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RIP Jerry Lewis
Posted on 8/20/17 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 8/20/17 at 2:32 pm
Posted on 8/20/17 at 2:37 pm to LSURulzSEC
The MDA telethon was nothing more than a leftist money laundering scheme!!
Posted on 8/20/17 at 2:39 pm to LSURulzSEC
I remember when he was considered as a replacement for Jack Paar on The Tonight Show. Before they settled on Johnny Carson they tried out Jerry Lewis. He was awful in that format. Extremely depressed looking as though he hated being there. He was the exact opposite of his zany personae from movies.
Posted on 8/20/17 at 2:41 pm to LSURulzSEC
yep, and I read that his book The Total Filmmaker, 1971, was the book for beginning film students for a long time.
He was much more than a professional clown.
He was much more than a professional clown.
Posted on 8/20/17 at 2:47 pm to Zach
Supposedly, around 1970 he guest hosted the Tonight Show and told a joke about being on a plane with a broken toilet so he waited until they were flying over Mississippi and then "used the bathroom" -- that is, he pissed on Mississippi.
All hell broke loose, with the Gov of MS calling the president of NBC demanding an apology. The next night Lewis gave a half-hearted You-can't-take-a-joke, I'm-not-really-sorry apology. I'd love to see this clip, but I don't know if it even still exists (most Tonight Shows pre '72 were erased)
All hell broke loose, with the Gov of MS calling the president of NBC demanding an apology. The next night Lewis gave a half-hearted You-can't-take-a-joke, I'm-not-really-sorry apology. I'd love to see this clip, but I don't know if it even still exists (most Tonight Shows pre '72 were erased)
Posted on 8/20/17 at 3:11 pm to Kafka
Posted on 8/20/17 at 3:12 pm to LSURulzSEC
Funny man,great spirit and big heart.
Posted on 8/20/17 at 3:31 pm to LSURulzSEC
He was undisputedly a talent that appealed to many. I had nothing against him personally, but never found him funny.
Posted on 8/20/17 at 3:37 pm to damnedoldtigah
Dick Gregory just died too.
Posted on 8/20/17 at 3:38 pm to damnedoldtigah
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I had nothing against him personally, but never found him funny.
Same here. His style in the movies was a mix of slapstick and clownishness. It went over very well in France. I didn't find the 3 Stooges funny for the same reason. For slapstick to work you really need to have animals.
pandas
Posted on 8/20/17 at 4:00 pm to damnedoldtigah
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I had nothing against him personally, but never found him funny.
same here...I found him more interesting when he played a serious role...
Posted on 8/20/17 at 4:14 pm to DawgfaninCa
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Dick Gregory just died too.
True story. He came to Shreveport for a small appearance many years ago. He did a Q and A afterwards and someone said "You say you're now a vegetarian but I saw you eating fried chicken at Kroger's yesterday."
Gregory: 'That must have been someone who looked like me. If I wanted to eat fried chicken it wouldn't be at Kroger's."
Posted on 8/20/17 at 4:19 pm to Zach
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I remember when he was considered as a replacement for Jack Paar on The Tonight Show. Before they settled on Johnny Carson they tried out Jerry Lewis. He was awful in that format. Extremely depressed looking as though he hated being there. He was the exact opposite of his zany personae from movies.
I had forgotten about that Zach. Your memory is incredible.
Posted on 8/20/17 at 4:22 pm to Porky
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I had forgotten about that Zach. Your memory is incredible.
I remember the 50s and 60s. Last week is a total blur.
Posted on 8/20/17 at 4:49 pm to Zach
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I remember the 50s and 60s. Last week is a total blur.
I know exactly what you mean.
Posted on 8/20/17 at 5:52 pm to LSURulzSEC
He was the 50's-60's version of Robin Williams, but then he turned into a real a-hole after getting the shaft from the MDA. I think it broke him.
Posted on 8/20/17 at 5:54 pm to LSURulzSEC
Wait, I thought The Killer died. Ok.
Posted on 8/20/17 at 6:59 pm to Zach
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I didn't find the 3 Stooges funny for the same reason
I never could get into The Three Stooges either. I just don't find them funny.
Posted on 8/21/17 at 1:28 am to LSURulzSEC
That poor man was just a jumble of health problems.
From Wikipedia.
