Norman Lear was a young writer on the M&L Colgate Comedy Hour series and mentioned how it was common knowledge on the set that Martin was much funnier than Lewis. He said he lost count of the times Dean would have the staff on the floor with ad libs during rehearsals. When it came time to do the show live Jerry would invariably steal Dean’s ad lib and bring the the house down with it. Lear said the only surprise about the breakup was that Dean put up with it as long as he did. They all knew Dean was wasting his talent.

My mom worked at CBS Television city in the late 50's when she first immigrated to Los Angeles from England. I never heard her speak poorly of anyone during her time there, Except Jerry Lewis, she always said he was the single biggest jerk that she had ever met.

During the early 1960s, Jerry Lewis came aboard my ship, the USS Bennington CVS 20, while in San Diego. As a signalman, I worked up on the bridge and while he was touring the ship with his family, he walked out on the signal bridge. He was not friendly and rather arrogant. While on the bridge, he was smoking a cigarette, which he nonchalantly flipped over the rail and onto the flight deck below. This terrified me as the presence of aviation fuel was always a hazard on the flight deck. I ran down three levels to the flight deck to extinguish his cigarette before it could possibly ignite any residual aviation fuel on the deck. That could have been a real disaster. What a brain-dead ASS! Tom McEuen SM2

@JazzVideoGuy

2 жыл бұрын

First hand testimony of the man who was a prick.

@Baci302

2 жыл бұрын

You should have tossed him over rail and onto the flight deck with his damn cigarette.

@wito6998

2 жыл бұрын

@@JazzVideoGuy Sorry to learn all this ... When I was a kid I found his humor hilarious; it’s disheartening to hear he was unpleasant in real life. Oh well, maybe I’m glad all I saw was on the screen, or TV?

@jamesdouglaswortham6377

2 жыл бұрын

I took Jerry Lewis on the $ tour of the Bennington .My Division officer and I took him around the ship .The officer did the talking and I just lead the way .There were his wife and a couple of kids .He did not say a word to me .The thing about him was is dark tan and very hairy forearms .We were in port San Diego Sunday afternoon.

@jameslookstwice

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service ABH3

I met Jerry Lewis at McCarren Airport around 2010. Iworked at TSA as a screener. I LOVED Jerry's movies as a child so I REALLY wanted to talk to him. As his entourage gathered his belongings I knelt beside his wheelchair, told him I was A HUGE FAN and asked him what he thought about Vegas now. He said I have a home here. I said ohhhh I didn't know. And he spat out "WELL I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE CALLED YA TO LET YOU KNOW" with a sneer. I was devastated.

@alicetelford9027

9 ай бұрын

My sister was an executive secretary at American Airlines JFK for 25 years. She witnessed Jerry Lewis treating his staff very poorly.

Mark Twain once wrote, "Live your life so that when you die, even the undertaker is sad." Apparently, Jerry Lewis didn't subscribe to that advice.

@JazzVideoGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Well said

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

B cool Rick

My Dad worked at a men's clothing store in Buffalo for 35 years, and it wasn't unusual for sports stars and celebrities to stop in while in town as it was known for very good quality items. I vividly remember him coming home from work one day when I was quite young, maybe ten or so, and heard him telling my Mother that he and his entourage came into the store that day and all of the other customers were excited and tried to talk to him. My Father said it was incredible how rude and nasty, OUTRIGHT mean, he was to everyone who approached. He was very surprised and I never forgot that, and after reading nothing but bad things about him in subsequent years, it fits in perfectly. He must have been one miserable prick for sure.

@JazzVideoGuy

3 жыл бұрын

A most unhappy fellow, even with all his success.

@doniellestenson3502

2 жыл бұрын

the women that he used like so many dixie cupskzread.info/dash/bejne/lph8j7ZyYa6WpLg.html

@kathleenking47

2 жыл бұрын

Jerry Lewis is .....BUDDY LOVE he had his REAL personality by that. Character I wonder if Eddie Murphy is similar Jerry was behind the scenes on the film

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

@@kathleenking47 yes. Eddie Murphy dont judge like u

@doniellestenson3502

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregwatson8219 as if you know him personally.Ive never heard one person praise Murphy"s off or on screen behavior.

The number of anecdotes about Jerry Lewis being a jerk cannot be ignored. I never had the displeasure of meeting him. However, I recall reading one story about Lewis that speaks volumes. A fan saw Lewis on a street waiting for the pedestrian crosswalk light to change. The fan politely approached Lewis and told him he had worked at several telethons answering phones. Lewis coldly remarked, "What do you want? A medal?"

@dogfriendly1623

Жыл бұрын

That's just horrible

@marcstevens8576

11 ай бұрын

I've heard a lot of nasty things about Jerry, which I believe you've heard & are true. The thing that bothers me is that he stayed on that Labor day telethon for much longer than he should have. He scared more people away from donating with his health conditions than them actually seeing them donating to Jerry Himself. After the producers got rid of Him, The Show went under, as Jerry lasted too long. Do wish it would come back, with a modern host that could modernize what Jerry buried. Plenty of acts available. I'm thinking Steve Harvey. Hell, he does everything else....

@davedoogan6650

11 ай бұрын

Some crazy fan kidnapped him and tied him up in cello tape. give the guy a break

@marcstevens8576

10 ай бұрын

@@davedoogan6650 Actually, He wrapped himself in cello-tape with the way He lived his Hollywood Life. First off- He wasn't Dean. Second, he had no respect for his fans, third, he milked that Telethon until he was scaring people away from donating due to the condition of which he was in. Fourth- although Paul Newman deleted his family from his Newman's Own foundation, but provided for them with everything else that he had, Jerry deleted all of his children from his first marriage from anything in his will. Nice guy??

@davedoogan6650

10 ай бұрын

@@marcstevens8576 Jim Carrey is off his rocker as well.

I MET JERRY LEWIS IN A AIRPORT IN 1970. I WAS 10. I RAN TO GET AUTOGRAPH FROM HIM, HE PUSH ME OUT OF HISWAY. THE ONLY THING I REMEMBER TO THIS DAY ABOUT JERRY IS GET OUT OF MY WAY KID.

@JazzVideoGuy

3 жыл бұрын

not nice man

@giovanna8187

3 жыл бұрын

Good thing he didn't run you down, lol!

@trippmoore

3 жыл бұрын

At least you got a memory to keep forever. If he just signed your copy of Mad Magazine (or whatever) and went on his was you probably wouldn't remember the interaction as well. And probably lost the autograph anyway.

@despitecovid283

3 жыл бұрын

@@trippmoore you must be trolling 😂 KZread is full of people listing fond memories they have of meeting their celebrity idols, remembering them fondly. What you're saying isn't true at all 😂😂😂

@AbeTheSigma007

3 жыл бұрын

That is terrible. Sorry to hear that...

I met him at the Sahara in '74. He was as self-important as one could be. A true feminine hygiene apparatus.

@izzy8919

2 жыл бұрын

Yes quite a douche

@kathleenking47

2 жыл бұрын

BUDDY LOVE😔

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

U know u stink too

@georgevavoulis4758

2 жыл бұрын

Nicely said too 👍

@mindsigh4

2 жыл бұрын

@Septimus Orion Flowtex or Swoosh?

