American comedian, actor and filmmaker (1926–2017) Jerry Lewis was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. Across his seven-decade career, Lewis was regarded as one of the greatest comedians of the 20th century. He is nicknamed the "King of Comedy". 702,476 views on August 20, 2017 — Wikipedia's most-read article that day. Also most read: Game of Thrones, Dick Gregory, Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, SummerSlam (2017). Wiki link