Jerry experienced a peak with his solo Paramount studios film contract with his inventiveness and elaborate sight gags in so many of those films. Dean was like a fine wine that just kept getting better as time went along with a charisma, singing talent, and casual humor that just wanted you to be around him.
When I was much younger, our family doctor was friendly with Dean Martin and played golf with him every week. He told us he was very nice, and actually didn't drink at all.
I'm a 81 year old male,who loved Martin and Lewis from the very first time I saw then,and even after their break up I thought that was the last of Dean,but boy was I ever wrong,I loved both them then as partners and then as a single act,I still watch old Martin and Lewis movies and still laugh at the same things I laughed at as a kid,good humor never dies even when these two incredible men left this world,their memories will last forever Dean and Jerry thanks for the laughs and memories,and rest in peace!!!
The video spent almost no time explaining the breakup. Years ago I had heard that the breakup was due to Dean's wanting more attention. The video briefly suggested that the breakup was due to Dean's getting more and more attention - just the opposite of what I originally heard.
The problem here was that Dean Martin was a real talented singer with an incredible sense of humor, while Jerry Lewis was just a fairly good slapstick performer.
Jerry was Paramount's Golden Boy. I believe his streak of money making movies still stands, prompting a Paramount exec to say, "if Jerry wanted to burn the studio down, I'd give him the match!"
I never could really get a "laugh" from Lewis, who was just acting like a circus clown and had no real delivery as a comedian, other than playing the "dummy". All the talent (with REAL comedy) is owed to Dean Martin. Let me put on DM's Christmas tunes and feel the warmth that he radiated with his fans.
@dawolyan13 Well, for a talentless hack, how did he manage to actually be one of the top American performers of the time? And, with his lack of talent, how did he manage to become a multi millionaire from his performance! Are you sure if your head doesn't need a good examination?
Dean Martin was generally recognized for having a lightening wit for ad lib. I remember once on his TV show, (which he never rehearsed for) a female singer whose name I don't remember was singing a duet with him and she flubbed a line of the lyrics. Of course she laughed in her embarrassment and the audience was also laughing when Dean casually said, "It's alright. Anyone can make a mistake. Look at Hitler."
GW ... you are so right. Even his own children hated him as being a total SOB. Dean Martin had real class without being smug about his beautiful singing voice and well-loved character playing. Going to listen to his Christmas albums right now!
Absolutely correct. I disliked him as a teenager and wouldn’t watch the movies. Still can’t stand him. Norman Lear writes about how insecure Lewis was, how demanding, and how jealous he was of Dean. Lear (who wrote for the team for three years until he couldn’t stand Lewis any more) said that Dean could make him laugh with a tiny gesture, way funnier than Lewis,
@@danielzielke9997 I adore Dean but he could be very smug and his head did swell a bit in the 60s so it wasn't only Jerry. People give him a bad rap without really ever researching him or Dean for that matter. They were both wonderful together with Jerry being the one who broke up the act. Dean did not want it but after he became successful he said some things in the press that made him look like a big a*****e, but Jerry gets the bad rap for being abusive to his sons. Ever thought it could be the other way around? All I'm saying is those kids weren't all innocent and it's not at all uncommon for celebrities to leave grown kids out of a will. His wife and daughter needed it. He had already taken care of Patti's medical expenses through his son but the money mysteriously disappeared. You figure the rest out
Classic comedy from Martin and Lewis! No one like them before,, or since! RIP Jerry and Dean! You made your mark in comedy that has yet to be matched! One of the greatest and most creative comedy teams of all-time! My Dearly-departed Dad saw them live once, and never forgot them! He cried describing their act! Happy tears! His favorite comedy act ever, and one of my all-time favorites as well! No one like them before, or since! I'm 70 years old this month of December, the 23rd, 2024, and I remember these two like they're still performing! They were living examples of what Groucho Marx, also one of my favorites, once said," if you have to curse to be funny, you're not funny", and Martin and Lewis exemplified that Statement! Very funny without ever being vulgar! True comedy! Thanks for the memories, Jerry and Dean! Forever in our hearts! Laughter lives on!
A lot of people hated Jerry Lewis after working with him. I'm unaware that anyone ever said that about Dean Martin. Jerry did start the MD telethon but eventually it was taken away from him, much against his will.
@@Jimvanhise Dean was supposed to have been a very nice guy! He wasn’t a drunk either that was an act. Yes Jerry did the telethon I will give credit for that but I’m an avid biography reader and I’ve read up on Jerry he was a genuine toxic narcissistic monster
Jerry Lewis Started MD and Throughout All Those Years Raised I Think it Was Said, About A Billion dollars, Without Jerry Lewis, MD Would've Never Had That Much $$$ Help. God Bless/Rest His Soul R.I.P. Dean Martin 🙏🏻🌹 Jerry Lewis 🙏🏻🌹
@@jeffreymartin6369 I know what has been said about him since his death. I'm not saying the articles are incorrect. What I am saying is it bothers me that when someone famous dies like a Carson or Lewis, the floodgates open for authors out to destroy them. I find it disappointing as the people they are ripping apart can no longer defend themselves. Additionally, the general public is not aware of all the factors that contributed to their actions. They just like judging people they don't really know - as well as judging them through an author who is out to make a buck.
Cut all of his children out of his will. Nice, hey? I could see if one was a bad apple, but all of them? Tells you all you need to know about Lewis as a person. A very talented, but very strange and unpleasant man.
It’s hard to believe the time & dedication Jerry did for MD. It was horrible how they fucked him over & just dumped him. Unless he had ‘his hand in the til’ they had no right treating him like that. How much is MD taking in now every Labor Day??
Love them or hate them, Martin & Lewis were magic. My father had a sophomoric, low-brow, fecal sense of humor. Years ago, I played him the movie "Dumb and Dumber" thinking he'd really like it. He sat there stoically. I asked, "You don't like this?" He shrugged, "Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin did this stuff years ago." He was right; Jerry and Dean paved the way.
Dean had a much longer film career. Sons of Katie Elder, The Young Lions, the Matt Helm series, Something Big, Texas across the river, and many more! Enjoyed his movies much more then Lewis's.
