Jerry Lester
Birthday
1910/02/16
Day of death
1995/03/23 (85 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also know as
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Biography
Jerry Lester (February 16, 1910 – March 23, 1995) was an American comedian, singer and performer on radio, television and the stage, who hosted the first network late night television program as host of Broadway Open House on NBC, a vaudeville-esque combination of comedy and music, whose success demonstrated the potential for late-night television and led to the creation of the Tonight Show.
Acting
(1933) Mickey's Gala Premiere
as Maurice Chevalier / Ed Wynne / Jimmy Durante (voice)
(1933) Arizona to Broadway
as Jimmy Dante
(1980) Smokey and the Bandit II
as Warehouse Guard
(1980) Hardly Working
as Slats
(1959) The Rookie
as Jerry Mann
(1978) Odds and Evens
as Mike Firpo
(1942) Sleepytime Gal
as Downbeat
(1973) The Godmothers
as Ricky Mastrasso
(1966) The Monkees
as ---
(1951) The Name's the Same
as ---
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self