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,
Stephen Lewis (actor) Stephen Lewis (actor) Stephen Lewis (17 December 1926 – 12 August 2015), credited early in his career as Stephen Cato, was an English actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, and playwright. He is best known for his television roles as Inspector Cyril "Blakey" Blake in the LWT sitcom "On the Buses", Clem "Smiler" Hemmingway in "Last of the Summer Wine", and Harry Lambert in BBC Television's "Oh, Doctor Beeching!", although he also appeared in numerous stage and film roles. Lewis was born at All Saints Maternity Hospital in Poplar, Middlesex, England. He worked as a bricklayer, electrician's mate and carpenter and also