Jerry Lewis raised millions of dollars for children's charities... I'll always remember those long marathons to exhaustion that tolled through for his children
It's hard to say who was at fault The best scenario was that it was time to move on in their careers.. they both did well...Jerry had his ways of not being a good person even though his appearance on the telethon raised millions of dollars..today the telethon isn't watched by as many ppl now that he is no longer there. And Dean did good being alone in his movies, tv show, concerts and other things Both did good and may both continue to entertain where ever they went in the afterlife.
Lewis was not a nice human, not by a long shot, and I have never heard anything bad abut Martin, even his children seem to like him, unlike Lewis' children who claimed he was an abusive father and husband.
I'm 73 now ...from the 1st yime i saw Jerry ...he just irritated me !! Dean was and still is the Man for me !! RIP the both of you...catch you soon on the flip side !! 😊❤
I agree with you, Jerry was too silly and irritating and I could not stand him. Dean was multi talented and the best singer and actor. He also was a very good father whereas Jerry certainly was not, horrible to his wife Patti--he proved what he was in the end by his will.
@@BethDavis-d9v Why do you think Dean was a good father when he left his first wife and four children. He wasn't a great father even his children have said things that leads one to believe he wasn't. Jerry never left his children and as far as I have ever read he was good to Patti so don't know where all the hate comes from. And the old excuse to hate on Jerry, 'he left his kids out of the will' blah blah blah. So tired of that one. He had his reasons and parents aren't obligated to include their adult children in the will' especially when the adult children have their own money and careers BECAUSE OF THEIR PARENTS. Get it?
@@kellycaviness4850 Dean always stayed very much in his children's life and you show me one of his children saying he was a bad father. Jery was a violent husband and father when he was home and his children and wife have said so. They had to walk on eggshells when he was home and he abandoned them in his old age and will. Put your glasses on and brain in.
@ Researched them for years. Deanna said dean wasn't a good father but he was a good man. Claudia said he just didn't want to be a part of anything and that Jeanne had to handle everything and those boys of Jerry's, oh boy, they were something. Jerry was paying for Patti's care, trusting his kids with the money he gave towards that care, well it mysteriously never got to Patti so yea, glasses and brain fully on. Dean and Jeanne were apart way more than they were together, even Jeanne has said certain things throughout the years. When Dean was home he wanted nothing more than to be left alone. And if you'd research it you'd find it
@ And Jerry's son Chris has written a book about his father. All good things about Jerry and a peek into the very private relationship that was Dean and Jerry
@markfriedman5706 he was a very mean and scary man in private life jerry Lewis felt he could treat people anyway he wanted and did and nobody got the worst of it more than his wife and children he cut his sons off because they took up for their mom after the divorce because he left her without a dime in the divorce
I saw one of his much late in life interviews. He was beyond rude. He was such a bitter mean man. Evidently this was the man his family lived all those years. His family lived in dread everyday when he came home. I was never a fan of his type of goofy comedy so I never saw his movies. Finding out how he treated his wife and kids made me glad I never supported his work.
I think he was gay. He got married because it was the right thing to do for career. I think the brake up was a subliminal issue…..too close for comfort it would seem to me. He may’ve been in love with Dean Martin, and Dean got out just at the right time. A lot of those skits in today’s view are classic repressed feelings.
@@Wanamaker1946 Don't think he was gay, but maybe bi, Dean too. You know both of them had an FBI file don't you? They were both thought to be homosexuals, not just Jerry. And it wasn't Dean who got out, it was Jerry. Jerry broke up the act, Dean wanted to stay with him. They were talking in the mid sixties about getting back together ( Dean's idea) but it never happened. And I'll mention one more thing, ever heard the song Dean wrote for Jerry's birthday in I believe, 1953? It was Dean proclaiming his love for Jerry, and at one point saying he'd marry him. Wasn't supposed to be released to the public but it got out. It's amazing the reputation that was built for Dean, because Dean could have cared less what people thought of him. And the things I mentioned here are documented for anybody who wants to look.
its a softer landing for Lewis publicly if he said he broke up the duo… much like any relationship you don’t want to be dumped you want to dump the person instead to make yourself look better.. as an old man, funny people are usually very lighthearted and very funny in their old age. Jerry Lewis was always serious and had a bone to pick with everyone.
Later in his life, Dean Martin did an interview where he said that the breakup was because Jerry Lewis needed to be the one and only star. The more attention Dean got, the more frustrated Lewis became. At least that's what he said happened
Yeah. As talented as Dean was, he finally said enough to basically being a straight man to his antics, and singing a couple songs. The trajectory of their separate careers speaks for itself. Can anyone really sit thru one of Lewis's movies today? They aren't even shown on TV. His "career" basically turned into the yearly telethon show. Period. Dean was very successful in film, recording, and his TV show was extremely popular for a long time. He basically got tired of show biz and retired. The early death of his son also had a severe impact on him.
@@alangrund5031 I met Jerry once, it was at a private industry function. I thanked him for his work on the telethon and he barely lifted his head. He did not make a great impression on me.
@noyopacific In general, I agree. I'm not a fan of the kind of physical humor he was famous for in his younger career I will say as he got older. I did like some of the comedy in his later movies. I can't remember the name of it, but there was the one movie where he played several parts and each one was the potential father of a child who would go and meet each one to try to decide who the real father was He was really funny in that movie and there was a couple of others. I think he was good in But that kind of silly comedy he engaged in when he was younger was not for me. So I guess in general I agree with you, up to a point
@@lyndajohnson1098 Really? Why is that? You do know that if it hadn't been for Jerry they wouldn't have been a Martin and Lewis? And if it hadn't been for Jerry, Dean would have drowned in debt? And if it hadn't been for Jerry, Dean would have been left behind when they started making movies? And if it hadn't been for Jerry, they would have been in court for tax debt? Martin and Lewis owed over $600,000 to the IRS, guess who worked to pay it? Not Dean. Jerry did it, by himself. So before you say Jerry wouldn't have been anything without Dean, you might better research it. You'll find what I just said to be true. It's well documented for anybody who cares to find out. And there are so many more examples. But yea, it's the same old thing, "Jerry is evil, Dean's a saint" Dean was re-created twice, after he split with Jerry and after he died. He always had somebody managing his career, not Jerry, he did it himself. And all this I know, because I'm a huge fan of Dean as well as Jerry but Dean was NOT a saint.
