Jerry Lewis‘s death was caused by heart failure, the Clark County Nevada Coroner tells PEOPLE. Specifically, doctors attributed his death to “end stage cardiac disease due to peripheral vascular ...

Comedy king Jerry Lewis died Sunday morning in his Las Vegas home The world is reeling after news of Jerry Lewis’ death. Stars like Josh Gad, Jim Carrey, Dane Cook and more have penned moving tributes ...

The life of famed comedian Jerry Lewis was celebrated in Las Vegas Monday with a gathering hosted by Tony Orlando to tell funny stories in an event that was more joyous than gloomy, as the comic would ...

Even in his last years, Jerry Lewis had the biting humor he built a career on. Lewis died Sunday at the age of 91 from cardiac disease but his agent of 30 years, Jeff Witjas, tells PEOPLE even though ...

Tributes to Jerry Lewis poured in from around the world Sunday, including from top comics who said they owed their success to him. Jim Carrey said he wouldn’t be the superstar he is today without ...

To many younger consumers of pop culture, Jerry Lewis‎ might seem like a cipher. He’s a man praised nostalgically by older family members, considered the other guy (maybe) in relatively recent work ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reaction to the death of comedy legend Jerry Lewis: "That fool was no dummy. Jerry Lewis was an undeniable genius an unfathomable blessing, comedy's absolute! I am because he was!" ...

Jerry Lewis, who died Sunday at the age of 91 having survived a smorgasbord of ailments that individually would have killed other mortals, was first and foremost a movie star and filmmaker — one of a ...

When news broke that comedy legend Jerry Lewis had died at 91, stars took to Twitter to remember the comedian, director, actor and philanthropist. An outpouring of famous fans and friends talked of ...

Few would deny the comedic genius of Jerry Lewis, who died Sunday at age 91. But there is one movie in his slapstick-riddled filmography that drew no laughs — partly because it is so distasteful, ...

Not since, oh, Martin and Lewis has there been a showbiz breakup as sudden and inexplicable. Last year the Muscular Dystrophy Association announced that Jerry Lewis was stepping down as host of its ...

Jerry Lewis was a major movie force from the 1940s to 1960s. But he never received the acting accolades bestowed on some of his contemporaries. One of the high points of Lewis’ career came when he ...