My family never watched the movies because my mom couldn’t take Jerry’s acting. She said he was too irritating. As an adult now, I see what she means. I really like Dean. I listen to his CDs almost every Sunday when we eat dinner.😊

@Portugal2025

3 жыл бұрын

Your mom was right and you can listen to Dean guilt free :)

@alexxbaudwhyn7572

3 жыл бұрын

My mom was the same

@DoofsterDan

3 жыл бұрын

Same here! As a pre-teen, thought he was SO HILARIOUS....then somewhere along the line, almost embarrassing . I still like the nerd-to-ultra cool depiction in Nutty Professor. Man, he was the ‘cool cat,’ suave, confident, everything I wasn’t !

@Portugal2025

3 жыл бұрын

@@DoofsterDan I am certain on your worst day you were far cooler than Jerry

@garyfrancis6193

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s the word I was looking for, “irritating “.

Dean Martin was a good actor and a great singer.

@JazzVideoGuy

3 жыл бұрын

yes!

@garyfrancis6193

3 жыл бұрын

And had the same birthday as me and Tom Jones and Liam Neeson.

@heatherallingham7120

3 жыл бұрын

...and comedian. I thought he was funnier than Jerry

@cnault3244

3 жыл бұрын

@@heatherallingham7120 When it came to movies, Jerry was funny for children. Dean was funny for adults.

@91dodgespiritrt

3 жыл бұрын

@@cnault3244 Jerry acted like a clown buffoon for children's humor.

My girlfriend who was in a wheelchair for 25 years, said there's an organization called JERRY'S ORPHANS. Many are disabled adults who grew up after being "used" by Jerry Lewis for his MDA Telethons only to be tossed aside when no longer useful. It always got to me how he was able to fund himself & his friends every year for these events. Scorsese's film KING OF COMEDY was misunderstood and it actually foretold society's obsession with celebrity, and now we end up with JOKER which seems like part homage to KING OF COMEDY. Using Jerry Lewis was genius and people who didn't know or see this other side of Lewis were certainly expecting something else.

I worked with Jerry as a video tape editor for the telethon. He had ruined a 4 hour edit session on me, and tried to blame me. He was a VERY arrogant person, not nice at all

@JazzVideoGuy

3 жыл бұрын

He's hardly the only one in "Hollywood." The streets of LA are lined with them.

@gatewayz75

3 жыл бұрын

I believe you, he was the nastiest person I ever dealt with when I was a hotel manager in Chicago in the 90s

@stefanosprokopis6974

3 жыл бұрын

I saw this Interview he gave to these young guys and he was an absolute bastard the way he spoke to them.

@rty1955

3 жыл бұрын

@@gatewayz75 just because a person is in front of a camera, dont mean they have to be nasty to others. I have worked with some huge "stars" some are awesome and some are nasty

@Damone7653

3 жыл бұрын

Some people say that i was Hard to work with.

Jerry Lewis was at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City and Lou Rawls had finished his set and took the table next to Jerry. People began stopping by Lou Rawls table getting autographs and asking for photos and Jerry interrupted and said “Excuse me, Lou. We are eating. This is not the time nor the place for all of this” to Lou Rawls. Lou Rawls said “this is not a telethon”. Jerry said “oh I’m going to remember this”. Lou Rawls said “no, you won’t remember this Jerry, you’re going to go upstairs to your room, take a nap and forget where you are and who you are with”. Apparently they knew one another. Jerry was a total di#% and Lou had the final word.

@bettycasvin8877

Жыл бұрын

Great and telling story.

@stever1791

Жыл бұрын

good for Lou , I always liked Lou Rawls

@terrymanning8064

Жыл бұрын

Way to go Lou!

@KoolT

Жыл бұрын

True I know hos former chaffeur

@johnreidy2804

Жыл бұрын

I can't imagine anyone not wanting to be continuously bothered while eating dinner. I know that I enjoy sitting next to irritating people when I go out to eat. You are clueless friend

I loved watching Jerry Lewis in the early 70s when I was a kid. I thought he was the funniest guy ever. As I got older I remember learning, watching and seeing some of his antics. Eventually we all learned he was a pretty brutally abusive guy behind closed doors. He disowned all of his kids from his first and long-term marriage. He has a son that’s the spitting image of him and he states that his father wanted nothing to do with him. What a torture life that poor young man must’ e lived while his Dad was still alive.

@kathleenking47

2 жыл бұрын

He has a daughter who looks just like him, and is homeless

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

Says you

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

@@kathleenking47 whos fault is this??

@kathleenking47

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregwatson8219 I wouldn't know

@joanschilleci7564

2 жыл бұрын

The former long-term wives of Jerry Lewis and of Michael Landon were both members of a group named LADIES (Live after Divorce Is Eventually Sane). Jerry divorced his wife (Patty)(?)who was the mother of his many children and left them nothing. . MIchael Landon did the same thing to his last wife and married his makeup girl who worked on his show "Touched by an Angel". Michael was on one of the late night shows where he told the host that the girl said that Michael had to marry her. She used the oldest trick in the world to get an older, rich man to marry her. He did and they had a couple of kids. She remarried pretty quickly after Michael died from pancreatic cancer. I don't think that his 5 kids from his wife before the make up girl got anything.

My uncle worked for Edison, he was a forman incharge of tree trimming around the lines. Well, came home one day complaining about Jerry Lewis and how the guy was a total a-hole. Little history, my uncle and I loved Jerry Lewis movies with a passion, Lewis was our superstar of stars! Anyhow, after trimming trees around Jerry Lewis' property, my uncle would never again watch another Jerry Lewis movie. Sad but true story.....this was the summer of 77.

@garyfrancis6193

3 жыл бұрын

You never said why.

@tmcge3325

3 жыл бұрын

@@garyfrancis6193 I didn't, sorry!! Lewis came out while they were doing the job and yelled, called them horrible names, cursed at them. He was also a drunk and that could explain it but if you watch some of his interviews, when he wasn't clowning he could be a A-hole. I think between Lewis and Martin, I will chose Martin...he was a happy funny drunk where Lewis was a mean drunk!

@wuffothewonderdog

2 жыл бұрын

I heard that Dean Martin appeared to drink a lot on stage but the glass usually contained apple juice. He kept his figure and looks into his later years which drunks don’t manage.

@valerieneal2747

2 жыл бұрын

@@tmcge3325 THING IS...DEAN MARTN DID NOT DRINK. MANY WHO PRODUCED HIS TELEVISION SHOW STATED THAT APPLE JUICE WAS IN HIS GLASS. AND DEAN WAS A FAMILY MAN. JL WAS SO ENVIOUS OF DEAN BECAUSE DEAN WAS EVERYTHING AND MORE THAT JL COULD NEVER BE.

@julianadamico4702

2 жыл бұрын

T McGe------ are you talking about working for Detroit Edison that's where my dad worked

As a child, I adored Jerry Lewis! Knowing what I know now, I can’t laugh with him anymore; but just feel I immense sadness in having lost that adoration of a man that would have so easily turned his back on his children.

@JazzVideoGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Strange character, Jerry. I have trouble watching his films now, myself.

@BDub2024

Жыл бұрын

I still find it funny. People are arrogant and nasty. He had a gift but he was too self important and took advantage over other actors. Did it come back and bite him? I don't know.

