Jerry Lester
February 16, 1910 (114 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jerry Lester (February 16, 1910 – March 23, 1995) was an American comedian, singer and performer on radio, television and the stage, who hosted the first network late night television program as host of Broadway Open House on NBC, a vaudeville-esque combination of comedy and music, whose success demonstrated the potential for late-night television and led to the creation of the Tonight Show.
Known For
Credits
- 1980 · Smokey and the Bandit II as Warehouse Guard
- 1980 · Hardly Working as Slats
- 1978 · Odds and Evens as Mike Firpo
- 1973 · The Godmothers as Ricky Mastrasso
- 1966 · The Monkees as
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1959 · The Rookie as Jerry Mann
- 1951 · The Name's the Same as
- 1942 · Sleepytime Gal as Downbeat
- 1933 · Arizona to Broadway as Jimmy Dante
- 1933 · Mickey's Gala Premiere as Maurice Chevalier / Ed Wynne / Jimmy Durante (voice)