I remember as a child watching his telethon on tv. The ego and arrogance dripped from him . I knew I didn't like him but as a kid didn't know why. Few yrs older and I saw it clearly
Jerry Lewis couldn't even leave an inheritance behind for his kids! He wouldn't know the difference between right and wrong if it bit him! He was corrupt in life! 😠🔥
@@kellycaviness4850I have watched interviews with jerry and separately his sons. this man was a cruel human. And yes, I read and research. just curious, where do you get your into if you don't read? haha. never heard that one before. if we read, it isn't true????
@kellycaviness4850 that's not good enough! Plus he was corrupt in Hollywood! His record speaks for itself! How many muscular dystrophy kids can tell you as well that he really didn't care for them! I saw a video on that one time! The kids who had the most dystrophy problems were not put on video! Only those that Jerry chose! He was a phony all the way and he also raped some starlets! Reasons or not he was corrupt! 😠🔥⚖️
@kellycaviness4850 if I was in the same position and maybe angry at my daughter for something I'm still not going to leave her out of my will that's wrong on so many levels! 😠🔥⚖️🙏
When I was younger I thought their movies and TV programmes were mostly funny. I was never really convinced Lewis was a nice person in real life. On the other hand Martin gave me the good guy vib.
I watched and, for the most part, enjoyed Jerry and Dean for years. Jerry impressed me as a man trying to convince himself and everyone else that he was happy!! He always appeared desperate for approval, which one would assume to be natural in a performance career. If it is true that most or many comics are in their comedic careers because they are actually depressed, that is how I viewed him. NOne of this is meant to be critical, just they way I saw him, my opinion!! I would never wish him anything other than happiness and blessings for him and his family!!!
@@wp4934 You are so right. Jerry was desperate for approval because of his upbringing which wasn't always the best. Dean gave him the attention, affection and approval he needed. Ever notice how both of them always tried to make the other laugh, especially in their TV show, The Colgate Comedy Hour. They performed for each other
Had some personal contact with Jerry and his family. Enough to know he was a bum. He might have drawn attention to the duo (so would have been a traffic wreck) but he was a drain on Dean Martin
There was equal blame to gi around in that partnership. Jerry was the genius behind Martin and Lewis and everything Dean brought to the Rat Pack after their breakup was written by Jerry
@@frankdevechio3043 NO WAY !!! Dean simply hitched his train to a mostly talentless caboose who constantly kept himself on fire and off the track by convincing only himself that he had something to offer.
@@AlanThrower-n1j Wrong! Regardless of how you feel about Jerry as a person, he was far from talentless. He was a great actor, dancer and showman. As far as being a comedian, that's a subjective opinion. I always loved slapstick from Chaplin on down. In my view Lewis was the greatest slapstick comedian ever. How could a "no talent" consistently leave an audience in hysterical laughter as he did on each episode of The Colgate Comedy hour? He had perfect comedy timing and was the first performer to break the "4th wall." I take nothing away from Dean. He was also super talented, a great singer and dancer with equally perfect timing. They were in every sense the greatest comedy team of all time!
Jerry Lewis did all the work behind the scenes and act/comedy! Dean never rehearsed and just showed up all good looking and sang also playing the straight man. I loved them both in different ways.
@@terry4137 it's true, Dean hated to rehearse but he did it for Jerry. He never rehearsed for his TV show. His producer thought about asking Jerry to see if he could get him in the studio to rehearse but didn't. He just said Jerry had a way with him.
A comedy duo that will live forever. in the hearts of everyone whoever watched their antics and comedy. I always enjoyed their movies and Jerrys movies.
@@jacquelinemarie1078 For somebody who hates Jerry Lewis, you sure comment alot. Why do you even care? Jerry was wonderful and I know this because I didn't go by what his haters say, because they know absolutely nothing. It's almost comical when you read some of the things people comment that are so untrue. Glad I found out the truth.
In the 50s when I was a kid and adults were far more authoritarian Martin and Lewis represented to me adults that understood us kids. They represented some adult understanding , even sympathy, in what was then a very formidable world. I found it reassuring and remain grateful. Who could conceive of the brutality he exercised on his first wife and children or the antipathy he displayed in his interviews when much older. Martin seemed always far gentler and consistent with his earliest persona as well as a fine actor and a very great singer
I never like the Dean Martin Jerry Lewis duo. Later, I did like Dean Martin. Later learned that Jerry Lewis was not the good guy that was depicted. No surprise! But he turned out much worse. -
This documentary implies that Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin started out as a comedy team in 1945. It was in fact, 1946. In about a week after they started out, they became the hottest act in show business. They were already very well known before they appeared on Ed Sullivan in 1948. And you never mentioned that Jerry appeared on and guest hosted the Tonight Show. How could that possibly be ignored?
I remember seeing the delicate delinquent when I was about 12 years old it had a real affect on me. I always would go to see the Martin and Lewis movies after they broke up. I would want to see either one at any point or time I could.
Jerry Lewis was the jealous little boy that if he was invited to a baseball game and he had the only ball he would make sure he got to dictate everything before the game even started! This would make the whole baseball team mad! And somehow or another they would come up with another ball! And get rid of whining Jerry Lewis! 😂😠
@@georgehorner1578 They were both great, they both had wonderful careers, and if Dean hadn't wanted to be with him, he wouldn't have. Dean didn't want the split, he wanted to stay with Jerry
Lewis learnt all of his directing skills from Frank Tashlin. Remember that name. He directed and taught Lewis film direction and comedy. But, Lewis was undoubtedly talented. There is no denial.
Jerry Lewis carried the biggest grudge in Hollywood and played victim to Dean Martin, even though he chose to continue to play the goofball even post Martin-Lewis years. Then he expected to have his ass kissed by everyone and when they didn’t he pouted even more and died an angry old man.
