I’ve had great success being a total idiot.
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People think I'm against critics because they are negative to my work. That's not what bothers me. What bothers me is they didn't see the work. I have seen critics print stuff about stuff I cut out of the film before we ran it. So don't tell me about critics.
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Birth: | 16th March, 1926 |
Death: | 20th August, 2017 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Actor, Comedian, Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
Jerry Lewis was born in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was an American actor, comedian, film director, producer and screenwriter. He was known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. He and Dean Martin were partners as the hit popular comedy duo of Martin and Lewis. He served as national chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and hosted the live Labor Day Weekend broadcast of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon for 44 years. His role in several films (with Dean Martin) include: My Friend Irma, At War with the Army, Sailor Beware, Money from Home, Living It Up, Artists and Models, and Pardners. His role in other films include: The Geisha Boy (also producer), The Bellboy (also director), The Ladies Man (also director), The Errand Boy (also director), The Nutty Professor (also director), The Patsy (also director), The Family Jewels (also director, producer, writer), Three on a Couch (also director, producer), The Big Mouth (also director), Which Way to the Front? (also director, producer), The Day the Clown Cried (also director), Hardly Working (also director, writer), Cracking Up (also director, writer), Fight for Life (TV film), Cookie, Arizona Dream, The Trust, and Max Rose. He received several awards for lifetime achievement from the American Comedy Awards, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Venice Film Festival and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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