@lilybond6485

Жыл бұрын

@wowfriend2250: Do you know personally what Jerry Lewis went through with his kids ? It’s my understanding that they were self will run riot bailing them out time after time. There comes a point where a parent says - enough.

@denisehitchens1418

11 ай бұрын

He did turn his back he left nothing to his 7 sons of his first marriage. His first wife put up with him for 30years +. Only his adopted daughter of 2nd marriage. Only child.

@waltham99

2 ай бұрын

What you just said...me also!

Dean was the life of the party, Lewis, the death of it.

@englishteacher.8635

Жыл бұрын

Dean didn't like parties or mixing much.

@eltatoyo9211

Жыл бұрын

@@englishteacher.8635 I didn't mean party literally. Dean enjoyed life and didn't take it all so seriously. Completely the opposite of the psychotically driven and obnoxious Lewis.

@mickys411

9 ай бұрын

😮😮😮😮

@susantunbridge4612

9 ай бұрын

@@englishteacher.8635 But - wherever he was, people loved to be, so wherever he was there was a 'party'. King of Cool as christened by Elvis.

@susantunbridge4612

9 ай бұрын

I'm so glad people get that. @@eltatoyo9211

As a child I would plan my week around ANY Jerry Lewis movie that was listed in the TV Guide (usually late night on weekends). His humour was an escape for me, as I frequently felt isolated and alone as a kid. The MDA Telethon was another high-point in the year, the last vestige of summer break before the uncertainty of another school year was upon you. As I matured and began to have more life experiences of my own, I began to see the façade of what was in-truth the Jerry Lewis enigma. Granted he was a superior professional entertainer and producer, that's where his brilliance ended, abruptly. I now keep those fond childhood memories of Jerry's movies and telethons where they belong, in the naivete of the distant past when I was less informed and perceptive of the realities of life.

@JazzVideoGuy

3 жыл бұрын

You have to learn to separate the performer from the person. Just cause their artistry amuse, entertains or enlightens you, that doesn't mean they want to be your friend.

@veltonmeade1057

3 жыл бұрын

John, you explained exactly what I lived through also. I loved his movies growing up and he helped my lonely childhood. As for his personal life? I won't judge. He may have had reasons for being the way he was and as a friend of mine once said, "Don't judge unless you've walked in their shoes". He came from an very difficult era in which I will never experience nor understand. We have it easy compared to how they lived.

@johnpatterson4272

3 жыл бұрын

@@veltonmeade1057 Very true. Jerry Lewis was a living deity to me in the late 60s and early 70s, supported by the Martin/Lewis movies played on late night TV. The Labour Day Telethon was the epiphany of the summer holidays into the mid-80s. My father told me the same thing about, "Don't judge unless you walked a mile in their shoes." Righteous words and meaningful to this day. Jerry Lewis 'troubles' began in his childhood and his estrangement from his parents and the indifference he suffered from the public school system at an early age was an ultimate effect upon him. Nonetheless, we as 'grown-ups' must negate the Jerry Lewis enigma of our childhoods. From the the reality that existed of the man in his day. Embrace his theatrical offerings only.

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

Honest opinion

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

@@JazzVideoGuy True!!

When he played the character Buddy Love in The Nutty Professor, he wasn’t acting; he was just being himself.

@JazzVideoGuy

2 жыл бұрын

and in The King of Comedy

@MrCtsSteve

2 жыл бұрын

@@JazzVideoGuy I think Buddy Love was a dig at Dean .

@hrundibakshi6830

2 жыл бұрын

So true, we even thought that when we were kids...

@marymitchell8625

10 ай бұрын

​@@MrCtsSteveFrank Sinatra, I've heard.

I remember meeting Terry at a Foster's Freeze as a ten year old in Woodland Hills California in the early 1960's. My Father was a serious Jazz aficionado (We were written up twice in FM Stereo Review) and instantly recognized Terry in line behind us. They chatted together most affably and my now 94 year old Dad still vividly recalls that meet up.

@JazzVideoGuy

3 жыл бұрын

And Terry is 96!

@fuckyou11213

3 жыл бұрын

way cool daddy o

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

Terry Gibbs only telling his version folks. Not gospel

@arlenmargolin4868

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregwatson8219 don't be an ass there's 5,000 stories about this jerk what you think you know different tell us then otherwise shut up

@tsmith3286

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregwatson8219 just happens to match a lot of others

Years ago, when the MDA Telethon came out of the Americana Hotel in NYC, with David Hartman as co-host...Jerry and 'his kids' - there were like 20 people in the group, came into Nathan's Times Square. The Handwerker family picked up the tab and made a donation to MDAA...I was working in Nathan's as a waitress at the time. We had been alerted that Lewis and his people would be coming in. And we bent over backwards, happily doing everything we could to serve them and make them comfortable. A few of the staff, not needed on shift that day, came in anyway; they saw it as an 'honor' to look after Mr. Lewis, since he was a 'great star." Well, lemme tell ya. It was one of the most unpleasant intervals I have ever spent in a restaurant - ever. Jerry was loud, rudely obnoxious, demanding, (no he didn't leave a tip, either). He made fun of the shy Chinese busboy, a sweet young man who really admired Lewis. The kid was so puzzled to have been humiliated by his hero, ok? When I heard a year or so ago that Lewis had cut his first family entirely out of his will...I was sad for them, but not a bit surprised.

@drbonesshow1

3 жыл бұрын

Were the Handwerker's jerkin' Jerry's gherkin?

@giovanna8187

3 жыл бұрын

@@drbonesshow1 Wow! Impressive rhymin' there!

@genesarazen9057

3 жыл бұрын

6

@thomfisher1100

3 жыл бұрын

Just wondering if we met the same man? Did Jerry have a twin?

@rixx46

3 жыл бұрын

@@thomfisher1100 the Nutty Professor?

The French thought the Jerry Lewis was a comedic genius. 'Nuff said!

@JazzVideoGuy

2 жыл бұрын

he was a God in France

@valerieneal2747

2 жыл бұрын

SOMETIMES THERE IS NO ACCOUNTING FOR TASTE.

@valerieneal2747

2 жыл бұрын

@@JazzVideoGuy I NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY...

@fabianpatrizio2865

2 жыл бұрын

you're confusing what he did creatively with his personality in real life, two very different things (like most celebrities)....he WAS brilliant creatively......but was probably a grand asshole in real life...so? are you perfect?

@freeedward8

2 жыл бұрын

'Nuff said??? No, not at all..the FULL story is being said NOW-- truth will eventually complete the story

As a young boy growing up in the 50's, Martin and Lewis were my favorite duo. I loved Jerry and his crazy antics, faces and vaudeville body moves. As I grew into adulthood and Jerry went solo, I still enjoyed his movies and the yearly weekend marathons were a tradition in our home. These are what I remember about Jerry Lewis, how he lived his personal life doesn't change my opinion on his creative output, and the years of laughter he gave me.

@JazzVideoGuy

11 ай бұрын

we must separate the personal lives of artists from their work

@richardhermans4457

11 ай бұрын

@@JazzVideoGuy Agreed, take care Terry. 😊

I have never heard anything but bad things about him ....including from a top Hollywood cinematographer who said he was king of the jerks.....I know he's no bigger than The Beatles who I met on several occasions at Abbey Road and they were super nice and down to earth. No excuse.