In the 70's I ran a Messenger Service in Hollywood and we delivered to a lot of the celebs who did TV and film, especially Warner Bros. We did a lot of liquor to the Dean Martin Show. I was told, but do not know personally, that the liquor he was known to drink was delivered (along with other liquor) by the case but I don't know if it was for show or drunk by others or by Dean. The only Celeb the drivers used to rave about was Cher. She was friendly and usually offered drivers a drink--this WAS THE 70'S. I actually met Sonny years later when I sold advertising and he was showing up at his restaurant BONO'S--I think on Sunset but I am not sure. He told me: "I'm Sonny Bono. I don't need Publicity." Not real friendly.
I grew up in 1960's and 70's. I loved Jerry Lewis. I loved his humor and he was the best as far as I am concerned; and yes he was a legend! Miss- you Jerry! 😌
An indicator of descent character usually will be in the offspring's version of the parent and in lewis's case it's shocking ,he even paid one guy just so he could punch someone when he got angry ,the guy got $500 a week and thats tells me all I ever want to know about him
In San Diego, a friend of mine was a valet at a high end steak house where Jerry Lewis frequently dined. My friend told me that Jerry Lewis always tipped the valet $50.
Even as a kid I did not find him funny or amusing, but embarrassing. The popularity of Martin and Lewis totally escaped me. If he came of TV in a show I would leave while my parents laughed. And was he an awful person? Yes.
A famous person that everyone knows and loves. But in real life is not a very nice person. Pretty common story actually. Remember people, they are “actors “. They pretend for a living.
Some of his best moments were on Jack Paar's Tonight Show in the 1960s! I remember especially one time there when he did a spontaneous parody of the song "'Til There Was You" in a New York borough accent. "There wa boids on the hill, but I nevva hoid them sing-ging 'til there was you!" The lush orchestral accompaniment made it even better.
I can’t believe this missed three major events in his career. His first ever appearance in a major film which was a musical he had a cameo in called Lil’n Abner. Second was his earning a Noble Prize for creating video play back while directing the Nutty Professor. Lastly was when Sammy Davis Jr. brought Dean Martini Jersey’s telethon for a second time and begged them on the air to Barry the hatchet once and for all on the air,because he was dying and he would take over the show until they had settled their disputes. Which they finally did.
This was wonderful to watch. I'm disappointed though in that the miraculous work Lewis did from the 60's to 2014 for the funding and benefit of the Muscular Distrophy cause. Jerry Lewis was a saint.
Thank you! He was a true genius that today's generation of keyboard warriors can't even imagine. All they spout is "he left his kids out of the will!" Well lots of people do that. His kids were not innocent
Well, back when entertainment was either live or through the radio there was always a straight man and a goofy one and it was quite a hit for about 10 years for them. Then they went their own way. R.I.P.
This is the most inaccurate telling of Martian and Lewis I have ever heard. The split was not sudden at all! It was well planned out. "I couldn't put one foot in front of the other, feeling like a ship on the ocean." Come on what the hell does this mean? Other than it's a mixed metaphor.
I loved both of them, gave me such good vibes as a child and later I studied into details of their story... Private live may me a complete different story though (don't forget that Jerry had a back injury from a filming accident, that left him in pain for the rest of his life. Maybe he became a grumpy therefore. But he really left a legacy. Even invented the video monitor while filming on camera. But most importantly - and what most people may not have noticed and has been forgotten: Jerry really loved Dean! So much that nowadays certainly it would be called gay love. Back then... you just couldn't and that broke Jerry's heart! Twice, when he saw how Dean suffered the death of his son... Then Jerry went bitter even more 😔
@@HaraldGerhardFuchs Let's not forget,... Dean loved Jerry just as much, he just never said it publicly, but he certainly did. I have so many old newspaper articles and magazine articles on the two of them, and from the comments Dean made about Jerry, you can tell without a doubt, he loved him very much
The breakup was not Jerry's idea. The real story of the breakup: Jerry had helped write the script for their next movie, the Delicate Delinquent. The part of the cop was written for Dean. Dean told Jerry he didn't want to play a cop and asked if the part could be rewritten. Jerry told him no. Dean told Jerry he wouldn't do it and Jerry said that they would find someone else to play the part. Dean told him to start looking and walked out. Jerry may have realized in hindsight that the breakup was the best thing for both of them, and looking back, he probably realized what Dean had been going through by being virtually ignored. But, at the time, he was not expecting Dean to truly walk out. He says he broke it up out of consideration for Dean, but the truth is he didn't give a tinker's you know what about Dean or his feelings. If he did, he would not have been so dismissive of Dean's request. The bottom line is that Dean was supposed to just shut up and do what he was told. Jerry's ego had taken control and he was in charge, and no one had better question that. To his credit, Jerry did eventually realize that it was the best thing for Dean. I heard Jerry say in an interview that he would have been nothing without Dean, and while they were together, Dean was what made it work because Jerry was trying to make Dean laugh and was playing to him.
@@cjstatman Well really only part of that is true. It's not that Dean didn't want to play a cop, he really was challenging Jerry to do something about their partnership. So many things happened, so many twists and turns, there wasn't just one thing that broke them up. This was just one of the last things. Dean didn't want to break up the act but in reality Jerry had had enough. Dean wouldn't show up for the premiere of 'You're never too young' and then there was the tax thing. Jerry had to do it by himself. Dean wasn't all innocence, but that's how Dean has been remembered. A real shame Jerry has to take all the blame
This video makes it seem like Jerry Lewis was missing a successful career. He was one of the funniest men that ever was!! He did not need to use vulgar words either. It would have been a better video if you would have included Jerry Lewis own words about his career ups and downs and his own words about his and Dean Martins going their own ways. This video is just a bunch of shots of how you think it all happened.
Why did they show Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in "some like it Hot" starting @5:26. This clip to my knowledge has absolutely nothing to do with Martin & Lewis.............does it?
