Jerry Lester
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 16, 1910
- Died
- March 23, 1995 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
50 Years of NBC Late Night
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hardly Working
Movie · as Slats
Smokey and the Bandit II
Movie · as Warehouse Guard
Odds and Evens
Movie · as Mike Firpo
The Godmothers
Movie · as Ricky Mastrasso
The Monkees
TV · as Kramm · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Co-Host · 1 ep
The Rookie
Movie · as Jerry Mann
The Name's the Same
TV · 21 eps
Sleepytime Gal
Movie · as Downbeat
Mickey's Gala Premiere
Movie · as Maurice Chevalier / Ed Wynne / Jimmy Durante (voice)
Arizona to Broadway
Movie · as Jimmy Dante
Mickey Mouse Cartoons
TV · as Maurice Chevalier/Ed Wynne/Jimmy Durante/Eddie Cantor (voice) · 1 ep