I don't consider myself star struck, but when Jerry Lewis walked into the restaurant I grabbed my husband's arm and (quietly) exclaimed "Oh my, that's Jerry Lewis!" We talked about how Lewis has lent not just his name, but has given so much of his time an
"Jerry Lewis was the first entertainer to release his Inner Child — and he's never been entirely successful at locking it up again.
Although Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin performed at the Paramount Theater on Broadway in the fifties, Lewis' dream of "doing Broadway" was unfulfilled until February of 1995, when he opened at the Marquis Theater as the star of "Damn Yankees.
How do you explain Jerry Lewis to your kids? By sharing his movies.
As National Chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Jerry Lewis has personified the fight against neuromuscular diseases for more than four decades.
Administered by Jerry Lewis' son Christopher Lewis, this cyber-museum has full access to the complete film, television, radio, stage, recording, photo, and document archives of "Hollywood's true King of Comedy.