Acting
Jerry Lewis
Born March 16, 1926 Died August 20, 2017 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.
Filmography
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Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
2025·Documentary
6.7
From Darkness to Light
2025·Documentary
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Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
2024·Documentary
7.2
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024·Documentary
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The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon
2022·Documentary
9.0
Rat Pack
2022·Documentary
7.6
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021·Documentary
10.0
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
2021·Documentary
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Mid-Century Memories in Kodachrome Stereo
2020·Documentary
6.7
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
2019·Documentary
6.9
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
2017·Documentary
6.4
Dying Laughing
2017·Documentary
5.6
Max Rose
2016·Drama
7.0
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
2016·Documentary
5.2
The Trust
2016·Action
7.0
The Last Laugh
2016·Documentary
8.0
The Clown
2016·Documentary
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The Story of... The Day the Clown Cried
2016·Documentary
5.8
Till Luck Do Us Part 2
2013·Comedy
7.1
The Trials of Muhammad Ali
2013·Documentary
9.5
Close Up
2012·Documentary
7.2
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012·Documentary
7.7
Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
2011·Documentary
5.6
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011·Documentary