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

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jerry Lewis
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.