They had six sons together; five biological: Gary (born 1945), Scott (born 1956), Christopher (born 1957), Anthony (born 1959) and Joseph (19642009); and one adopted: Ronald (born 1949). His last album was a gospel record with his cousin, lifetime televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who had preached against his music when they were younger. Jerry Lee Lewis, "Great Balls of Fire" singer, has died at age 87 Updated on: October 28, 2022 / 1:23 PM / CBS/AP Jerry Lee Lewis, the early rock n' roll star who Lewis did new films with him, first with Rock-A-Bye Baby (1958) and then The Geisha Boy (1958). quoting Chris Fujiwara, "The Patsy is a film so radical that it makes comedy out of the situation of a comedian who isn't funny. [154]Through the years, the disability that has been attached to his comedic persona has not been physical, but mental. [143], Lewis died at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 20, 2017, at the age of 91. [citation needed], Lewis remained at Paramount and started off with his first solo effort The Delicate Delinquent (1957) then starred in his next film The Sad Sack (1957). In 1990, Lewis wrote and directed a short film for UNICEF's How Are The Children? "Duke Mitchell & Sammy Petrillo: Those Two Fireballs of Fun", The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down, How Did You Get In? [citation needed], In 1987, Lewis performed a second double act with Davis Jr. at Bally's in Las Vegas, then after learning of the death of Martin's son Dean Paul Martin, he attended his funeral, which led to a more substantial reconciliation with Martin. The film inspired a franchise, which has included a 1996 remake starring Eddie Murphy in the title role and a stage musical adaptation. Few comedians before him had so brazenly turned arrested development into art, or held up such a warped fun house mirror to American identity in its loudest, ugliest, vulgarest excesses. [54][55], During the 1960 production of The Bellboy, Lewis pioneered the technique of using video cameras and multiple closed circuit monitors,[56] which allowed him to review his performance instantly. Plus the fact it had no room in the visual direction I was taking in my work. He was unbelievably complicated and shockingly self-aware. [citation needed] In later years, both Lewis and Martin admitted frustration with Wallis for his formulaic and trite film choices, restricting them to narrow, repetitive roles. Lewis INSIDE EDITION has the shocking truth that Jerry's kid died penniless and once lived in a homeless shelter. [30], After their final nightclub act on July 24, 1956, both Lewis and Martin went on to have successful solo careers, but neither would comment on the split nor consider a reunion. [190][191][192][193][194][195][196], Peter Chelsom, director of Funny Bones wrote, "Working with him was a masterclass in comic acting and in charm. Lewis's clout and box office were so strong (his films had already earned Paramount $100million in rentals[37]) that Barney Balaban, head of production at Paramount at that time, told the press, "If Jerry wants to burn down the studio I'll give him the match! The duo gained attention as a double act with Martin serving as the straight man to Lewis's zany antics. [178][179][180][181] Martin Scorsese recalls working with him on The King of Comedy, "It was like watching a virtuoso pianist at the keyboard". Appreciation of Lewis became a misunderstood stereotype about "the French", and it was often the object of jokes in American pop culture. [citation needed], Lewis handled two years directing episodes of Super Force and Good Grief in 1990 and 1991, then star in Mr. Saturday Night (1992), The Arsenio Hall Show, The Whoopi Goldberg Show and Inside The Comedy Mind. Rock n roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis did not die on Wednesday, as TMZ reported. In 1988, Lewis hosted America's All-Time Favorite Movies, then was interviewed by Howard Cosell on Speaking of Everything. Jerry Lee Lewis, the piano-playing he was 87. Bernhard said: "It was one of the great experiences of my career, he was tough but one of a kind". He was groundbreaking and exciting, and he pulverised the piano. is ubiquitously used by comedians and laypersons alike. In 1952, after another appeal, Lewis hosted New York area telethons until 1959 and in 1954, fought Rocky Marciano in a boxing bout for MDA's fund drive. The team appeared on What's My Line? "A brilliant singer too. [201] From 1949, as part of Martin and Lewis, and from 1956 as a solo, Lewis was a casino showroom headliner, playing numerous dates over the decades. [citation