History Creator / JerryLewis

* CopiouslyCreditedCreator: Produced, directed, wrote, and starred in many of his films starting with ''Film/TheBellboy'' as well as playing multiple roles in ''Film/TheNuttyProfessor'' and ''The Family Jewels''. Needing a way to direct himself on the spot without relying on dailies, he is also credited with developing modern video playback on movie sets[[note]]which allows cast and crew to immediately review performances without having to wait for film stock to be developed and delivered for screening[[/note]].
* DisownedAdaptation: While he ultimately liked Creator/EddieMurphy's remake of ''Film/TheNuttyProfessor'', he initially hated it for the copious amounts of [[ToiletHumor fart jokes]] it added, for which he turned down a CreatorCameo.

* ''Film/TheNuttyProfessor'' (1963) – Prof. Julius Klump/Buddy Love

Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; 1926–2017) was an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker, noted for the wacky style of his comedy and, later on, for his [[LongRunner long-running]] annual Labor Day {{telethon}}s for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

* ''Film/TheBellboy'' (1960) (his directorial debut) - Stanley/[[AsHimself Jerry Lewis]]

Not to be mistaken for Music/JerryLeeLewis, though he did make some recordings as a singer. And his son Gary enjoyed success in the music world as frontman for the '60s pop/rock group Gary Lewis & the Playboys.

Not to be mistaken for Music/JerryLeeLewis, though his son Gary enjoyed success in the music world as frontman for the '60s pop/rock group Gary Lewis & the Playboys.

* AmbiguouslyJewish: Almost every Lewis character, or even any knockoff character ''based on'' one of Lewis's characters, will come off as this.

* TheCameo: Makes brief but memorable ones in ''[[Film/RoadTo Road to Bali]]'', ''Theatre/LilAbner'', and ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld''.

* TheCameo: Makes brief but memorable ones in both ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld'' and ''Theater/LilAbner''.

* ''Film/TheNuttyProfessor'' (1963)

* AnimatedAdaptation[=/=]InkSuitActor: A number of Lewis-based characters (including one called [[TheDanza Jerry Lewis]] and some from ''The Family Jewels'' (''See'' DoubleVision'', below'') formed the cast of a 1970 Creator/{{Filmation}} SaturdayMorningCartoon series, ''Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down''. (Lewis did not voice the part ([[Series/LaverneAndShirley Squiggy]] did), though Lewis did contribute to some of the scripts.)

->''"HEY, LAAAADY!"''

* AnimatedAdaptation[=/=]InkSuitActor: A number of Lewis-based characters (including one called [[TheDanza Jerry Lewis]] and some from ''The Family Jewels'' (''See'' DoubleVision'', below'') formed the cast of a 1970 Creator/{{Filmation}} cartoon series, ''Will The Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down?''. (Lewis did not voice the part ([[Series/LaverneAndShirley Squiggy]] did), though Lewis did contribute to some of the scripts.)

* TheCameo: Makes brief but memorable ones in both ''Film/ItsAMadMadMadMadWorld'' and ''Theater/LilAbner.''

* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: He ''hated'' talking about ''Film/TheDayTheClownCried'', a film he directed and starred in as a means of establishing himself as a dramatic actor and director. The movie was plagued with production issues and an extremely dark plot, and Lewis resolved never to release it, claiming it was an "artistic failure". Anyone who mentioned it in his presence could expect to be met with anger and/or despondency, as he would reiterate his decision and quickly change the subject.

->''"HEY, LADY!"''

Not to be mistaken for Music/JerryLeeLewis.

Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; 1926–2017) was an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker, noted for the wacky style of his comedy and, later on, for his [[LongRunner long-running]] annual {{telethon}}s for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; 1926–2017) was an American comedian and filmmaker, noted for the wacky style of his comedy and, later on, for his [[LongRunner long-running]] annual {{telethon}}s for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

* LethallyStupid: Almost all the characters he portrayed, though he manages to make them likable.
* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: He ''hates'' talking about ''Film/TheDayTheClownCried'', a film he directed and starred in as a means of establishing himself as a dramatic actor and director. The movie was plagued with production issues and an extremely dark plot, and Lewis resolved never to release it, claiming it was an "artistic failure". Anyone who mentions it can expect to be met with anger and/or despondency, as he will reiterate his decision and quickly change the subject.

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Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch in 1926) is an American comedian, noted for the wacky style of his comedy and, more recently for his [[LongRunner long-running]] annual {{telethon}}s for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Lewis is generally considered to have been at his peak in TheFifties (when [[ComedyDuo he worked with]] Music/DeanMartin) and TheSixties. TropeMaker for a lot of things.