Jerry Lewis Age, Death Cause, Affairs, Wife, Family, Biography, Facts & More

Bio
Full Name	Joseph Levitch
Nickname	Le Roi du Crazy, Picchiatello, The King of Comedy
Profession	Actor, Comedian, Singer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 183 cm in meters- 1.83 m in feet inches- 6’
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Gray
Personal Life
Date of Birth	March 16, 1926
Birth Place	Newark, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death	August 20, 2017
Place of Death	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Age (at the time of death)	91 Years
Death Cause	Cardiovascular disease
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Pisces
Signature
Nationality	American
Hometown	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
School	Irvington High School
College	N/A
Educational Qualification	10th standard
Debut	Film (Director): The Bellboy (1960) Film (Actor): My Friend Irma (1949) Radio: The Martin and Lewis Show (1949)
Family	Father- Danny Lewis, Entertainer Mother- Rachel Rae Levitch, Piano Player Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Jewish
Ethnicity/Race	Ashkenazi Jews
Address (FanMail)	840 S Rancho Dr. Suite 4-573 Las Vegas, NV 89106-3800 USA
Hobby	Photography
Favorite Things
Favorite Color	Red
Favorite Food	Calves liver and onions with whipped potatoes and no vegetables
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Marlene Dietrich, German Actress Marilyn Monroe, American Actress Jeanne Carmen, American Actress Stella Stevens, American Actress Gloria DeHaven, American Actress Gina Lollobrigida, Italian Actress
Wives/Spouses	Patti Palmer (1944-1980) SanDee Pitnick (1983-2017)
Marriage Date	February 13, 1983
Children	Sons- Gary Lewis, Joseph Lewis, Anthony Lewis, Christopher Joseph Lewis, Ronald Lewis, Scott Lewis Daughter- Danielle Sarah Lewis
Style Quotient
Car Collection	1955 Cadillac
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$50 million

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jerry Lewis

• Did Jerry Lewis smoke?: Yes 

• Did Jerry Lewis drink alcohol?: Not Known

• At the age of 5, he made his debut as a singer and sung “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” at a resort.

• Lewis dropped out of Irvington High School in the tenth grade.

• He acted and directed a film titled “The Nutty Professor,” which was released in 1963. 

• In his earlier fame life, he used the professional name ‘Joey Lewis’ but soon changed it to ‘Jerry Lewis’ to avoid confusion with comedian Joe E. Lewis.

• He was a very notorious personality from his teens as he was always found doing pranks in his neighborhood including sneaking into kitchens to steal fried chicken and pies.

• In 1946, Lewis started his 10-year partnership with Dean Martin and they made 16 movies together, in addition to scores of nightclub and television appearances.

• Lewis was rejected for military services during world war II, because of a heart murmur.

• In the late 1990s, he underwent Prednisone treatment for Pulmonary Fibrosis which resulted in a drastic change in Lewis’s appearance and weight.

• He had six sons (one adopted) from his first wife Patti Palmer and one daughter from his second wife SanDee Pitnick (adopted).

• He made his Broadway debut in “Damn Yankees” in 1995. 

• On June 11, 2006, he suffered a mild heart attack on a flight from New York to San Diego.

• Despite being a fantastic writer, director, and producer, he became a major spokesman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

• He hosted the annual telethon “Muscular Dystrophy Association” for more than 40 years. 

• He loved playing with rabbits. 

• In 2009, he was honored with the “Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award,” by Eddie Murphy at the 81st Academy Awards.

• The last episode of MDA telethon was aired on September 6, 2010. Here’s a small glimpse of it:

• On May 16, 2011, he announced his retirement as National Chairman of Muscular Dystrophy Association.

• In June 2017, he was hospitalized at a Las Vegas hospital because of a urinary tract infection.

• On August 20, 2017, at the age of 91, Lewis died at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada due to the Cardiovascular disease at 9:15 a.m.

• A lot of tweets were posted on Twitter after his death, which showed how much his friends and fans loved him.