@garyfrancis6193

3 жыл бұрын

You met the Beatles?

@TheAerovons

3 жыл бұрын

@@garyfrancis6193 Yes...spent 3 months on Abbey Road recording in the late 60s. So ran into them a lot. Thrill of a lifetime. Super nice, down to earth guys. They were my idols so I was a young, nervous wreck. They were patient with questions and always had time for a few.

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

He said She said

@TheAerovons

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregwatson8219 Ask around in LA ;)

@LM-hb6yn

2 жыл бұрын

Lewis & Martin in their hayday WERE like rock stars. They were elevated to superstardom and practically worshipped as royalty. Massive crowds would gather when they were around. In fact, they were even bigger than the Beatles. The Beatles were popular with the youth but not adults, whereas Martin & Lewis was beloved by all ages during the height of their fame.

The only person who had anything good to say about Jerry was Jerry.

I can't believe he made tapes for Tony Curtis. In his autobiography, written when they were both alive, obviously, Tony said he disliked Lewis because he thought he was better than everyone else and could ruin an atmosphere in a room. Coming from someone who wasn't exactly a shrinking violet, that's pretty damning.

@valerieneal2747

2 жыл бұрын

IT CERTAINLY IS.

@jonnybalz

2 жыл бұрын

Tony Curtis. Another one who left his kids nothing

@englishteacher.8635

Жыл бұрын

Jack Meough They were friends and neighbours originally. Jerry was best man at Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh's wedding and both families spent time together. but when Tony and Janet divorced, she stayed friendly with Jerry and had parts in some of his films, so probably sour grapes and time to diss Jerry.

I loved him when I was a child. I'm 53 years of age now and learning alot about him.

@JazzVideoGuy

11 ай бұрын

me, too

@rayjr62

9 ай бұрын

He wasn't a warm and fuzzy person. Very few of those celebrities are.

I loved him as a kid then I saw the king of comedy and I knew I was seeing his true character in that movie

@listentothenightfilms

Жыл бұрын

He was a decent, harmless man in The King of Comedy. You realize his character was the victim of a terrifying crime, right?

Worked an event with him in the early 2000’s. Backstage, he told a small group of us a long winded joke and when he delivered the punchline, it fell flat, but we all politely laughed and acted like it was super funny. He was about to go speak for about 10 thousand people, and I thought, man, he is gonna bomb out there. He went onstage and slayed. Funniest thing I have ever seen.

What a great interview. Kind of a forgotten character but what a treasure. Some of the best Jerry Lewis stories I've ever heard. You know, paying a guy so you can hit him on the arm when you're peeved about something is probably not a sign of good mental health. I love how he tells this story that makes Jerry come off as a complete sociopath and they he says "But he could be an asshole at the same time." Great line.

@jefolson6989

2 жыл бұрын

Forgotten? Terry Gibbs? Ridiculous. He is a legend!

I worked for two brothers who owned small hotels in Chicago who were his cousins. They said he was a jerk.

I love Terry Gibbs! Never knew who he was until this video

@JazzVideoGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Now, you know.

Growing up in the early 70's my sister and I used to wait for any Martin and Lewis movie to come on the Sunday cinema. Martin and Lewis would have us on the floor laughing and I truly idolized them both. Later, I began to hear the stories about how much of an ass Lewis was but I didn't want to believe it. My uncle, a pilot for a major carrier, had him on a flight and knew I was a fan. He asked if Lewis would sign an autograph for his nephew and Lewis told him to do his job and go fly the plane. Never watched another Jerry Lewis show after that.

@JazzVideoGuy

10 ай бұрын

I know how you feel. I've met a number of my idols, and most disappoint.

@Zebra_3

7 ай бұрын

@@JazzVideoGuy the saying you shouldn't meet your idols, lucky for me I met one and didn't disappoint.

I used to live near Terry in Sherman Oaks. For such an accomplished legend he lives in a very small, modest house in the Valley. This guy should have a lot more money for sure. Paul Shaffer is worth $30 million. No justice.

@xfhghe

3 жыл бұрын

Not too many Jazz musicans ever made really big money. If they were lucky, they were able to work steady. This includes big names.

@nickhill8612

3 жыл бұрын

@@xfhghe Hey that's true.

@marysullivan3326

2 жыл бұрын

nobody said life was fair, baby.....only the liberals pretend it should be

If Dean had a problem with him, then there was a problem with him.

Terry you are a treasure. I wish there were more oral historians like you. Setting aside the Jerry thing which I totally believe, you provided a wonderful window into a golden age of show business

@JazzVideoGuy

2 жыл бұрын

amen

Terry Gibbs is a class act, I wish I could say the same about Jerry Lewis.

@JazzVideoGuy

3 жыл бұрын

So true, so true.

@ioodyssey3740

3 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

Who the F was Terry Gibb??

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

U too Tom

@grouchosays

Жыл бұрын

@@gregwatson8219 Famous player of vibraphone. Jazz icon.

I loved his comedy as a kid, then I turned 10. In one particular episode on Johnny Carson Lewis tried to calm another guest down who was getting a little out of hand with Johnny. He said, "Hey, get control of yourself. We've been friends a long time and I know you're better than this, so just relax." The other guy said, "I've never met you before in my life." Lewis, in his arrogance, thought he was doing this guy a favor by building him up as a personal friend, and he got shot down and humiliated. I loved seeing that.

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

Jerry was joking. fool!!

@keithpopko2540

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregwatson8219 Yeah, riiiight. Well, that 'joke' certainly didn't work.

@arlenmargolin4868

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregwatson8219 sorry wrong again yeah you're way off on that one I saw it dream on Big boy

@freeedward8

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregwatson8219 Greg- what gives? Were you Lewis' secret lover or something? I see a few others here in the comments think you are a real jerk! (including me)

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

@@freeedward8 uncool.

As a kid in the 60's and 70's of course I watched all the movies. And I really thought the man doing the telethons really cared. In 1973 I had a carnival at the local mcdonald's in a brand new parking lot. The management and crewed helped make it a huge success. Ronald Mcdonald even came by helicopter. It raised $5500 . I got a box full of food coupons. A few trinkets. And a trophy that said my name And 1972/1973 carnival champ. I didn't even get a mention on the telethon. I stayed up the entire thing just to see if I got a mention. Jerry Lewis lost any luster he had had with me. I knew then how much it had to be staged. The bright side to me ended up being. Hopefully the MDA kids saw some benefit.

If you ever watch the King of comedy that’s pretty close to what Lewis was like in real life

I had the pleasure of hiring a person that previously worked as a stage electrician in the New York theaters from the 1950's. He knew Jerry very well and even pulled some tricks on him. Jerry took it pretty well actually. The stage electrician's name was Stanley Rose. He had photos of many others including lewis. He passed away in 2011 and id sorely missed.

@s.sestric9929

3 жыл бұрын

Did any of those tricks involve 400 volts?

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

Ty

@murph3001

Жыл бұрын

Glad you have good feelings BUT in reality Jerry Lewis was a sick demented abusive ego maniac who most of the time abused people constantly including his family.

