online. and tom, one of the greats of american comedy, jerry lewis, has died at his home in las vegas. he was 91, and found fame in the 1950s, after teaming up with dean martin. they collaborated on 17 films, including the stooge. yes, i have watched this film. it is very funny. also, living it up and three ring circus. jerry lewis went on to star in his own series of slapstick comedies. nick higham looks back at his life. here, enjoy yourself! jerry lewis' goofy comedy made him the world's best paid movie star. with their visual gags, the cartoon—like nature of his films left some people cold. but they were immensely popular. i wrote the joke thinking, wouldn't it be marvellous if the elastic face that we have, that can do so much, wouldn't it be marvellous if our bodies were elastic? so that we could do equally as much with them in animation? he was bornjoseph levitch in 1926 into a family ofjewish entertainers in newjersey.