needed], Martin and Lewis cameoed in Bob Hope and Bing Crosby's film Road to Bali (1952), then Hope and Crosby would do the same in Scared Stiff a year later. Lewis guest starred on Pink Lady in 1980, then made a comeback to the big screen in Hardly Working (1981), after an 11-year absence from film. In 1969, he agreed to lend his name to "Jerry Lewis Cinemas", offered by National Cinema Corporation as a franchise business opportunity for those interested in theatrical movie exhibition. Meanwhile, he directed an unsold pilot for Permanent Waves. As Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote: Lewis had "the impulse to deconstruct and even demolish the fictional "givens" of any particular sketch, including those that he might have dreamed up himself, a kind of perpetual auto-destruction that becomes an essential part of his filmmaking as he steadily gains more control over the writing and direction of his features. For his 1957 NBC special, Lewis held his ground when southern affiliates objected to his friendship with Sammy Davis, Jr.[citation needed] In a 1971 Movie Mirror magazine article, Lewis spoke out against the Vietnam War when his son Gary returned from service traumatized. [64], Lewis also traveled to medical schools for seminars on laughter and healing with Dr. Clifford Kuhn and also did corporate and college lectures, motivational speaking and promoted the pain-treatment company Medtronic. But that career hit a [72] The activists said the telethon perpetuated prejudices and stereotypes, that Lewis treated those he claimed to be helping with little respect, and that he used offensive language when describing them. Jerry Actor Sean Hayes portrayed Lewis in the made-for-TV movie Martin and Lewis, with Jeremy Northam as Dean Martin. He earned consistent praise from French critics in the influential magazines Cahiers du Cinma and Positif, where he was hailed as an ingenious auteur. Even at 91, he didn't miss a beat or a punchline. He died of natural causes at his home in DeSoto County, Mississippi. American comedian, actor and filmmaker (19262017). The outlet said it got a bogus tip. His success made him a global figure in pop culture and earned him the nickname, "The King of Comedy". "Lewis was an explosive experimenter with a dazzling skill, and an audacious, innovatory flair for the technique of the cinema. [176], Robert De Niro and Sandra Bernhard, both of whom starred with Lewis in The King of Comedy, reflected on his death. "You cannot help but notice Lewis's incredible sense of control in regards to performingthey may have looked at times like the ravings of a madman but his best work had a genuine grace and finesse behind it that would put most comedic performers of any era to shame. Daniel Fairfax writes in Deconstructing Jerry: Lewis as a Director, "Lewis deconstructs the very functioning of the joke itself". Lewis recalled, "When I was done, the place exploded. Even post-modern in places." He also hosted The Jerry Lewis Show, a lavish 13-week, big-budget show which aired on ABC from September to December in 1963. (1963). Jerry [214] The animated series Animaniacs satirized Lewis in several episodes. [citation needed], Twenty years after their breakup, Frank Sinatra surprised Lewis by bringing Martin onstage during the Jerry Lewis Telethon in September 1976. | Jerry Lewis: Lifelong Comedy and Pain", "Jerry Lewis Rushed to Hospital After Friars Club Collapse (Report)", "90-Year-Old Jerry Lewis Breaks Down In Tears While Discussing Death", "Jerry Lewis 'making progress' after hospitalization", "Coroner: Jerry Lewis death was from end-stage heart disease", "Celebrities, loved ones remember comedian Jerry Lewis", "Jerry Lewis' actual kids excluded from his will", "The Slapstick, The Telethons, The Laaady! He was known especially for his distinctive voice, facial expressions, pratfalls, and physical stunts. He also added that he admired Ronald Reagan's presidency. The fall has been stated as being either from a piano while performing at the Sands Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip on March 20, 1965,[126][127] or during an appearance on The Andy Williams Show. [89][90][91], In 1998, at the Aspen U.S. Lewis was also charged with shooting a firearm within the city limits. He appeared on both Tonight Starring Jack Paar and The Ed Sullivan Show and beginning in January 1957, in a number of solo TV specials for NBC. JLL the KILLER - What a man.". He felt his life was in a crisis state: "I was unable to put one foot in front of the other with any confidence. Lewis passed away at his home in Desoto County, Mississippi, with his seventh