As a kid, I thought he was the funniest guy around. I loved his films, and even idolized him. The recent revelations have certainly changed my opinion of him. The interview he did with that young man shortly before he died was it for me. Lewis was a class A prick. A common jerk with an inflated ego.

@franksiliati3926

2 жыл бұрын

I agree he was not a good person.

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

Dr Ken u a quack like ur old man!

@kathleenking47

2 жыл бұрын

Old BUDDY LOVE

@_GiGiBloom_

2 жыл бұрын

Same, pretty disappointing 😔

@dragonflydreamer7658

2 жыл бұрын

Lets put that interview in perspective those kids never watched a Jerry Lewis move had no depth of knowledge of any work he did. I am not defending him but it was ridiculous. It is to bad that we are just kicking people who are not around to defend themselves. Was he a jerk most likely were most of them jerks yeah.

How can you not get along with Dean Martin?!

@JazzVideoGuy

3 жыл бұрын

I would like to ask Dean, but he's gone.

@Djm8520

3 жыл бұрын

@@JazzVideoGuy It wasn’t really a question, but a rhetorical indictment of Lewis.

@nickhill8612

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe that's why Dean drank.

@panteraxenos4789

3 жыл бұрын

Another guy Jerry pissed off was Elvis. Now Dean and Elvis had a incredible reputation of being liked by everyone. Both easy going, laid back, down to earth . and Elvis was very humble . Yet somehow Lewis got on both their bad sides.

@johngibson2884

3 жыл бұрын

I can say I witnessed the reunification of Dean-o and Jerry LIVE with my father , luckily. When it happened my dad, who was kind of a young guy at the time , cried and I was perplexed....I didn't know all the drama behind it as a 7-year-old kid. I lived in Miami in 1976 and was watching Jerry live with my dad on our local WPBT Channel 2 Childrens Muscular Dystrophy Telethon 24 hr marathon This was being broadcast live with Jerry on for the whole 24 hrs in those days ...the whole time ...he was exhausted. A few lucky late night viewers got to see Jerry get a lifetime surprise by Old Blue Eyes himself. I was late that night when Dean-o came on stage with Frank and surprised Jerry ,who almost cried ! Both men did ... And then they sang ....history. .and I will never forget that as a 7 year old kid

Dean was right, "Jerry is a hard person to love."

@JazzVideoGuy

3 жыл бұрын

true dat

@Damone7653

3 жыл бұрын

And that's coming from a man who sang "That's Amore"

@johnsheetz6639

3 жыл бұрын

His kids say the same

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

U have b tough survive Hollywood

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

Dean kissed Sinatras ass anytime!!

Yep. My cousin and a few friends did some work on his boat years ago and said he was the most miserable jerk they had ever met.

@JazzVideoGuy

3 жыл бұрын

sad but seemingly true

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

Bcause Jerry said u stink man!!

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

@@JazzVideoGuy U dont know that!! seeming true what a sellout u are!!

@freeedward8

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregwatson8219 No one here can figure out why you keep sticking up for Lewis. Did Lewis leave some of his $$ to you in his will?! LOL! Or did you get paid to b--w him after his act?

I once met Phyllis Dylla at the Melbourne Hilton back in 1992-91. I worked there as a pots and pans washer. I met her in the elevator when I was moving a trolley full of pots for washing. You know how they go through the kitchen at the Hilton sometimes to get to the cabaret stage. I think she might have been about 70+ at that stage. I don't think she was working on 'The Bold and the Beautiful' at that point. She smiled and greeted me like she knew me all her Life. It was like I was a long lost friend and I really had only seen her in a few movies. But that's the quality of a good actress. Liza Minelli was like that as well apparently despite references to alcohol problems. She always tried to put her best foot forward. I've got a xylophone too that I'm making at the moment as well Jerry. I only had to make a few keys for it. I plan to play and sing, 'King of Pain' by the musician Sting. I think the tune was designed for kids to play as a group using simple instruments, cow bells et cetera., Another tune I feel that way about as well is, 'Goodbye Girl' by UK Squeeze. I may have go at that one as well in the future. Have a nice day:)

All I really wanted was to see Terry Gibbs. Thank you, it was great.

This is great and it fits right in with what so many people who knew him or came across him said. The man was off the scale for his nasty controlling behaviour, snapping his fingers so someone comes running and taking abuse off of him just so they can earn money. Hiring people to punch when he's annoyed. What a total prick

@johnreidy2804

Жыл бұрын

@@tashathayer4069 Why don't you rewrite that sentence. For a second I thought you were Kamala Harris...Coe on you can do better

As a kid I thought he was funny watching him on talk shows when I got older you could see how mean and petty he really was.

@Laura-wc5xt

3 жыл бұрын

I was a photographer at a Brunswick Bowling national convention in Orlando in 1979, where Jerry was a speaker, he was a real prick to me when I tried to photograph him, never again did I think he was funny...

@jessmccart3937

3 жыл бұрын

@@Laura-wc5xt I was a Burt Reynolds fan when I was in high school but after seeing a live interview in Nashville and how he treated the guy interviewing him that was enough for me . I'll still watch some of his movies but I ain't no fan.

@elbisnopserton9052

3 жыл бұрын

I think he became bitter because of his health and when you get as old as he was he was mad at the world. He was in a deep depression. That's why it can be a blessing to go before your legacy gets tarnished and the media decides to crucify you. Sometime in the middle of when he did the MDA Telethons would have been good timing to get out of the limelight completely.

@dex2345

3 жыл бұрын

My grandparents had kept back a stack of old TV Guide magazines. In one of these I saw an article criticizing Lewis for his mocking imitation of a crippled person. I have not seen reference to this anywhere else and I presume this kind of backlash inspired him to start his work with the MD Telethon. I enjoyed the Martin and Lewis TV show--funny stuff. Many of these are on youtube now. Never cared for his other work.

@mlk27743

3 жыл бұрын

He was such an asshole to his sons of his first marriage - his youngest died of a drug overdose & Jerry refused to pay & told his other kids not to speak to the press. Also Jerry has an illegitimate daughter who lives on the streets. He left his entire 50 million $$$ fortune to his second wife & adopted daughter nothing for his remaining sons & their kids.

A good friend of mine was in television as a writer and producer for many years. He worked with Lewis a couple of times and described him as a very sad narcissist. He did great work for MDA but the telethon was really a vehicle for people to come out and tell Jerry how great he was. Truly sad.

@JazzVideoGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Sad narcissist. Exactly.

@richardwicks4190

3 жыл бұрын

NOTHING came out of the MDA telethons. I think the entire thing was a scam for the mafia. That telethon ran for decades and name a SINGLE advancement in research from all that money? It was on for 28 years, I think it was just a big grift.

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

Ur sad Tom

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardwicks4190 Ha! ur a walking breathing idiot who pledged every year!!

@valerieneal2747

2 жыл бұрын

AND JL HAD MANY PEOPLE FOOLED, HE HAD MENTIONED THAT HE HOSTED THE TELETHON 'FOR NOTHING. HE GOT HIS CUT FINNCIALLY.

Had a pleasant interaction with him in New York in the early 80s, I must have caught him on a good day. I guess all you can say about him is that he wasn't as bad as Bill Cosby!

@HC-cb4yp

11 ай бұрын

Some women are now saying he was, actually.

