Happy Birthday Jerry Lewis!

march 16, 2015

[llevrok]

say what one will about his sophomoric comedy (we all were so sophisticated that no one ever went to these films and laughed our butts off as kids), or that he could be an ass off screen (see The Family Jewels where one of his characters is a circus clown who hates kids), there is no denying his entertainment longevity and success.

A good, honest read of his life and career is his autobiography Dean and Me (A Love Story)

[Kirkwood]

MDA was taken over by nazis and they kicked Jerry out.

[llevrok]

making him an arrogant prick at times

Yup. That he was. Not many comedians are happy go-lucky people at heart. That's where their comedy comes from, either anxiety or anger.

[Yellowstone Joe]

I enjoyed him and Martin’s movies as a kid, then as I became an adult I realized how both Dean and Jerry were dicks to those around them. Both were big Democrat supporters, although Dean supported Reagan.

Turns out that Lewis thought that even the Democrats were too conservative for him in the “60”s.

Like most great comedians, Jerry Lewis is a Socialist who never liked America. We moved to France like Chaplin before him and many other that followed after him.

I respect him for his charitable work, other than that he can kiss this red blooded American’s ass.

[Yellowstone Joe]

I meant to write that “HE”, not (we) moved to France like Chaplin before him and many other that followed after him.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Neither did I. He did not appear to be in good physical shape on his last couple of telethons.

Happy Birthday, Mr. Lewis!
Now, about that clown movie...

[Beowulf9]

Happy Birthday, Jerry:) He's still working:) Going to be in a film called The Trust. http://deadline.com/2015/02/jerry-lewis-the-trust-nicolas-cage-elijah-wood-1201375459/ EXCLUSIVE: Jerry Lewis has signed on to join Nicolas Cage, Elijah Wood and Sky Ferreira in The Trust, a drama that’s shooting in Las Vegas with Ben and Alex Brewer directing. Cage and Wood play two corrupt cops who are stuck working the evidence room of the Las Vegas police department. When one discovers there is a vault full of drug money sealed in the back of a convenience store, both cops team up to pull a heist. Lewis will play the father of Cage’s crooked cop character.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Good to hear that he is healthy enough to be working.

[Cowboy Bob]

Loved the movie “Scared Stiff” when I was a kid.

[Shady]

Spent some time with the great Myron Cohen and his wife, he hated Lewis.

[moovova]

Jerry Lewis was in an episode of Law & Order...probably a few years ago, although I watched it again recently. He was Munch’s uncle and was picked up as a homeless person/murder suspect. He wasn’t that particular murderer, but he did wind up murdering someone else at the end of the program.

[teeman8r]

the exception that proves the rule...

i agree

[teeman8r]

i believe there was an off color comment... sleep deprivation and all... not made a big deal over, just let to go...

[lonestar]

He was paid well for the telethon.

[Moonman62]

i always thought his comedy was sophomoric but his work with the telethon, lifeworthy.

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He also is known for being an innovative filmmaker.

[fatnotlazy]

Thank you. I hadn’t watched the telethon in years and didn’t know Lewis was no longer active with the MDA.