wife, Judith, by his side, his publicist said. [125], Lewis suffered from a number of chronic health problems, illnesses and addictions related both to aging and a back injury sustained in a comedic pratfall. On June 12, 2012, he was treated and released from a hospital after collapsing from hypoglycemia at a New York Friars Club event. "Without Jerry Lee Lewis, I wouldn't have become who I am today. [35] DC Comics published a new comic book series titled The Adventures of Jerry Lewis, running from 1957 to 1971. The inclusion of ad-libbed improvisational segments in their planned routines added a unique quality to their act and separated them from previous comedy duos. Despite being panned by critics, it eventually earned $50million. [46] Following this, Lewis took a break from the movie business for several years. ", "Weekend Update Martin and Lewis Reunion", "Joe Piscopo Looks Back With Laughter", "Ten Things You Should Know About Jerry Lewis", "How Famous Comedians Inspired Stephen Hillenburg to Create SpongeBob SquarePants", "The Story of How Spongebob Squarepants Made it to Air", "Lyrics containing the term: jerry lewis", "Professors Are Nerds Or So Your iPhone Would Have You Believe", "Sammy Petrillo, the comedian who was often mistaken for entertainer Jerry Lewis in the 1950s, has died in a New York hospital", "Sammy Petrillo Speaks Out (1992 interview with Petrillo)", Havesi, Dennis. It was reported in the Australian press that he had failed to pay his medical bills. [47] He then starred in a revival of Hellzapoppin with Lynn Redgrave, but closed on the road before reaching Broadway. "[88] In the same interview, he criticized President Barack Obama for not being prepared for ISIS, while expressing support for Donald Trump, saying he would make a good president because he was a good "showman". [citation needed], Between 1952 and 1971, DC Comics published a 124-issue comic book series with Lewis as one (later, the only) main protagonist, titled The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Rutt, Todd. His students included George Lucas, whose friend Steven Spielberg sometimes sat in on classes. Lewis was born on March 16, 1926, in Newark, New Jersey, to a Jewish family. The autopsy report revealed that he died from acute morphine intoxication. In February 1957, Lewis followed Garland at the Palace Theater in New York and Martin called on the phone during this period to wish him the best of luck. CORRECTS LOCATION OF DEATH TO DESOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI - FILE - Jerry Lee Lewis performs onstage in New York on Sept. 26, 2006. During the 2007 MDA Telethon, Lewis used the slur "fag" in a joke, for which he apologized. In May 2015, MDA said it was discontinuing its telethon in view of "the new realities of television viewing and philanthropic giving". [215][216] In 1998, The MTV animated show Celebrity Deathmatch had a clay-animated fight to the death between Dean Martin and Lewis. [127] In April 2002, Lewis had a Medtronic "Synergy" neurostimulator implanted in his back,[129] which helped reduce the discomfort. We Didn't See You Leave, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border, Honorary Member of the Order of Australia, "Jerry Lewis, mercurial comedian and filmmaker, dies at 91", "Jerry Lewis, a Jester Both Silly and Stormy, Dies at 91 (correction)", "My 1984 interview with Jerry Lewis The Bad and the Beautiful", "Jerry Lewis on Dean Martin: 'A Love Story'. [80] The success of the chain was hampered by a policy of only booking second-run, family-friendly films. His purposeful selection of lenses, for example, expands and contracts space to generate laughs that aren't necessarily inherent in the material, and he often achieves his biggest effects via what he leaves off screen, not just visually but structurally. Lewis's agent described him as "perhaps the last true, great icon of the birth of rock'n'roll". We need to get more self-respect as an industry". 