Stars pay tribute to late comedy icon Jerry Lewis
Here are reactions from some notable personalities.
Here are reactions from some notable personalities:
Comic film actor Jim Carrey
“That fool was no dummy. Jerry Lewis was an undeniable genius an unfathomable blessing, comedy’s absolute! I am because he was!” he wrote on Twitter.
Actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg
“I realize I may be late with all this but all know is, losing Dick Gregory & Jerry Lewis is a gain 4 heaven, but a big loss for comedy,” she tweeted. US comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory died one day prior to Lewis.
Late night TV host Jimmy Kimmel
“Jerry Lewis was a genius comedian, actor, director, inventor, humanitarian, and as a Las Vegan, what I miss most…” tweeted Kimmel. He added a link to a video of Lewis’s performance of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” at his annual telethon to raise money for muscular dystrophy.
Actor Robert De Niro
“Jerry was a pioneer in comedy and film. And he was a friend,” the actor said in a statement. “Even at 91, he didn’t miss a beat… Or a punchline. You’ll be missed.”
Television and radio host Larry King
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“Jerry lived to make the world laugh, and laugh we did for decades. His talent was surpassed only by his humanitarianism. Rest well, pal.”