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Jerry Lester

Jerry Lester

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 16, 1910
Died Mar 23, 1995 (85)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Apr 20, 2024
Entry Date Apr 20, 2024
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Biography

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 dem ... onstrated the potential for late-night television and led to the creation of the Tonight Show.

Known For

Filmography

Hardly Working

Hardly Working

1980

as Slats

Smokey and the Bandit II

Smokey and the Bandit II

1980

as Warehouse Guard

Odds and Evens

Odds and Evens

1978

as Mike Firpo

The Rookie

The Rookie

1959

as Jerry Mann

Sleepytime Gal

Sleepytime Gal

1942

as Downbeat

Mickey's Gala Premiere

Mickey's Gala Premiere

1933

as Maurice Chevalier / Ed Wynne / Jimmy Durante (voice)

Arizona to Broadway

Arizona to Broadway

1933

as Jimmy Dante

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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The Name's the Same

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Dec 05, 1951

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

The Monkees

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1966

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

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