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,
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