@@howardkahn4330 Absolutely not true. At least you asked, unlike others who spout their nonsense without even caring to look. And he didn't cause the breakup, he's the one who initiated it yes, but there's a lot of mystery surrounding them and the split. In early 1956, they got along fine and weren't even talking about a split, especially Dean, he did not want it but it happened and there are so many scenarios as to why. Most people just read stuff on RUclips and spout, "it was Jerry. Jerry is horrible" No absolutely not true
And now they’re both gone. There will never be another two like them. It’s really a shame. I remember when they were together. I watched every movie they ever done together, probably more than once.. too talented stubborn individuals that just didn’t talk to each other to fix whatever was wrong between them. I hope they’re getting along better wherever they are now.⚡️
@@marilyn6979They talked alot. People just don't know. I've been researching them for awhile now. You'd be surprised at the amount of times these two talked and interacted. It was nothing like the press says.
@kellycaviness4850 Thanks Kelly so nice because it's true after so many years went by whatever they decided to talk about especially after getting together at MDA telethon with Frank Sinatra intervening they had a special bond and that wouldn't be broken when 1 needed the other for support
@@Nolongerangry Really? Where did you get that from? Dean never ever wrote anything in his entire life , except a song he wrote for Jerry's birthday one year. And just to be very clear, Jerry always and I mean always gave Dean all the credit for everything even though it was both of them that made it work
@kellycaviness4850 that is why they chose to go separate ways until Frank Sinatra got them together for the telethon. When they were stage performers and even in some of the early movies it was Dean who wrote the jokes for them to do. Jerry Lewis took the credit for it and even when he became a director his ego got to big and a lot of people in Hollywood couldn't stand him.
@@Nolongerangry Im sorry but you are confused. Dean never ever wrote any jokes. Norman Lear and Ed Simmons wrote for them in the Colgate Comedy Hour. And this about Jerry taking credit for it, is not true at all. Jerry always gave Dean the credit, always even though he knew Dean never wrote anything.
I was in the stage orchestra when Lewis played in Phoenix, AZ. Near the end of his show, someone right in front of the stage made some remark. Since this was at least 30 years ago I don't remember what that remark was but Lewis just lit into the woman for a full 2 or 3 minutes insulting her and really almost shouting at her. Maybe the woman shouldn't have made any remark but Lewis had no call to rake her over the coals like he did. One or two comebacks would have been fine. After the show, he stood by the door while the orchestra left. It looked like he was waiting for someone to make something flattering to him. As for me, I just looked at him with a very straight face and almost sneered and left. He was a no-class act.
Lewis has always been an angry person....sorry no respect for him so when he whines about others I see clearly it is nothing less than misdirection. Jerry, I never found you funny. More like a clown whose offerred very little to society. Good job wasting our nations time and your life.
@@ADA8245-w1v Omg you are definitely what you said, misdirected. Offered little to society? Lol. You obviously have never researched past the old standby, "Jerry is bad" theme. Jerry Lewis did so much for society, and if you'd research him, you'd find out. If Dean, Frank, Sammy was here, they'd sure tell you.
@lannylandrith 12 days ago The video spent almost no time explaining the breakup. Years ago I had heard that the breakup was due to Dean's wanting more attention. The video briefly suggested that the breakup was due to Dean's getting more and more attention - just the opposite of what I originally heard..................OK, the previous comment is similar to what I heard years ago. I am 79 and what I heard was Jerry was jealous of the popularity of Dean. He felt Dean was taking too much credit for their success.
well with all this history I was waiting to hear about there 500 club gigs in AtlanticCity with the rat pack, this happened many times. I was there for a few of them.
What nonsense. The fact was that as the '50s rolled on, Jerry felt threatened by Dean's talent, that was obvious to him. When they split up, Dean was no longer Jerry's straight-man -- Jerry could no longer lean on Dean and Dean had to find something else to do. Jerry continued with his outrageous slapstick -- as a child I can remember sitting in my family's car at the local drive-in watching Lewis in The Disorderly Orderly and laughing so hard that my mother thought I was having a fit. But suddenly the world realized that Martin could sing, and sing well. He developed the character of the tipsy playboy -- it was an act that used his instincts for humour. He starred on his TV show and was an instant hit, mixing songs with skits featuring A-list guests and his character of a happy-go-lucky drunk, and his fabulous voice which he also featured in a Las Vegas style live stage show. But this is a thin gruel of Lewis biography. The bottom line is that Lewis broke up the act because of his own insecurity. Lewis never apologized -- to Martin or his millions of fans. And for that personal pettiness, his legacy will forever be tarnished. And this piece only scratches the surface. 👎🏻
@@randytaylor1258 Yes it was an act created for him after Jerry. Dean didn't want to work but they wanted him for a show so they agreed to his terms. Jerry was not threatened by Dean's talent, lol, in fact Jerry always gave Dean the credit for their act, yes even while they were still together. Jerry was the one who wanted the split, not Dean. Jerry even took all the blame. Dean was a great performer as long as somebody else guided his career, he was not assertive at all. I love Dean as much as I do Jerry but the truth is the truth. Jerry wanted to direct, produce, the whole works. Dean just wanted to continue with Jerry because Jerry was in charge and Dean wanted it that way
Jerry experienced a peak with his solo Paramount studios film contract with his inventiveness and elaborate sight gags in so many of those films. Dean was like a fine wine that just kept getting better as time went along with a charisma, singing talent, and casual humor that just wanted you to be around him.
Jerry Lewis was a bit too silly. Dean Martin had the looks, the voice and personality. Jerry had a HUGE ego.
Yep -- that about sums it up
Dean also had an ego but it didn't show. In the sixties when he was at his peak, he said some things that proves it.
Jerry wasn’t bad looking himself when he was not acting.
@ Jerry was so adorable in the 40s and 50s but the 60s? Wow! He was the best looking man in Hollywood! Followed closely by Dean Martin, of course.
When I was much younger, our family doctor was friendly with Dean Martin and played golf with him every week. He told us he was very nice, and actually didn't drink at all.
@@terirachelsims8928 I heard he didn't drink from a video of Frank Sinatra
I read somewhere that he drank ginger ale, and or tea, which by color, would look like liquor.
