Martin and Lewis Martin and Lewis Martin and Lewis were an American comedy duo, comprising singer Dean Martin and comedian Jerry Lewis. They met in 1945 and debuted at Atlantic City's 500 Club on July 25, 1946; the team lasted ten years to the day. Dean Martin is the stage name of Dino Paul Crocetti, born June 7, 1917, in Steubenville, Ohio, while Jerry Lewis is the stage name of Joseph Levitch, born March 16, 1926, in Newark, New Jersey. Martin died on December 25, 1995, and then Lewis died on August 20, 2017. Before they teamed up, Martin was a nightclub singer,
Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis Show", this time as a one-hour variety show for NBC, which ran from 1967 to 1969. He would next direct and star in "The Big Mouth" (1967). Lewis made an appearance on "The Danny Thomas Hour", starred in Jerry Paris' film "Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River" (1968) and then appear as a guest on "Playboy After Dark", surprising Davis Jr. in 1968. Lewis went on to star in "Hook, Line & Sinker" (1969) with co-star Peter Lawford and afterwards, guest starred in an episode of "Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters Hour". In 1970, Lewis guest