, reading, philanthropy, partying, traveling, petting, dining, swimming, politics, singing, sailing and photography.

His father, Danny Lewis , passed away, late in Jerry Lewis passed away on August 20, , at age 91, only two days after British television personality Bruce Forsyth , who passed away at age Before his death, Lewis survived a series of health problems, over the years, from suffering three heart attacks, to a back injury, to pneumonia, to prostate cancer, to diabetes, to viral meningitis, he was also addicted to painkillers for 13 years, to hypoglycemia, and finally to a urinary tract infection.

Became a grandfather, for the first time at age 42 to Sarah Jane Lewis, in Met his first wife Patti Lewis , when she was a singer with Ted Fio Rito, the two got married in October 3, , when Jerry was only 18, Patti, then They had only met two months, before they tied the knot in Detroit.

They were married for 35 years, until their divorce in September His first ex-wife, Patti Lewis was five years his senior.

Just before his death, he was hospitalized for a urinary tract infection at a hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada. At that time, he was recovering. Before he was a successful comedian, actor, singer and producer, he used to work as a soda jerk and a theater usher for Suzanne Pleshette 's father Gene at the Paramount Theater, to make ends meet.

Upon his death, he was cremated, his ashes were given to his family. In , when he was age 15, Lewis had developed his "Record Act" miming lyrics to songs while a phonograph played offstage. Before he was a successful comedian, actor, singer and producer, he used to work as a busser at Brown's Hotel in the Catskills, where he would try to get laughs from diners.

The films of Dean Martin 's and his were reliable financial successes for Paramount Pictures, and hugely popular with audiences. In later years, both Lewis and Martin admitted frustration, and were critical of Wallis for his formulaic and trite film choices, restricting them to narrow, repetitive roles. As Martin's roles in their films became less important over time, and Lewis receiving the majority of critical acclaim, the partnership came under strain.

Martin's participation became an embarrassment, in , when Look magazine published a publicity photo of the team for the magazine cover but cropped Martin out. The partnership ended with their final nightclub act on July 24, the team's 10th anniversary of their debut as a duo.

Both Martin and Lewis went on to highly successful solo careers, and neither would comment on the split nor consider a reunion. However, they would occasionally be seen at the same public events. In , The Friars Club hosted a tribute for him on his 90th birthday. Lewis was honored as a comic genius, and Belzer deemed him his "savior". Around people were in attendance for the event, and some pre-taped greetings were played by those who were unable to make it.

Fellow comedian Don Rickles left a message for Lewis, telling him "to go to bed early". Lewis, who sat off to the side on a dais observing the performance, was seen laughing and crying throughout. He gave the final word, saying "A performer will be there for you to entertain you and all they want from you is an acknowledgement that they've been there, okay? His ex- The King of Comedy co-star, Sandra Bernhard , claimed Lewis was very derogatory to her, consequently, she had a fractured working relationship with her.

Has been idolized by Sandra Bernhard. One of his sons, Joseph Christopher Lewis, passed away on October 24, , from a drug overdose at age Woody Allen asked him to direct Take the Money and Run , but he was busy with his own work and suggested that Allen direct it himself. Has directed one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: The Nutty Professor Jacques Dynam is behind his success in France.

Americans are often puzzled by this but, since humor doesn't translate from one language and culture to another, talented French actor Jacques Dynam voiced Lewis with a zany flair, ad-libbing many quirky expressions that are inherent to French cultureand very funny thereyet have little to do with the original version of Lewis' films.

He was a big fan of Stan Laurel. Stan declined the offer. According to Lewis though, he would send scripts to Stan, who would read them and write suggestions in the margins. I think I really wanted to write my biography more to be able to mention that [ John F. Kennedy ] and I were friends than anything else.

Other comedy teams never generated anything like the hysteria that [ Dean Martin ] and I did, and that was because we had that X factor--the powerful feeling between us. And it really was an X factor, a kind of mystery. I shall pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now.

Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again! Seeing a woman in comedy sets me back a bit I think of her as a producing machine that brings babies into the world. I'm a multi-faceted, talented, wealthy, internationally famous genius. I have an IQ of -- that's supposed to be a genius. People don't like that. My answer to all my critics is simple: I like me. I like what I've become.

I'm proud of what I've achieved, and I don't really believe I've scratched the surface yet. The kids who're on American Idol , they're all McDonald's wipeouts. Actors will kill for you if you treat then like human beings.

You have to let them know you want them and need them, pay them what they want, but don't overpay them; treat them kindly. Give an actress a clean dress and see that she gets fresh coffee in the morning and other little spoon feedings. She will kill for you. So I give him forty-one bucks and say "Get the other forty-one bucks from the other guy. Every man's dream is to be able to sink into the arms of a woman without falling into her hands.

Sign : Pisces. Highlights Jerry and Dean Martin were a performing nightclub duo for a little over a decade. Jerry Lewis photo gallery. Famous quotes by Jerry Lewis Every man's dream is to be able to sink into the arms of a woman without also falling into her hands. Jerry Lewis I am probably the most selfish man you will ever meet in your life.

No one gets the satisfaction or the joy that I get out of seeing kids realize there is hope. Jerry Lewis I have a loyalty that runs in my bloodstream, when I lock into someone or something, you can't get me away from it because I commit that thoroughly.

That's in friendship, that's a deal, that's a commitment. Don't give me paper - I can get the same lawyer who drew it up to break it. But if you shake my hand, that's for life. Jerry Lewis I have some very personal feelings about politics, but I don't get into it because I do comedy already. Jerry Lewis I never got a formal education. So my intellect is my common sense. I don't have anything else going for me. And my common sense opens the door to instinct.

I felt I couldn't bring anything funny to it. The outfit was funny. I don't need to compete with the wardrobe. Jerry Lewis I've had great success being a total idiot. Jerry Lewis I've had the greatest respect for my work in this country by Americans.

On their marriage license, Brown stated she was 20 years old, but she was really only 13 at the time. News of his underage bride broke as Lewis started a tour of the United Kingdom in , creating such an outcry that the tour was quickly cancelled.

Even when Lewis returned to the States, he found that he got a less-than-warm welcome home. Radio stations refused to play his songs, and Lewis had a hard time lining up any live performances. Still Lewis managed to score one more hit with "High School Confidential" in before his career took a nosedive.

In the s, Lewis returned to the music of his youth. He found a new career as a country artist, scoring a hit with 's "Another Place, Another Time. Lewis never left the rock world completely. In , he did well on the album charts with The Session.

He revisited some of his older songs as well as the works of Chuck Berry and John Fogerty on this popular recording. In his personal life, however, Lewis seemed to be struggling. He was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Memphis in , and a bleeding ulcer almost cost him his life in Luckily, the rest of the s turned out much better for the music legend. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in , becoming one of the first performers to receive this honor.

A new generation music listeners got introduced to Lewis through the biopic Great Balls of Fire. Lewis was played by actor Dennis Quaid. This nearly lifelong musician and singer continues to record new music and perform. He has released two well-received albums in recent years.

Collaborator Kristofferson described Lewis as "one of the few who can do rock 'n' roll, country or soul, and every song is authentic. Lewis spends much of his time at his ranch in Nesbit, Mississippi. His daughter, Phoebe Lewis, has worked as his manager and served as a producer on some of his albums.

Phoebe is from his third marriage to Myra Gale Brown. He is currently married to his seventh wife, Judith Brown, who was once married to Lewis' cousin Rusty.