He landed a gig at a burlesque house in Buffalo, but his performance fell flat and he was unable to book any more shows. Early career īy age 15, Lewis had developed his 'Record Act', miming lyrics to songs while a phonograph played offstage. Lewis said that he ceased using the names Joseph and Joey as an adult to avoid being confused with Joe E. He was expelled from Weequahic High School in the ninth grade and dropped out of Irvington High School in the tenth grade. In his teenage years, Lewis was known for pulling pranks in his neighborhood, including sneaking into kitchens to steal fried chicken and pies. Other aspects of his early life conflict with accounts made by family members, burial records, and vital records.

Reports about the hospital where he was born conflict as well biographer Shawn Levy claims Lewis was born at Clinton Private Hospital and others report it as Newark Beth Israel Hospital. Reports about his birth name are conflicting in Lewis's 1982 autobiography, he claimed his birth name was Joseph, after his maternal grandfather, but his birth certificate, the 1930 U. His parents were Daniel 'Danny' Levitch (1902–1980), a master of ceremonies and vaudevillian who performed under the stage name Danny Lewis, whose parents immigrated to the United States from the Russian Empire to New York, and Rachael 'Rae' Levitch (née Brodsky 1903–1983), a WOR radio pianist and Danny's music director, from Warsaw. Lewis was born on March 16, 1926, in Newark, New Jersey, to a Jewish family. While nicknamed 'The King of Comedy' in the United States, Lewis was also known as 'Le Roi du Crazy' in France. Lewis performed in concert stages, nightclubs, music recordings and starred in 118 film and television productions throughout his career. His work won him several accolades, including the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. After becoming national chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), Lewis focused on muscular dystrophy activism. He was the most popular movie star from the 1940s to the 1960s, and he was an early and prominent user of video assist.

Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian-actor, filmmaker, singer, humanitarian and entertainer.

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