'Great Balls of Fire' singer Jerry Lee Lewis died on Oct. 28 at the age of 87. (2009). Lewis hosted the Academy Awards three times, in 1956, 1957 and the 31st Academy Awards in 1959, which ran twenty minutes short, forcing Lewis to improvise to fill time. [109][115][116][117][118][119][120], In February 1994, a man named Gary Benson was revealed to have been stalking Lewis and his family. [citation needed], After guest spots on Mad About You and Larry King Live and film appearances in Arizona Dream (1993) and Funny Bones (1995),[50] Lewis made his Broadway debut, as a replacement cast member playing the devil, in a revival of Damn Yankees[51] and was reportedly paid the highest sum in Broadway history at the time[52] for performing in both the national and London runs of the musical. Jerry Springer, best known as host of his eponymous, controversial talk show, died at age 79 Thursday from pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer. As a humanitarian, philanthropist and "number one volunteer", Lewis supported fundraising for research into muscular dystrophy. Neither the entrepreneur nor the auteur were common types among actors in mid-20th century Hollywood. [citation needed], Lewis next starred in The Patsy (1964), his satire about the Hollywood star-making industry, The Disorderly Orderly (1964), his final collaboration with Tashlin, appeared in a cameo on The Joey Bishop Show and The Family Jewels (1965) about a young heiress who must choose among six uncles, one of whom is up to no good and out to harm the girl's beloved bodyguard who practically raised her. [citation needed] Also during the time of their partnership, but without Martin, he recorded numerous novelty-comedy numbers for adults as well as records specifically intended for the children's market. He Began to Fondle Me. [33] He continued with club performances in Miami, New York, Chicago and Washington. Comedian, actor and friend of Lewis, Martin Short, satirized him on the series SCTV in the sketches "The Nutty Lab Assistant", "Martin Scorsese presents Jerry Lewis Live on the Champs Elysees! On other occasions Lewis expressed admiration for female comedians Totie Fields, Phyllis Diller, Kathleen Freeman, Elayne Boosler, Whoopi Goldberg and Tina Fey. The duo began their film careers at Paramount Pictures as ensemble players, in My Friend Irma (1949) and its sequel My Friend Irma Goes West (1950). Jerry [24], At his wife's urging, Lewis used his own money to record the songs on a single. [151], Acting the bumbling 'everyman', Lewis used tightly choreographed, sophisticated sight gags, physical routines, verbal double-talk and malapropisms. Lewis ended up in jail in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1976 after he was found brandishing a pistol and demanding to see Elvis Presley outside Presley's Graceland mansion. "[85] Nevertheless, he campaigned and performed on behalf of both JFK and Robert F. Kennedy, and was a supporter of the civil rights movement. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. [3] Through his work with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), Lewis supported fundraising for muscular dystrophy research and hosted The Jerry Lewis Telethon. [citation needed], Lewis appeared in The Wacky World of Jerry Lewis, Celebrity Golf, The Garry Moore Show and Tashlin's It's Only Money (1962), then guest hosted The Tonight Show during the transition from Jack Paar to Johnny Carson in 1962 and his appearance on the show scored the highest ratings thus far in late night, surpassing other guest hosts and Paar. While he initiated its practice and use, and was instrumental in its development, he did not hold a patent. Jerry Springer, who died yesterday aged 79, became America's guilty pleasure after hosting his hit show for 27 years. [155], From the late 1940s to the mid-1960s, "Lewis was a major force in American popular culture. Stephen Dalton in The Hollywood Reporter wrote, Lewis had "an agreeably bitter streak, offering self-lacerating insights into celebrity culture which now look strikingly modern. [26] The cause was end-stage cardiac disease and peripheral artery disease. Playing with a loaded .357 Magnum, Lewis had reportedly been trying to shoot and hit a Coke bottle. ", with its many variations and rhymes, is a Lewis-ism often used as a misspoken word or a person's mis-pronounced name. How can I take that chance? Jerry Country Music Hall Of Famer Jerry Lee Lewis has died, his rep confirms. He was inducted into the Veterans Era Artist category on Sunday, October 16. jerryleelewisthekiller Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum View profile [citation needed], By 1990, societal views of disabled individuals and the telethon format had shifted. [49] He next appeared in Cookie (1989). [210] He also played Lewis, with impersonator Rich Little as Dean Martin, on stage. Jerry passed away on August 20, 2017, at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada - he was 91. Some months thereafter, Lewis began an arduous, months-long therapy that weaned him off prednisone, and he lost much of the weight gained while on the drug. [25], Martin and Lewis quickly rose to national prominence, first with their popular nightclub act, then as stars of their radio program The Martin and Lewis Show. The