Jerry Lewis the following summer, and the audience was so enthusiastic that Kaye became Lewis' manager and guardian for Borscht Belt appearances. During World War II, he was rejected for military service because of a heart murmur. Lewis initially gained attention as part of a double act with singer Dean Martin, who served as straight man to Lewis' zany antics as the Martin and Lewis comedy team. They were different from other duo acts of the time because they played to each other and had ad-libbed improvisational segments within their planned routines. After forming in 1946, they quickly rose to national prominence,
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