Health concerns
Lewis had a number of illnesses and addictions related both to aging and a back injury sustained in a comedic pratfall from a piano while performing at the Sands Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip on March 20, 1965.[72][73] The accident almost left him paralyzed. In its aftermath, Lewis became addicted to the painkiller Percodan for thirteen years.[72] He said he had been off the drug since 1978.[73]
In April 2002, Lewis had a Medtronic "Synergy" neurostimulator implanted in his back,[74] which helped reduce the discomfort. He was one of the company's leading spokesmen.[73][74]
In the 2011 documentary Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis, Lewis said he had his first heart attack while filming Cinderfella in 1960.[75][76] In December 1982, he had another heart attack. En route to San Diego from New York City on a cross-country commercial airline flight on June 11, 2006, he had another.[77] It was discovered that he had pneumonia as well as a severely damaged heart. He underwent a cardiac catheterization and two stents were inserted into one of his coronary arteries, which was 90 percent blocked. The surgery resulted in increased blood flow to his heart and allowed him to continue his rebound from earlier lung problems. Having the cardiac catheterization meant canceling several major events from his schedule, but Lewis fully recuperated in a matter of weeks.
In 1999, Lewis' Australian tour was cut short when he had to be hospitalized in Darwin with viral meningitis. He was ill for more than five months. It was reported in the Australian press that he had failed to pay his medical bills. However, Lewis maintained that the payment confusion was the fault of his health insurer. The resulting negative publicity caused him to sue his insurer for US$100 million.[78]
Lewis had had prostate cancer,[79] diabetes,[73] pulmonary fibrosis,[72] and a decades-long history of heart disease.
Prednisone[72] treatment in the late 1990s for pulmonary fibrosis resulted in weight gain and a noticeable change in his appearance.
In September 2001, Lewis was unable to perform at a planned London charity event at the London Palladium. He was the headlining act, and he was introduced, but did not appear. He had suddenly become unwell, apparently with heart problems. He was subsequently taken to the hospital. Some months thereafter, Lewis began an arduous, months-long therapy that weaned him off prednisone and enabled him to return to work.
On June 12, 2012, he was treated and released from a hospital after collapsing from hypoglycemia at a New York Friars' Club event. This latest health issue forced him to cancel a show in Sydney.[80]
In an October 6, 2016, interview with Inside Edition, Lewis acknowledged that he may not star in any more films given his advanced age, while admitting, through tears, that he was afraid of dying as it would leave his wife and daughter alone.[81]
In June 2017, Lewis was hospitalized at a Las Vegas hospital for a urinary tract infection.[82]
Death
Lewis died at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, at 9:15 a.m. (PDT) on August 20, 2017, at the age of 91.[83]
From Wikipedia.
Health concerns
Lewis had a number of illnesses and addictions related both to aging and a back injury sustained in a comedic pratfall from a piano while performing at the Sands Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip on March 20, 1965.[72][73] The accident almost left him paralyzed. In its aftermath, Lewis became addicted to the painkiller Percodan for thirteen years.[72] He said he had been off the drug since 1978.[73]
In April 2002, Lewis had a Medtronic "Synergy" neurostimulator implanted in his back,[74] which helped reduce the discomfort. He was one of the company's leading spokesmen.[73][74]
In the 2011 documentary Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis, Lewis said he had his first heart attack while filming Cinderfella in 1960.[75][76] In December 1982, he had another heart attack. En route to San Diego from New York City on a cross-country commercial airline flight on June 11, 2006, he had another.[77] It was discovered that he had pneumonia as well as a severely damaged heart. He underwent a cardiac catheterization and two stents were inserted into one of his coronary arteries, which was 90 percent blocked. The surgery resulted in increased blood flow to his heart and allowed him to continue his rebound from earlier lung problems. Having the cardiac catheterization meant canceling several major events from his schedule, but Lewis fully recuperated in a matter of weeks.
In 1999, Lewis' Australian tour was cut short when he had to be hospitalized in Darwin with viral meningitis. He was ill for more than five months. It was reported in the Australian press that he had failed to pay his medical bills. However, Lewis maintained that the payment confusion was the fault of his health insurer. The resulting negative publicity caused him to sue his insurer for US$100 million.[78]
Lewis had had prostate cancer,[79] diabetes,[73] pulmonary fibrosis,[72] and a decades-long history of heart disease.
Prednisone[72] treatment in the late 1990s for pulmonary fibrosis resulted in weight gain and a noticeable change in his appearance.
In September 2001, Lewis was unable to perform at a planned London charity event at the London Palladium. He was the headlining act, and he was introduced, but did not appear. He had suddenly become unwell, apparently with heart problems. He was subsequently taken to the hospital. Some months thereafter, Lewis began an arduous, months-long therapy that weaned him off prednisone and enabled him to return to work.
On June 12, 2012, he was treated and released from a hospital after collapsing from hypoglycemia at a New York Friars' Club event. This latest health issue forced him to cancel a show in Sydney.[80]
In an October 6, 2016, interview with Inside Edition, Lewis acknowledged that he may not star in any more films given his advanced age, while admitting, through tears, that he was afraid of dying as it would leave his wife and daughter alone.[81]
In June 2017, Lewis was hospitalized at a Las Vegas hospital for a urinary tract infection.[82]
Death
Lewis died at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, at 9:15 a.m. (PDT) on August 20, 2017, at the age of 91.[83]
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