resulting negative publicity caused him to sue his insurer for US$100million. Non-album singles were released, and It All Depends On You hit the charts in April and May 1957, but peaked at only No. Jerry I don't do that. [citation needed], He then hosted a new syndicated version of The Jerry Lewis Show, this time as a talk show for Metromedia, which was not continued beyond the scheduled five shows. [7][128] In its aftermath, Lewis became addicted to the painkiller Percodan for thirteen years. "[152] They are "choreographed as exactly as any ballet, each movement and gesture coming on natural beats and conforming to the overall rhythmic form which is headed to a spectacular finale: absolute catastrophe. In comedy that guy was Jerry Lewis. [123][124] Those whose accounts were made public included Karen Sharpe, Hope Holiday, Anna Maria Alberghetti, and Lainie Kazan. [citation needed], Similarly, varied musicians have mentioned Lewis in song lyrics including, Ice Cube, The Dead Milkmen, Queen Latifah, and Frank Zappa. L LEWIS: Well, my mama and daddy found a way to get my brother a piano when he was 8 years old. Lewis used his own funds to cover the movie's $950,000 budget. He made his performing debut aged 14, and through his childhood developed his love of boogie-woogie and blues by sneaking into a Ferriday nightclub that featured the era's best blues musicians. [94], Lewis wed Patti Palmer (ne Esther Grace Calonico; 19212021), a singer with Ted Fio Rito, on October 3, 1944. [citation needed]. "[33], Lewis established himself as a solo act on TV starting with the first of six appearances on What's My Line? "We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones during this difficult time.". Many remember Jerry Lee Lewis for the prolific music career that cemented his status as a rock 'n' roll icon before his death at age 87 Friday. Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch;[a] March 16, 1926 August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. "[87], In a December 2015 interview on EWTN's World Over with Raymond Arroyo, Lewis expressed opposition to the United States letting in Syrian refugees, saying, "No one has worked harder for the human condition than I have, but they're not part of the human condition if 11 guys in that group of 10,000 are ISIS. Lewis appeared as guest on Good Morning America, The Dick Cavett Show, NBC Follies, Celebrity Sportsman, Cher, Dinah! [6], By age 15, Lewis had developed his "Record Act", miming lyrics to songs while a phonograph played offstage. Richard Lewis, the 78-year-old comedian and co-star of Curb Your Enthusiasm, posted a video on Sunday to give a little update about his life and career. Speaking of The King of Comedy, "More contemporary satirists like Garry Shandling, Steve Coogan and Ricky Gervais owe at least some of their self-deconstructing chops to Lewis's generously unappetizing turn in Scorsese's cult classic. He went on to star in Three on a Couch (1966), The Merv Griffin Show, WayWay Out (1966), The Sammy Davis Jr. Show, Batman, Laugh In, Password, a pilot for Sheriff Who, a new version of The Jerry Lewis Show, this time as a one-hour variety show for NBC, which ran from 1967 to 1969,[44] The Big Mouth (1967), Run for Your Life and The Danny Thomas Hour. Jeff Simon: When Jerry Lewis got older "There's a very thin line between a talent for being funny and being a great actor. Jerry However, Lewis maintained that the payment confusion was the fault of his health insurer. Jerry "[174] The final scene of The Patsy is famous for revealing to the audience the movie as a movie, and Lewis as actor/director. In a 1975 re-issue of MAD Magazine the contents of Lewis's wallet is satirized in their on-going feature "Celebrities' Wallets". The Sands signed him for five years to perform six weeks each year and paid him the same amount they had paid Martin and Lewis as a team. The show originated from different locations including New York, Las Vegas and Hollywood, becoming the most successful fundraising event in the history of television. Jerry Lee Lewis dies at 87 - Today Jerry Springer, best known for hosting the controversial daytime talk show "The Jerry Springer Show," has died. Lewis, from his earliest 'home movies, such as How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border, made in his playhouse in the early 1950s, was one of the first to introduce satire as a full-length film. Jerry Jerry Springer, 79, was buried in a private ceremony in Chicago Sunday. 