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Short Biography: The Death Of Jerry Lewis

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[The Death Of Jerry Lewis] Jerry Lewis was an american actor, comedian, singer, producer, director, screenwriter, and humanitarian. He was born on March 16, 1992 in Newark, NJ and died on August 20, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV. Lewis started performing at age five and would often perform alongside his parents in the Catskill Mountains in New York. 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.He dropped out of Irvington High School in the tenth grade. He was a "character" even in his teenage years, pulling pranks

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