Jerry Lewis Turns 90

For Lewis fans, this week's interview piece by John Katsilometes is a gift.

Many actors and comedians, when interviewed, will state that they hate watching their own work. No such issue for Jerry Lewis, who sat down last month with Las Vegas Sun columnist John Katsilometes for a piece published this week.

The comedian was born in Newark on this date in 1926:

Lewis famously collapsed for a “cardiac event” after running the long staircase in Cinderfella in just under 10 seconds. He spent four days in an oxygen tent after that performance.

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