1976 MDA. Sinatra had Dean Martin make up with Lewis. After Martin Exited the Stage. Stage Director said Congrats to Martin on Making Up With Jerry Lewis.........Martin Looked at the Director an said........FUCK, JERRY LEWIS........lol.........

I was in person at several of the last MDA Telethons Jerry Lewis did in Las Vegas sitting near the stage mere feet away from Jerry very excited bcuz he was my childhood idol. What I witnessed confirmed my GF's bad experience as a waitress serving him yrs earlier. He was literally shouting at the celeb singers or groups during the commercial breaks when they would rehearse prior to performing. I watched in disbelief in person as Jerry shouted & cussed at & demeaned a major Country Star who was rehearsing just prior to going on-air to help raise $$ for "Jerry's kids"! Jerry's humor was about 50yrs out of date STILL calling ppl names last few yrs on-air "fagot" & things that would end a star's career today in about 2secs! I had heard rumors about his highly abusive behavior...but apparently had to see it myself in person to believe it. A Taxi driver in Vegas told me while Jerry was in his car he said "1 of these days I'll tell U the REAL reason I've done the MDA Telethon all these years." Unfortunately Jerry never did reveal that secret unless someone close to him is holding back....but I'll bet that REAL reason WASN'T for "Jerry's Kid's"!

@user-pg7cx9wo1m

9 ай бұрын

Money

@darganx

6 ай бұрын

Did he pocket the cash??

Never met jerry Lewis but the way the man treats woman and children tells a lot about a man including his own kids. He left zero to his children.

@MaxStArlyn

10 ай бұрын

...”By the time he was 16, Lewis was a full time singer and entertainer. When he was 18, he was working in a Detroit theater when he met a 23 year old singer with the stage name Patti Palmer. Within three months, they married. At first, Lewis later recalled, he insisted that Patti convert to JυdαιςΜ. Soon, though, Patti started reasserting her Catholic faith, encouraging Lewis to attend church with her. By the time they’d been married 21 years, in 1965, Lewis described having abandoned his earlier promise to have a J’3ω5h home. His family, he acknowledged, weren’t pleased with his new religious lifestyle. Their marriage lasted for 36 years but seems to have been deeply unhappy. Although the couple had six sons together, Lewis seems to have been unable to take pleasure in his family. Within a month of his divorce being finalized he married his second wife, SanDee Pitnick.” ...“The wedding (SanDee) was a traditional J’3ω5h ceremony and took place at the Sonesta Hotel, Lewis’ personal manager Joe Stabile said.” ...“The second wives club: Jerry Lewis cut adopted daughter, 24, out of his will along with his six children from first marriage, leaving his entire estate and film catalogue to widow SanDee”

Lewis was a first-class jerk, pure and simple and without any hesitation in saying this. I checked him in on a Chicago-Los Angeles flight in the early 70's and he was ,by far, the rudest and most obnoxious a'hole I've ever encountered in any segment of business. Loved him as a kid in the 50's but reality was sobering 20ish years later.

@JazzVideoGuy

Жыл бұрын

Not a nice man, that's for sure. But he still makes me laugh sometimes.

Off-camera, he was like the guy he played in The King Of Comedy.

@JazzVideoGuy

Жыл бұрын

Exactly.

I do love hearing stories of musicians from back in the day. I find it interesting to hear of the old stars and what they went through at the gigs.

@JazzVideoGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Me, too

Jerry checks ever cancellable offense ever. Dude was the Ellen of his generation

@garyfrancis6193

3 жыл бұрын

He was a lesbian?

@BBQFanNo1

3 жыл бұрын

Actually he was worse.

@bonnerscott5374

2 жыл бұрын

Once again applying today's standards on yesterday's actions. Condemning the past on the morel criteria of the present. it needs to stop...wonder what thell say about us in years from now...a generation that missed out on life over being to offended by everything.

@Lovejoy1173

2 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@therealwilfreddierkes9980

2 жыл бұрын

@@bonnerscott5374 Really wrong but it’s like your opinion man.

Thank you Terry...I would see Jerry do his routine of putting his mouth over a glass and he just thought he was the funniest man on the planet. UGH...never got his humor. I worked with Disabled children and when I was hired they said..." This isn't the Jerry Lewis telethon! We don't want people in community crying for them because what they can NOT do.. We want them to applaud them for the things that they CAN do. " They don't want our pity. They just want to be accepted in the community. 🥰 I watched a little one...maybe 4 carry her little chair over to the table by herself. It took her maybe 12 minutes because she stopped for breaks, but kept on going. When she reached the table I can still see her grin and fist pump in the air. 🌟 Jerry kept them as poor crippled children who couldn't master a task for themselves. I loathed him. 🤨

You're a good man Terry, thanks for the stories!

Great Piece ,Wow someone who knew Jerry in person A+

When you read about these characters you find out who they really are. People put stock on their popularity and think they are just great people. You can`t put people on pedestals Jerry was a powerful person with a lot of dark shadows just like a lot of people on this planet.

@JazzVideoGuy

Жыл бұрын

Yes, there's a danger putting people on pedestals. Most have clay feet.

@itheuserfirst3186

9 ай бұрын

But that's people. As fans, we tend to project own sense of perfection and serenity onto them; as a salve for the diminished expectations we are constantly surrounded by. We are all human. Dickheads are still human. It sounds to me like he probably suffered more internally than anything he expelled onto others. He doesn't seem to have been a happy man. Many comedians aren't. Toss in the sense of glory derived from fame and adulation, and the ego becomes fragile. People seeking fame are often driven by factors the average person can't relate to.

That could explain why Dean Martin ended their partnership back in the 1950s. They finally reconciled shortly before Martin's passing.

I heard a lot about his meanness over the years, it is what it is

This was not a bad story about him necessarily…my grandmother was walking in Newark NJ and was about to go up the stairs to a theater and it was pouring rain. All of a sudden a much younger Jerry Lewis caught up to her and asked if she would mind if she could share her umbrella with him. Of course, he was trying to keep dry himself! She said okay and he held the umbrella for her and during those few moments he was very gracious. Of course it was self-serving too!

@susantunbridge4612

9 ай бұрын

He was a complete narcissist, I wouldn't put much store by that. Used people.

How the freak did Dean put up with that guy for 10 lucrative years? (I guess I answered my own question.)

@JazzVideoGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Dean did pretty good after Jerry.

@jamesdevine1005

3 жыл бұрын

Money.

@kevinbyrne4538

3 жыл бұрын

When Dean Martin first met Jerry in a nightclub, Dean ridiculed Jerry's act (from off stage) as corny and Very stale. Jerry (who was on stage) complained about Dean's being mean to him. The audience laughed at their interaction and thus the team of Martin and Lewis was born.

@walkertongdee

3 жыл бұрын

All Dean had to do was to show up, look good, sound good, the easiest gig he ever had, just be his lovable sweet self and let Lewis look sound and smell total asshole.

@Jerseybytes2

3 жыл бұрын

​@@JazzVideoGuy Dean was funny, could sing, and was good looking. Jerry was just the annoying kid who got lucky

I worked security for AARP convention several years ago. I was asked to escort Lewis to his limo. When we we're getting on the service elevator lewis stumbled I reach to help him to get his footing. He told me " don't touch me don't look at me " the elevator door closed I looked him straight in his eyes and told ever talk to me like that again I'm gonna kick your sorry ass all the way to the F'n limo asshole.. He didn't say anything. Walked him to his limo he never spoke to me never looked at me.... You know I never heard anything about the incident from my company.. Kinda tainted my childhood the lewis & martin movies.

