he was an adept comedian but even when I was young, that silly voice always used to grate on me - something infantile about him. He made a better nutty professor than Eddie Murphy, though.
Pastafreak, Yes, same here, I thought he had died years ago.
I remember Gary Trudeau sending him up years ago in Doonesbury, as although he spent time raising money for charity, he was always front and centre - me, me, and me.
I remember it the other way around to maggiebee, and thought Lewis overshadowed Martin when they were a double act. After they split I was surprised when Martin became the more successful of the two.
reading the reviews, I'm impressed to find that he taught Steven Spielberg and George Lucas how to direct. Literally: he gave university classes they attended.
As we know from the endless debates about humour on here - comedy is very selective, and one man's laughter is another man's groans.
I found Jerry Lewis about as funny as dysentery on a coach holiday, and Dean Martin to be arrogant and creepy (I never forgave his rudeness to the young Rolling Stones on his show) - but I am sorry for his many fans that JL has died, RIP.