2023 BBC. ", "The Tender Fella", and "Scenes From an Idiots Marriage",[203][204][205] as well as on Saturday Night Live's "Celebrity Jeopardy!". Video, On board the worlds last surviving turntable ferry. A 1959 contract between Paramount and Jerry Lewis Productions specified a payment of $10million plus 60% of the profits for 14 films over seven years. [59][60] This practice is now commonplace in filmmaking. A parody of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, it featured him as Professor Kelp, a socially inept scientist who invents a serum that turns him into a handsome but obnoxious ladies man. He missed only three shows in more than four years, one of those occasions being the funeral of Martin, his comedy partner of ten years. Jerry Lee Lewis, original wild man of rock n roll, dies at 87. Jerry Lee Lewis, who passed away on Oct. 28, 2022, was known as a rock n roll legend. A tribute to Lewis was held during the 2011 telethon (which originally was to be his final show bearing his name with MDA). Myra Gale Brown, Lewis' cousin and the daughter of his bass player at the time, was only 13 in 1957 when she married the singer, who was then 22. Jerry He also said a factor for the film's burial was that he was not proud of the effort. [135][136] He was ill for more than five months. Jerry / Getty Images. [137], In addition to his decades-long heart problems, Lewis had prostate cancer,[138] type 1 diabetes,[127][139] and pulmonary fibrosis. [40][41], In 1963, he had a cameo role in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) and fully starred in Tashlin's Who's Minding the Store? [218] In their film Paul's Boutique A Visual Companion, clips from The Nutty Professor play to "The Sounds of Science". [24], In 1945, Lewis was 19 when he met 27-year-old singer Dean Martin at the Glass Hat Club in New York City, where the two performed until they debuted at Atlantic City's 500 Club as Martin and Lewis on July 25, 1946. He knows that fans have been wondering if hell ever tour again. [27] This was followed by an appearance on Welcome Aboard on October 3, 1948, and by a guest stint on Texaco Star Theater in 1949. [209] Carrey had an uncredited cameo playing Lewis in the series Buffalo Bill on the episode "Jerry Lewis Week". "[158], Lewis's films, especially his self-directed films, have warranted steady reappraisal. [citation needed], In addition to Lewis's name, each Jerry Lewis Cinema bore a sign with a cartoon logo of Lewis in profile. Jerry I was fortunate to have seen him a few times over the past couple of years. Appreciated too, was the complexity of his also being in front of the camera. [4][5] His parents were Daniel "Danny" Levitch (19021980), a master of ceremonies and vaudevillian who performed under the stage name Danny Lewis, whose parents immigrated to the United States from the Russian Empire to New York, and Rachael "Rae" Levitch (ne Brodsky; 19031983), a WOR radio pianist and Danny's music director, from Warsaw. [61] Lewis screened Spielberg's early film Amblin' and told his students, "That's what filmmaking is all about. Lewis later revealed that Paramount was not happy about financing a "silent movie" and withdrew backing. Jerry Lewis Cinemas stated that their theaters could be operated by a staff of as few as two with the aid of automation and support provided by the franchiser in booking film and other aspects of film exhibition. He was 87 years old. A publicist for the singer confirmed that he died on Oct. 28. Lewis shot to fame in the 1950s with his 1957 hit Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On and continued to captivate fans with songs like "Great Balls of Fire, Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On, and Me and Bobby McGee. De Niro said: "Jerry was a pioneer in comedy and film. and Tony Orlando and Dawn. In 1950, they signed with NBC to be one of a series of weekly rotating hosts of The Colgate Comedy Hour, a live Sunday evening broadcast. [6][95][96][97][98][99] They had six sons together; five biological: Gary (born 1945),[3][100][101][102][103] Scott (born 1956), Christopher (born 1957), Anthony (born 1959) and Joseph (19642009);[104] and one adopted: Ronald (born 1949). Frank Tashlin, whose background as a Looney Tunes cartoon director suited Lewis's brand of humor, came on board. Jerry Lee Lewis, a Rock n Roll Original, Dies at 87. Lewis [160] Kehr wrote that Lewis was "one of the great American filmmakers".[161]. A woman doing comedy doesn't offend me but sets me back a bit. [208] Comedian and actor Jim Carrey satirized Lewis on In Living Color in the sketch "Jheri's Kids Telethon". Jerry Springer, best known for hosting the controversial daytime talk show "The Jerry Springer Show," has died.
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