Jerry Lewis Through the Years
Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Jerry Lewis, the hilarious and hugely influential rubber-faced comedian, trailblazing filmmaker, and tireless Muscular Dystrophy fundraiser, died of natural causes Aug. 20 at age 91. Ahead, see the performer's life in photos.
1951
Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images
1952
Paramount Pictures/Getty Images
Circa 1952
Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images
Circa 1955
Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images
November 9, 1956
CBS via Getty Images
1957
Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images
Circa 1960
Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Circa 1960
Archive Photos/Getty Images
Circa 1960
Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images
November 19, 1961
CBS via Getty Images
March 16, 1962
ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images
October 19, 1963
ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images
April 16, 1968
Fred Sabine/NBCU Photo Bank
Circa 1969
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
1970
Angelo Deligio/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images
1970
Angelo Deligio/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images
July 15, 1970
CBS via Getty Images
January 27, 1971
NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
February 5, 1973
NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
September 1976
Frank Edwards/Archive Photos/Getty Images
September 28, 1977
Dave Buresh/The Denver Post via Getty Images
November 19, 1983
Alan Singer/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
October 16, 1986
Yvonne Hemsey/Getty Images
December 5, 1987
AFP/Getty Images
Circa 1989
Kypros/Getty Images
1994
Ann Summa/Getty Images
February 26, 2001
Harry Hamburg/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Image
August 28, 2002
MDA/Getty Images
September 5, 2004
Kevin Winter/Getty Images
October 12, 2004
Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage
February 10, 2005
Kurt Vinion/WireImage
September 4, 2006
Denise Truscello/WireImage
September 3, 2007
Ethan Miller/Getty Images
November 22, 2008
Theo Wargo/WireImage
February 22, 2009
Kevin Winter/Getty Images
September 29, 2010
Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images
July 29, 2011
Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
April 5, 2013
Bobby Bank/WireImage
April 12, 2014
Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images
September 30, 2015
Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images
September 21, 2016
Kevin Mazur/WireImage