About

Known credits:
9
Birthday:
1910-02-16
Place of birth:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Website:
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Jerry Lester

Overview

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

Acting
1980 Smokey and the Bandit II Actor Warehouse Guard 57
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1980 Hardly Working Actor Slats 58
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1978 Odds and Evens Actor Mike Firpo 63
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1973 The Godmothers Actor Ricky Mastrasso N/A
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1959 The Rookie Actor Jerry Mann N/A
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1951 The Name's the Same Actor N/A
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1942 Sleepytime Gal Actor Downbeat N/A
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1933 Arizona to Broadway Actor Jimmy Dante 59
Average
1933 Mickey's Gala Premiere Actor Maurice Chevalier / Ed Wynne / Jimmy Durante (voice) 59
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