King of Comedy
The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis

The best thing I learned about Jerry Lewis from reading this book is that he always carried a separate suitcase full of socks with him so that he would never have to wear the same pair of socks twice. Did you hear me?...HE NEVER WORE THE SAME PAIR OF SOCKS TWICE!!! I worship this man.......more

Finally Finished, Jerry lead a very interesting life and Levy covers every month of it. I Rate this Book a 5 for information it has it all including both sides when other sources conflict. But it is DRY which ment a slow read, falling asleep, stopping to read other books etc.......more

It's hard to read this and not be impressed with Jerry Lewis as a talent. The dude worked his ass off– he taught himself every job on a film set, from lighting to directing to producing, and he managed to push boundaries of what could be done largely because he had the liquid cash to do everything t......more

Fascinating bio of Lewis never stops offering up fresh anecdotes, a remarkable amount of praise and, especially, suspense as the man experiences the turbulent 70s, 80s, and 90s. What unfolds is a roller-coaster life with numerous downfalls, and you experience them as if in the same room with him. Le......more

The book was at least twice as long as it needed to be. I did not need to know every single day in the life of Jerry. He comes across as a pretty unpleasant person. He appears to have had some real talent behind the camera and came up with some innovative ways to film. He taught a film class. He see......more