Jerry Lewis
US comedian, director and singer Jerry Lewis (L) is welcomed by Olympia's director Bruno Coquatrix, on on May 10, 1976 in Paris. Born in 1926, Jerry Lewis appeared in about fifty films in the 50s and 60s such as 'My friend Irma' with Dean Martin and directed different films such as 'the Nutty Professor'. In the 70s he mainly acted in TV shows and the theater.
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Jerry Lewis may be my single greatest inspiration as a performer
Who ought to pay - and I'm very adamant about this - are Jerry Lewis, Randy Parraz and Rich Crandall who brought this election on
I can count on one hand the ones I did not like. … There were a few ‘ugly' ones like Bing Crosby and Jerry Lewis.More quotes »
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