@b.deville3236

2 жыл бұрын

Bullshit.

@billygd100

2 жыл бұрын

Well done you

@angiearbogast5424

2 жыл бұрын

Good for you for sticking up for yourself

@murph3001

2 жыл бұрын

Good man

@mcgubbin

Жыл бұрын

@@b.deville3236 why bullshit? U'd tell lewis to fuck himself if he was rude to me, would you not'm

Today it's MUCH harder for celebrities to get away with this type of behavior but back in Jerry's day he could be a complete jerk to people and no one of any significance would ever know. Really makes you wonder just how many other actors and entertainers behaved this way and it's really sad because as a kid you look up to these people only to later discover they were the most horrible people in the world (and then some).

@shaunigothictv1003

Жыл бұрын

Excellent point

As a kid I never liked this guy and it never changed for me.

Many years ago; I think it was sometime in the 1980's, I read an article written by Jerry Lewis, in which he described a practical joke; that was actually horrifying, that he played on Dean Martin back when they were touring and doing live performances in the 1950's. When they were on tour Martin and Lewis travelled by train from city to city. As soon as they were done performing a show, it was pack up and get ready to head to the next town. So on one tour, as a joke Jerry Lewis slipped amphetamines into Dean Martin's food or drink during dinner, so Martin got no sleep on the train that night. The next morning when Dean complained about not being able to sleep, Jerry offered to help him by giving Dean vitamins so could get through the day, but one of the vitamins was actually a barbiturate, so Dean slept all morning and into the afternoon. He woke up in time to get to a rehearsal for the show and later was fully awake and able to perform, but when they were on the train to the next town Jerry Lewis repeated the joke. It's been so many years since I read this, I don't know how many days this went on. It might have only been three days or it might have been five or six, but however long it was it drove Dean Martin crazy. Unfortunately, I don't remember how it ended. Either someone tipped off Dean what Jerry was doing or Jerry stopped doing it on his own because he realized it might negatively effect one of their performances. In any case, when I read Jerry describing this incident as a joke, I remember thinking, "This wasn't just stupid and irresponsible, it was evil." Jerry Lewis may have been a very talented person, but he was also a seriously twisted guy.

@JazzVideoGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Funny, I remember when he told that story on some talk show.

@markojameow

2 жыл бұрын

He could have killed Dean Martin, who was clearly a nicer and more talented entertainer. Jerry Lewis was not just nasty, but he was also nuts. Good thing that Dean flew solo.

@darganx

6 ай бұрын

It probably ended with Deano putting a foot in his mouth

I still find it incredible that people who knew jerry lewis water down the truth !!

@JazzVideoGuy

Жыл бұрын

Show biz......

I wish I could see that slap, I don't suppose it was recorded, today every person in the room would have taken a photo. At $500 a punch I don't suppose Jerry paid you the $2,500? Nah, didn't think so. Thank you for the stories, your work, your music. Much love and respect.

Dean Martin was 100 times the man Jerry Lewis was, Lewis was a punk, Dean put up with him for years pulling shit like this and still forgave him.

@ignorecorporatenews

3 жыл бұрын

How do you know this?

@pocketstring3634

3 жыл бұрын

@@ignorecorporatenews did you even watch the video?

@veltonmeade1057

3 жыл бұрын

I read that Martin told Lewis at one time, "You're nothing but an f'ing dollar sign to me". I used to dispise Martin for having said that but now that I have learned more about Lewis, not so much anymore.

@pocketstring3634

3 жыл бұрын

@@veltonmeade1057 yeah, it’s really sad, in the beginning, Dino was very protective, very much the big brother, smoothen out Jerry’s rough edges. They were closer than brothers when they were struggling to make it, improvising, working out routines together, doing stage act. Then they started doing movies, Jerry was more and more in control, everyone calling him a genius, Dino got sidelined, Jerry got sadistic. Before Dino put up with getting bit and punched, pinched, jumped on, but when Jerry showed his loss of respect to him, he was done.

Fascinating. Thank you for posting.

@JazzVideoGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Love reading the comments. It has been said that you should never try to meet your heroes, lest they be found to have feet of clay.

I met him once, he was very rude and self-important. Years ago I watched a movie, The King of Comedy, and I thought he is playing himself.

@JazzVideoGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Many have said that the character he played in that movie was the real Jerry

@amysands8925

Жыл бұрын

@@JazzVideoGuy I'm surprised Dean didnt drop Jerry earlier. Dean had real talent. Jerry zero.

@viccolantonio1691

10 ай бұрын

@JazzVideoGuy i watched a youtube clip on Jerry Lewis. In 1963 he interviewed Mohammed Ali and I couldnt believe how rude he was to Ali

It goes beyond making a man bitter when he has to pretend to be something he is not for a living.

Every once in a while the average person could see the dark side of Jerry Lewis.

That's nice. Thank you.

I love his son Gary Lewis ! And met him in 1979 at his guitar shop in los Angeles ...

@elvislennon6795

3 жыл бұрын

@Richard Lionheart yeah I agree again. That wasn't nice of him to say that to a fan at all . Btw , Bette Midler rubbed her feet right next to me .....she was so nice to me ...not because I'm fan. But Because as a person .....we spent a lot of time together 40 years ago at Sunset Sound Studios ....it still sees like yesterday to me ...... .

@JazzVideoGuy

3 жыл бұрын

No shortage of scumbugs in show biz, along with plenty of nice, caring people, as well. Welcome to life.

His own son Gary Lewis hated his guts for good reasons.

@JazzVideoGuy

3 жыл бұрын

ouch

@michaelkaiser5994

3 жыл бұрын

I remember Jerry interrupted Gary on the Ed Sullivan Show and Gary threw his drum sticks at him!

@itsjustme8554

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. I also think all or most of his sons disliked and/or hated him. Besides the daughter he adopted, he also has a senior daughter in her mid to late 60s who he never acknowledged. She had either a blood test or DNA test done on a well known tv show (forgot the name) and compared it to a test one of Jerry's sons took and there was a Very High probability that she was his daughter. I believe it was either in the late 80% range or 90% range too. It's on YT somewhere I believe. Anyway, I heard she has a disability and was (or maybe still is?) homeless for a while. Jerry kept his sons and oldest daughter from inheriting anything of his, but gave it all to his last wife and adopted daughter. I want to add, I don't blame his youngest daughter for inheriting money at all, but do find Jerry for being unfair to his older children. Based on some of his interviews and what I've heard of Jerry, he comes off as a dangerous narcissist and psychopath. I also feel bad for people like this elderly man in the video who didn't know that's what Jerry was (or more than likely from my point of view,) and didn't tell him to "eat shet" sooner and move on from that evil psycho.

@rosu5726

3 жыл бұрын

Gary was clearly s great person always. He and the playboys were great. Even though jerry was horrible there is one great performance by Jerry and Gary together doing "help" on hulabaloo. Very cute. Gary is still great in every way.

@larry45044

3 жыл бұрын

i believe it!