Really?
@@rorromorro3839oh wow 😅
I heard from several sources over the years that he demonstrated far too much athletic prowess and coordination to be the lush he portrayed.
Dean was great actor, comedian -- he had a natural talent, great singer too
Great singer!
I'm a 81 year old male,who loved Martin and Lewis from the very first time I saw then,and even after their break up I thought that was the last of Dean,but boy was I ever wrong,I loved both them then as partners and then as a single act,I still watch old Martin and Lewis movies and still laugh at the same things I laughed at as a kid,good humor never dies even when these two incredible men left this world,their memories will last forever
Dean and Jerry thanks for the laughs and memories,and rest in peace!!!
The video spent almost no time explaining the breakup. Years ago I had heard that the breakup was due to Dean's wanting more attention. The video briefly suggested that the breakup was due to Dean's getting more and more attention - just the opposite of what I originally heard.
The problem here was that Dean Martin was a real talented singer with an incredible sense of humor, while Jerry Lewis was just a fairly good slapstick performer.
Jerry was Paramount's Golden Boy. I believe his streak of money making movies still stands, prompting a Paramount exec to say, "if Jerry wanted to burn the studio down, I'd give him the match!"
I never could really get a "laugh" from Lewis, who was just acting like a circus clown and had no real delivery as a comedian, other than playing the "dummy". All the talent (with REAL comedy) is owed to Dean Martin. Let me put on DM's Christmas tunes and feel the warmth that he radiated with his fans.
Dean Martin was a talentless hack who just recited lines when prompted.
@dawolyan13 Well, for a talentless hack, how did he manage to actually be one of the top American performers of the time? And, with his lack of talent, how did he manage to become a multi millionaire from his performance! Are you sure if your head doesn't need a good examination?
Dean Martin was generally recognized for having a lightening wit for ad lib. I remember once on his TV show, (which he never rehearsed for) a female singer whose name I don't remember was singing a duet with him and she flubbed a line of the lyrics. Of course she laughed in her embarrassment and the audience was also laughing when Dean casually said, "It's alright. Anyone can make a mistake. Look at Hitler."
As a kid i watched Lewis and never liked him but as a child never knew why, now i'm 89 and see he really had no talent. 2nd rate slapstick only.
GW ... you are so right. Even his own children hated him as being a total SOB. Dean Martin had real class without being smug about his beautiful singing voice and well-loved character playing. Going to listen to his Christmas albums right now!
Absolutely correct. I disliked him as a teenager and wouldn’t watch the movies. Still can’t stand him. Norman Lear writes about how insecure Lewis was, how demanding, and how jealous he was of Dean. Lear (who wrote for the team for three years until he couldn’t stand Lewis any more) said that Dean could make him laugh with a tiny gesture, way funnier than Lewis,
Same. Dean Martin always seemed like he was having to work around the antics of his so-called partner.
@@danielzielke9997 I adore Dean but he could be very smug and his head did swell a bit in the 60s so it wasn't only Jerry. People give him a bad rap without really ever researching him or Dean for that matter. They were both wonderful together with Jerry being the one who broke up the act. Dean did not want it but after he became successful he said some things in the press that made him look like a big a*****e, but Jerry gets the bad rap for being abusive to his sons. Ever thought it could be the other way around? All I'm saying is those kids weren't all innocent and it's not at all uncommon for celebrities to leave grown kids out of a will. His wife and daughter needed it. He had already taken care of Patti's medical expenses through his son but the money mysteriously disappeared. You figure the rest out
Classic comedy from Martin and Lewis! No one like them before,, or since! RIP Jerry and Dean! You made your mark in comedy that has yet to be matched! One of the greatest and most creative comedy teams of all-time! My Dearly-departed Dad saw them live once, and never forgot them! He cried describing their act! Happy tears! His favorite comedy act ever, and one of my all-time favorites as well! No one like them before, or since! I'm 70 years old this month of December, the 23rd, 2024, and I remember these two like they're still performing! They were living examples of what Groucho Marx, also one of my favorites, once said," if you have to curse to be funny, you're not funny", and Martin and Lewis exemplified that Statement! Very funny without ever being vulgar! True comedy! Thanks for the memories, Jerry and Dean! Forever in our hearts! Laughter lives on!
IT TAKES All sort's I guess.
A lot of people hated Jerry Lewis after working with him. I'm unaware that anyone ever said that about Dean Martin. Jerry did start the MD telethon but eventually it was taken away from him, much against his will.
@@Jimvanhise Dean was supposed to have been a very nice guy! He wasn’t a drunk either that was an act. Yes Jerry did the telethon I will give credit for that but I’m an avid biography reader and I’ve read up on Jerry he was a genuine toxic narcissistic monster
Jerry Lewis Started MD and Throughout All Those Years Raised I Think it Was Said, About A Billion dollars, Without Jerry Lewis, MD Would've Never Had That Much $$$ Help.
God Bless/Rest His Soul
R.I.P.
Dean Martin 🙏🏻🌹
Jerry Lewis 🙏🏻🌹
@@jeffreymartin6369 I know what has been said about him since his death. I'm not saying the articles are incorrect. What I am saying is it bothers me that when someone famous dies like a Carson or Lewis, the floodgates open for authors out to destroy them. I find it disappointing as the people they are ripping apart can no longer defend themselves. Additionally, the general public is not aware of all the factors that contributed to their actions. They just like judging people they don't really know - as well as judging them through an author who is out to make a buck.
Cut all of his children out of his will. Nice, hey? I could see if one was a bad apple, but all of them? Tells you all you need to know about Lewis as a person. A very talented, but very strange and unpleasant man.
It’s hard to believe the time & dedication Jerry did for MD. It was horrible how they fucked him over & just dumped him. Unless he had ‘his hand in the til’ they had no right treating him like that. How much is MD taking in now every Labor Day??
Love them or hate them, Martin & Lewis were magic. My father had a sophomoric, low-brow, fecal sense of humor. Years ago, I played him the movie "Dumb and Dumber" thinking he'd really like it. He sat there stoically. I asked, "You don't like this?" He shrugged, "Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin did this stuff years ago." He was right; Jerry and Dean paved the way.
