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| children = 7 (including: Gary Lewis) | website = | signature = Jerry Lewis signature.svg }} Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) is an American comedian, actor, singer and recording artist, film producer, screenwriter and film director and is known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. His career began in 1946, with an act together with Dean Martin, forming the team of Martin and Lewis, which performed in live nightclubs, television programs, radio shows and theatrical movies before 1956, when the two men parted ways, after ten years as a duo. Then since 1957, as a solo, Lewis went on to star in many more films, such as ''The Delicate Delinquent'' (his debut as film producer), ''The Bellboy'' (his debut as film director, screenwriter and development of video assist) and ''The Nutty Professor'' as well as many television shows and appearances, music albums, live concerts and more. Since 1966, Lewis hosted the annual Labor Day Telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association for over forty years and served as national chairman of the organization. Lewis has won several awards for lifetime achievements from the American Comedy Awards, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Venice Film Festival, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ==Early life== He was born Joseph Levitch (some sources say Jerome Levitch) in Newark, New Jersey, to Russian Jewish parents. His father, Daniel Levitch, was a master of ceremonies and vaudeville entertainer〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jerry Lewis Film Reference bio )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Official Jerry Lewis Comedy Museum and Store )〕〔 (online excerpt from book, with link to ''Fresh Air'' radio show interview of Lewis by Terry Gross)〕 who used the professional name Danny Lewis.〔''In Person'', p. 11〕 His mother, Rachel ("Rae") Levitch ( Brodsky),〔''In Person'', p. 12〕 was a piano player for a radio station. Lewis started performing at age five and would often perform alongside his parents in the Catskill Mountains in New York State.〔 90-minute documentary, 1996, narrated by Alan King〕 By 15 he had developed his "Record Act", in which he exaggeratedly mimed the lyrics to songs on a phonograph. He used the professional name Joey Lewis, but soon changed it to Jerry Lewis to avoid confusion with comedian Joe E. Lewis and heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis.〔''In Person'', p. 85〕 He dropped out of Irvington High School in the tenth grade. He was a "character" even in his teenage years pulling pranks in his neighborhood including sneaking into kitchens to steal fried chicken and pies. During World War II he was rejected for military service because of a heart murmur. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jerry Lewis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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