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 Lewis the decades. It was also the home for the annual Labor Day MDA telethon. In "The Simpsons", the character of Professor Frink is based on Lewis' Julius Kelp from "The Nutty Professor." In "Family Guy," Peter recreates Lewis' 'Chairman of the Board' scene from "The Errand Boy". Comedian, actor and friend of Lewis, Martin Short satirized him on the series "SCTV" in the sketches "The Nutty Lab Assistant", "Martin Scorsese presents Jerry Lewis Live on the Champs Elysees!", "The Tender Fella", and "Scenes From an Idiots Marriage", as well as on "Saturday Night Live"s "Celebrity Jeopardy!". Also on "SNL", the