Acting
Jerry Lester
Birth Date
February 16, 1910
Death Date
March 23, 1995
(passed away at 85)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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.
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TV Show
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961 • 1 episode
star6.5
TV Show
The Monkees
Kramm
1966 • 1 episode
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Movie
Smokey and the Bandit II
Warehouse Guard
1980
TV Show
The Name's the Same
1951 • 21 episodes
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Movie
The Godmothers
Ricky Mastrasso
1973
Movie
50 Years of NBC Late Night
Self (archive footage)
2001
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Movie
Hardly Working
Slats
1980
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Movie
The Rookie
Jerry Mann
1959
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Movie
Mickey's Gala Premiere
Maurice Chevalier / Ed Wynne / Jimmy Durante (voice)
1933
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Movie
Arizona to Broadway
Jimmy Dante
1933
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Movie
Sleepytime Gal
Downbeat
1942
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Movie
Odds and Evens
Mike Firpo
1978