The Jerry Lewis Show as host on "The Colgate Comedy Hour", with vocalist Dean Martin as the duo of "Martin and Lewis", first formed in July 1946. In 1956, after 17 films, a radio series , 29 Colgate shows and many night club appearances, they parted ways bitterly. Both Martin and Lewis continued as successful, but separate superstars. Between 1957 and 1962, Lewis headlined several well received solo specials for the NBC and ABC networks. "The Jerry Lewis Show" was the comedian's first foray into weekly television. Lewis had been a substitute host of "The Tonight Show" for two weeks after Jack Paar quit
Jerry Dixon (actor) Murney, Norm Lewis, LaChanze, Marin Mazzie, and Raul Midon. Jerry Dixon (actor) Jerry Dixon is an American actor, director, lyricist, choreographer, and composer best known for his work on the Broadway stage. Dixon was born in Chicago. He married Mario Cantone in 2011 after initially meeting in 1991. Dixon collaborated with Cantone as part of the creative team for Cantone's con-man shows "An Evening With Mario Cantone" and "Laugh Whore". In 2017, Dixon was named Artistic Director of the Village Theatre in Seattle. Dixon also teaches classes in workshopping shows, auditioning, and adapting stories. In concert form, Dixon has performed