AUG 20, 2017 Jerry Lewis, an actor and auteur who was one of the most influential forces in American comedy, […]
AUG 20, 2017
Jerry Lewis, an actor and auteur who was one of the most influential forces in American comedy, died Sunday morning at his Las Vegas home. He was 91.
“Legendary entertainer Jerry Lewis passed away peacefully today of natural causes at 91 at his home with family by his side,” his family said in a statement to the Las Vegas Review-Journal writer John Katsilometes.
Jerry Lewis was known for his slapstick, unpredictable and energetic humor that revived the physical comedy of the silent-film era.
In his 90s, he was still performing stand-up shows.