Dean had a much longer film career. Sons of Katie Elder, The Young Lions, the Matt Helm series, Something Big, Texas across the river, and many more! Enjoyed his movies much more then Lewis's.
Lewis was a worse human being than Dean Martin ever was.
Dean actually was known as a good,if distant guy and father. Lousy husband
And you know this how???
Jerry Lewis raised millions of dollars for children's charities... I'll always remember those long marathons to exhaustion that tolled through for his children
It's hard to say who was at fault
The best scenario was that it was time to move on in their careers.. they both did well...Jerry had his ways of not being a good person even though his appearance on the telethon raised millions of dollars..today the telethon isn't watched by as many ppl now that he is no longer there. And Dean did good being alone in his movies, tv show, concerts and other things
Both did good and may both continue to entertain where ever they went in the afterlife.
Lewis was not a nice human, not by a long shot, and I have never heard anything bad abut Martin, even his children seem to like him, unlike Lewis' children who claimed he was an abusive father and husband.
I'm 73 now ...from the 1st yime i saw Jerry ...he just irritated me !! Dean was and still is the Man for me !! RIP the both of you...catch you soon on the flip side !! 😊❤
I agree with you, Jerry was too silly and irritating and I could not stand him. Dean was multi talented and the best singer and actor. He also was a very good father whereas Jerry certainly was not, horrible to his wife Patti--he proved what he was in the end by his will.
@@BethDavis-d9v Why do you think Dean was a good father when he left his first wife and four children. He wasn't a great father even his children have said things that leads one to believe he wasn't. Jerry never left his children and as far as I have ever read he was good to Patti so don't know where all the hate comes from. And the old excuse to hate on Jerry, 'he left his kids out of the will' blah blah blah. So tired of that one. He had his reasons and parents aren't obligated to include their adult children in the will' especially when the adult children have their own money and careers BECAUSE OF THEIR PARENTS. Get it?
@@kellycaviness4850 Dean always stayed very much in his children's life and you show me one of his children saying he was a bad father. Jery was a violent husband and father when he was home and his children and wife have said so. They had to walk on eggshells when he was home and he abandoned them in his old age and will. Put your glasses on and brain in.
@ Researched them for years. Deanna said dean wasn't a good father but he was a good man. Claudia said he just didn't want to be a part of anything and that Jeanne had to handle everything and those boys of Jerry's, oh boy, they were something. Jerry was paying for Patti's care, trusting his kids with the money he gave towards that care, well it mysteriously never got to Patti so yea, glasses and brain fully on. Dean and Jeanne were apart way more than they were together, even Jeanne has said certain things throughout the years. When Dean was home he wanted nothing more than to be left alone. And if you'd research it you'd find it
@ And Jerry's son Chris has written a book about his father. All good things about Jerry and a peek into the very private relationship that was Dean and Jerry
As a kid, I loved the Lewis movies. I’m sure he was not easy to live with. Dean was a much better man.
Jerry Lewis was a good actor comedian; but I will only remember for the most part, what a horrible father to his children he was.
I was looking for this comment,let us not forget how he treated his first wife and their sons.
He sexually abused women.
So true and a awful husband to his first wife he was not a nice man but a good actor comedian
He single handedly derailed Gary's career with the Playboys when he could have intervened and didn't.
@markfriedman5706 he was a very mean and scary man in private life jerry Lewis felt he could treat people anyway he wanted and did and nobody got the worst of it more than his wife and children he cut his sons off because they took up for their mom after the divorce because he left her without a dime in the divorce
Dean Martin was a good family man. Jerry.... Remember that scene in the 'Nutty Professor' his alter ego.. that's who he was
My father taught his youngest son how to drive. He said when he met Jerry he was very smug, and not very friendly.
I adored Dean Martin, but I loathed Jerry Lewis…he was a pain..
Lewis always seemed like he was trying too hard and only had one persona - and that persona was grating.
My mother in law was a cocktail waitress in Vegas and said Jerry was unpleasant, cheap and smelled funny.
I saw one of his much late in life interviews. He was beyond rude. He was such a bitter mean man. Evidently this was the man his family lived all those years. His family lived in dread everyday when he came home. I was never a fan of his type of goofy comedy so I never saw his movies. Finding out how he treated his wife and kids made me glad I never supported his work.
I think he was gay. He got married because it was the right thing to do for career. I think the brake up was a subliminal issue…..too close for comfort it would seem to me. He may’ve been in love with Dean Martin, and Dean got out just at the right time. A lot of those skits in today’s view are classic repressed feelings.
@@Wanamaker1946 Don't think he was gay, but maybe bi, Dean too. You know both of them had an FBI file don't you? They were both thought to be homosexuals, not just Jerry. And it wasn't Dean who got out, it was Jerry. Jerry broke up the act, Dean wanted to stay with him. They were talking in the mid sixties about getting back together ( Dean's idea) but it never happened. And I'll mention one more thing, ever heard the song Dean wrote for Jerry's birthday in I believe, 1953? It was Dean proclaiming his love for Jerry, and at one point saying he'd marry him. Wasn't supposed to be released to the public but it got out. It's amazing the reputation that was built for Dean, because Dean could have cared less what people thought of him. And the things I mentioned here are documented for anybody who wants to look.
its a softer landing for Lewis publicly if he said he broke up the duo… much like any relationship you don’t want to be dumped you want to dump the person instead to make yourself look better.. as an old man, funny people are usually very lighthearted and very funny in their old age. Jerry Lewis was always serious and had a bone to pick with everyone.
@@5cloudwalker no..he was a perfectionist
@@5cloudwalker just watch beg of Rock a Bye baby w Jerry struggling w long scene out of control hose and water everywhere..hilarious
Later in his life, Dean Martin did an interview where he said that the breakup was because Jerry Lewis needed to be the one and only star.
The more attention Dean got, the more frustrated Lewis became.
