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 Hour'', live stage performances, guest spots on other shows and a radio series.

Since after the team's split in 1956, Lewis became a highly popular solo film star in twenty-eight motion pictures. A few of them were ''The Bellboy'' (1960), ''The Errand Boy'' (1961), ''The Ladies Man'' (1961), ''It's Only Money'' (1962) and ''The Nutty Professor'' (1963). He also portrayed Jerry Langford in Martin Scorsese's ''The King of Comedy'' (1982) earning a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination and was an early and prominent user of video assist.

Lewis performed in concert stages, nightclubs, audio recordings and appeared in at least 117 film and television productions. He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and France awarded him the Legion of Honor in 2006. Provided by Wikipedia