Jerry Lewis, king of comedy, dead at 91
Jerry Lewis, the “king of comedy” who dominated 1950s Hollywood, has died at the age of 91.
His publicist, Candi Cazau, said the American comic died Sunday morning of natural causes in Las Vegas with his family by his side.
Figures from the world of film paid tribute to the American entertainer, known for hit films such as The Nutty Professor and for his comedy double-act with Dean Martin.
Jamie Lee Curtis, whose mother Janet Leigh starred with Lewis in films such as Living it Up and Three on a Couch, tweeted:
Jerry Lewis loomed large in my family. Many movies with my mom & he made home movies with Janet and Tony. He made me and many laugh. #rip pic.twitter.com/4LbEbc9FCT
— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) August 20, 2017
Jim Carrey tweeted:
That fool was no dummy. Jerry Lewis was an undeniable genius an unfathomable blessing, comedy's absolute! I am because he was! ;^D pic.twitter.com/3Zdq9xhXlE
— Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) August 20, 2017
Here’s one of the classic Jerry Lewis-Dean Martin sketches:
What is your favourite Jerry Lewis movie/memory?
Jerry
May you give the angels a laugh in heaven as you did to us on earth.