1994, I was at Harrahs Lake Tahoe. While in the casino, every 5 minutes they announced reduced show tickets for sale to see Jerry's show. First, it was $25, then price came down to $20, then ten minutes before showtime they were giving them away for $15. Purchased 3 for myself and friends. Asked Harrahs staff why the price drop-down - they told me Jerry has a contract clause that states he does not come on stage and perform unless the house is more than 90% full. The show commenced and it was clear his best years were behind him. He sang, told jokes, and the crowd was complacent. Suddenly he stopped the show. He told the house to turn up the lights so he can have a look at the crowd. He told the rather non expressive crowd to ask him anything that keeps the show going. As there were no folks quickly responding I seized the opportunity and yelled out "Loews Coney Island" .... He was razor sharp and acknowledged being there in 1957, which was exactly correct. We talked for about 2 minutes before he asked if there were any others who wish to address him. No responses. He reluctantly stay on stage and suddenly ended the show in under one hour of being on stage. His daughter came out and sang with him as the finale. For me he was worth only what a $15 salvage ticket offered. He was nice to me in dialogue, but did refer to the vast attendees as Dead From The Neck Up! Dean Martin was phony and fake compared to Jerry, but I enjoyed them both, together, when I was very young. I don't understand why Jerry is such a legend in France. I do understand his narcissist and arrogant personality that many have expressed. For me his high point as a dramatic actor came as a guest on the TV show WISEGUY. He played a garment executive (Eli Sternberg) in the series. Highly recommend all to see it. RIP, or rot in celebrity hell Jerry, depending on how you see his legacy or shame.

From what I've read and heard about him, Jerry Lewis was basically Buddy Love.

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

Ur just plain Jeff. that sad

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

Jeb. sad name

@lstill2087

2 жыл бұрын

I agree... So true... + So sad for his family... staff...employees...& unsuspecting fans who inadvertently walked into his day-to-day world...I had "no idea" Whatta letdown 🤔🤨

@gregwatson8219

2 жыл бұрын

@@lstill2087 Hey! we dont judge anyones personal life! They calld professional ENTERTAINERS. They not looking for our friendship!!

@joeblack8915

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregwatson8219 There's no need for them to be obnoxious pricks either.

A friend of my Fathers did voluntary work for child cancer patient support, from 1955-1975, in 64, Lewis had committed to fronting a fund raising event in NYC. He turned up over an hour late, drunk and belligerent. He was rude to serving staff, and upset several of the patrons. Eventually the British actor Dirk Bogarde, physically 'helped' Lewis to leave, and took over proceedings himself, on what finally proved to be a great night for the charity.

@JazzVideoGuy

10 ай бұрын

Sadly, there are many such stories.

@Hels_Angels

10 ай бұрын

Dirk Bogarde was a superb actor and - as far as I know - a very decent person 🌹🌿❤️

Great story. Jerry Lewis, though multi-talented, sometimes came off as being a jerk. But he did a good deed by getting Terry Gibbs more money and a room for that gig.

@JazzVideoGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Well said!

@darwinheikes2836

3 жыл бұрын

@@JazzVideoGuy for a second there I thought you were going to say he wanted a managerial fee...

@fjb4932

3 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking he did it just to be a jerk to the other guy.

@fitfogey

3 жыл бұрын

Because he knew Terry could whoop that ass. Bullies bitch up when they are confronted.

@scottpollack5453

Жыл бұрын

“Jerry sometimes came off as being a jerk”? REALLY? He was a TOTAL JERK EVERY WAKING MOMENT OF HIS LIFE! Holy Shit, open your eyes and ears and find out the truth about Jerry Lewis! He was The Quintessential NARCISSIST, PERIOD!

Great title

There are people that when they die you never hear anyone say a bad word about them. Clearly Jerry Lewis isn't one of them.

There is a video on youtube that shows Jerry trying to rip the toupee off of Bing Crosby back I believe in the late 50s or early sixties. In later years , Bob Hope confronted lewis on a talk show and expressed to lewis that he believed that was his intention. Lewis was a disturbed individual.

@Anthonybchannel

2 жыл бұрын

Bob hope was a prick too

@kathleenking47

2 жыл бұрын

On live TV😩

@Ocelot1962

2 жыл бұрын

I saw that video, too. Jerry Lewis was one celebrity I’m glad I never met, a really mean and evil SOB who beat his sons. Looking at that video, though, makes me wonder if he had bipolar disorder. I’m serious. Could his cruel, venomous behavior and his manic behavior seen in that video been symptom of bipolar disorder? If a psychologist is reading this post, I’d like to hear his or her opinion.

@larrydaniels6532

Жыл бұрын

I have heard equally disturbing stories of both Crosby and Hope!

Jerry Lewis should have never made it past Saturday morning kiddie show comedy. 👍👍👍

@johnpatterson4272

2 жыл бұрын

Yup I remember it well, "Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit-Down". 18 episodes only in 1970 to '71 and Jerry Lewis did not do any of the voices.

@JazzVideoGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Classic

@marypritchett1267

Жыл бұрын

Roy R - Saturday morning kiddie show? Even kids probably would have thought he was a lame SOB!

Awesome Era

@JazzVideoGuy

11 ай бұрын

long gone

My sister worked at American Airlines at JFK for 25 years. She witnessed Jerry Lewis treating his staff very poorly.

He played himself in the King Of Comedy

@JazzVideoGuy

2 жыл бұрын

yes, the Jerry in that movie is the real Jerry Lewis

I never liked him or that stupid act of his...just not my thing

@lynngraham2934

3 жыл бұрын

In his movies he acted more like a three year old, than a funny guy. His movies were over kill.

@ottodachat

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, Jerry needed to learn the art of the screenplay, tried watching one of his films, The Bell Boy, but the humor really wasn't there, you know if the material is cringe worthy, it is not worth one's attention.

@GiftSparks

3 жыл бұрын

hated - Hated his “humor.” Also hated his smug self righteous persona when he was being himself.

@91dodgespiritrt

3 жыл бұрын

JERRY LEWIS SUCKED

@smokefree08

3 жыл бұрын

He did suck as a human, but he was funny as F! He had more than one persona on stage and film, come on now.

Jerry Lewis was the Buddy Guy of comedy.

@JazzVideoGuy

9 ай бұрын

never thought of it that way

Good ole Terry! I knew him back in the 1970's when he and Mel Zelnick owned a music store called "The Music Stop" in Canoga Park CA.

I thought Jerry Lewis was hilarious when I was little and The Three Stooges were silly. As an adult my perception flipped and thought The Three Stooges were insanely funny and Lewis a buffoon.

I have heard the stories of much that he was an asshole, I ran into him at Detroit metro air port back in the late 90 s . I was with a friend and pointed him out. We walked over to say hello and he was one of the most gracious persons I have every met.

@JazzVideoGuy

3 жыл бұрын

PEOPLE ARE COMPLICATED

@giovanna8187

3 жыл бұрын

He's a human being. He has a few good days :)

@Zebra_3

3 жыл бұрын

@@giovanna8187 a broken clock is right twice a day.

@englishteacher.8635

Жыл бұрын

@@Zebra_3 Wow, nasty.

Thanks for sharing

@JazzVideoGuy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Fantastic.