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Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) is an
American comedian,
actor,
film producer,
writer,
film director,
singer and
humanitarian. He is best-known for his slapstick humor in stage, screen, television, radio, recording and is also known for
his charity fund-raising telethons and position as national chairman for the
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Lewis has won several awards for lifetime achievements from The
American Comedy Awards, The Golden Camera,
Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and The
Venice Film Festival, and he has two stars on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2005, he received the Governors Award of the
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Board of Governors, which is the highest Emmy Award presented.