Dean Martin Martin. Dean Martin Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995), was an Italian-American singer, actor, comedian, and producer. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool" for his seemingly effortless charisma and self-assurance. He and Jerry Lewis formed the immensely popular comedy duo Martin and Lewis, with Martin serving as the straight man to Lewis' slapstick hijinks. A member of the "Rat Pack", Martin went on to become a star of concert stages, nightclubs, audio recordings, motion pictures, and television. Martin was
Jerry Lewis appeared on "The Red Skelton Show", then contributed to some scripts for the Filmation animated series "Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down". He later guest hosted "The Mike Douglas Show" and then directed an episode of "The Bold Ones". He made guest appearances on "The Hollywood Palace", "The Engelbert Humperdinck Show", "The Irv Kupcinet Show", "The Linkletter Show", "The Real Tom Kennedy Show" and "A Christmas Night with the Stars". For United Artists, Lewis directed and made his first offscreen voice performance as a bandleader in "One More Time" (1970), a sequel to the 1968 film "Salt and