Jack Lemmon Jack Lemmon John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was an American actor and musician. Lemmon was an eight-time Academy Award nominee, with two wins. He starred in over 60 films, such as "Some Like It Hot", "The Apartment", "Mister Roberts" (for which he won the 1955 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), "Days of Wine and Roses", "The Great Race", "Irma la Douce", "The Odd Couple" and its sequel "The Odd Couple II" (and other frequent collaborations with "Odd Couple" co-star Walter Matthau), "Save the Tiger" (for which he won the 1973 Academy Award
Jack Lemmon actor was signed by Columbia. Lemmon's singing voice was first heard on two film soundtracks in 1955, "Three for the Show" with Betty Grable and "My Sister Eileen". He also performed songs in the 1956 film "You Can't Run Away from It" with Stubby Kaye and June Allyson. His first solo album, "A Twist of Lemmon", was released in 1958 on Epic Records. While filming "Some Like It Hot" with Marilyn Monroe in 1959, Lemmon released a second album, "Some Like It Hot". Both featured Lemmon's singing and piano solos. The two Epic albums were later released as "A Twist