Famous Friday: Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis, actor, comedian, director, writer, singers,
producer, and type 1 diabetic. His parents were both in show business leading him into the
field. He dropped out of school to travel and came across Dean Martin when one
of his acts dropped out last minute. The two became instantly famous with
slapstick act. They went on to doing movies together. With his success with
Dean Martin he was able to restart his solo career going to on to directing and
more. He received many awards over the years. Having diabetes without all of
today's technologies didn’t keep him away from a successful career and life.
Jerry Lewis is T1? Do you have any idea when he was diagnosed?
ReplyDeleteHI Jeff,
ReplyDeleteYou know, I couldn't tell you when exactly, I had a hard time getting that information myself, I think it was later in his life, but according to dlife he had type 1.