At least that's what he said happened
it's probably true
Yeah. As talented as Dean was, he finally said enough to basically being a straight man to his antics, and singing a couple songs. The trajectory of their separate careers speaks for itself. Can anyone really sit thru one of Lewis's movies today? They aren't even shown on TV. His "career" basically turned into the yearly telethon show. Period.
Dean was very successful in film, recording, and his TV show was extremely popular for a long time. He basically got tired of show biz and retired. The early death of his son also had a severe impact on him.
@@alangrund5031 I met Jerry once, it was at a private industry function. I thanked him for his work on the telethon and he barely lifted his head. He did not make a great impression on me.
I was never dim witted or drunk enough to appreciate Lewis's attempts at humor. He seemed like a jerk to me.
@noyopacific
In general, I agree. I'm not a fan of the kind of physical humor he was famous for in his younger career
I will say as he got older. I did like some of the comedy in his later movies.
I can't remember the name of it, but there was the one movie where he played several parts and each one was the potential father of a child who would go and meet each one to try to decide who the real father was
He was really funny in that movie and there was a couple of others. I think he was good in
But that kind of silly comedy he engaged in when he was younger was not for me.
So I guess in general I agree with you, up to a point
l was born in the year 1945 and l love Jerry & Dean......Thanks for this excellent video.....🇺🇸
Glad you enjoyed it
In the vernacular, Jerry Lewis was a schmuck. He'd have to stand on his mother's shoulders to kiss Dean Martin's butt.
Jerry Lewis would be nothing without Dean Martin
@@lyndajohnson1098 Really? Why is that? You do know that if it hadn't been for Jerry they wouldn't have been a Martin and Lewis? And if it hadn't been for Jerry, Dean would have drowned in debt? And if it hadn't been for Jerry, Dean would have been left behind when they started making movies? And if it hadn't been for Jerry, they would have been in court for tax debt? Martin and Lewis owed over $600,000 to the IRS, guess who worked to pay it? Not Dean. Jerry did it, by himself. So before you say Jerry wouldn't have been anything without Dean, you might better research it. You'll find what I just said to be true. It's well documented for anybody who cares to find out. And there are so many more examples. But yea, it's the same old thing, "Jerry is evil, Dean's a saint" Dean was re-created twice, after he split with Jerry and after he died. He always had somebody managing his career, not Jerry, he did it himself. And all this I know, because I'm a huge fan of Dean as well as Jerry but Dean was NOT a saint.
I remember as a child watching his telethon on tv. The ego and arrogance dripped from him . I knew I didn't like him but as a kid didn't know why. Few yrs older and I saw it clearly
The bitterness based on imagined wrongs comes through clearly.
Jerry Lewis couldn't even leave an inheritance behind for his kids! He wouldn't know the difference between right and wrong if it bit him! He was corrupt in life! 😠🔥
Nope. You only know what you've read. Far more to it than that.
@@kellycaviness4850I have watched interviews with jerry and separately his sons. this man was a cruel human. And yes, I read and research. just curious, where do you get your into if you don't read? haha. never heard that one before. if we read, it isn't true????
@@ritchievernon8099 He had reasons
@kellycaviness4850 that's not good enough! Plus he was corrupt in Hollywood! His record speaks for itself! How many muscular dystrophy kids can tell you as well that he really didn't care for them! I saw a video on that one time! The kids who had the most dystrophy problems were not put on video! Only those that Jerry chose! He was a phony all the way and he also raped some starlets! Reasons or not he was corrupt! 😠🔥⚖️
@kellycaviness4850 if I was in the same position and maybe angry at my daughter for something I'm still not going to leave her out of my will that's wrong on so many levels! 😠🔥⚖️🙏
When I was younger I thought their movies and TV programmes were mostly funny. I was never really convinced Lewis was a nice person in real life. On the other hand Martin gave me the good guy vib.
I watched and, for the most part, enjoyed Jerry and Dean for years. Jerry impressed me as a man trying to convince himself and everyone else that he was happy!! He always appeared desperate for approval, which one would assume to be natural in a performance career. If it is true that most or many comics are in their comedic careers because they are actually depressed, that is how I viewed him. NOne of this is meant to be critical, just they way I saw him, my opinion!! I would never wish him anything other than happiness and blessings for him and his family!!!
@@wp4934 You are so right. Jerry was desperate for approval because of his upbringing which wasn't always the best. Dean gave him the attention, affection and approval he needed. Ever notice how both of them always tried to make the other laugh, especially in their TV show, The Colgate Comedy Hour. They performed for each other
I grew up in the 60s and i was really sick. Jerrys comedy kept me living. I will always thank him for that.
@@waterwitch8902 awesome..agree..funny and therapeutic
People sometimes fall apart..that's life
Well said.
He was a bitter, angry man, my sympathies go to his children.
Had some personal contact with Jerry and his family. Enough to know he was a bum. He might have drawn attention to the duo (so would have been a traffic wreck) but he was a drain on Dean Martin
There was equal blame to gi around in that partnership. Jerry was the genius behind Martin and Lewis and everything Dean brought to the Rat Pack after their breakup was written by Jerry
@@frankdevechio3043 NO WAY !!! Dean simply hitched his train to a mostly talentless caboose who constantly kept himself on fire and off the track by convincing only himself that he had something to offer.
@@AlanThrower-n1j Wrong! Regardless of how you feel about Jerry as a person, he was far from talentless. He was a great actor, dancer and showman. As far as being a comedian, that's a subjective opinion. I always loved slapstick from Chaplin on down. In my view Lewis was the greatest slapstick comedian ever. How could a "no talent" consistently leave an audience in hysterical laughter as he did on each episode of The Colgate Comedy hour? He had perfect comedy timing and was the first performer to break the "4th wall." I take nothing away from Dean. He was also super talented, a great singer and dancer with equally perfect timing. They were in every sense the greatest comedy team of all time!
@@steve3602 Remember Duke Mitchell and Sammy Petrillo in "Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla"?
@@steve3602 So aside from only himself, he fooled you too. How does the kool ade taste?
I used to do things that Jerry did all my life, people look at me funny, but it put a smile on their dial, that's all that matters; I am 66
Jerry Lewis did all the work behind the scenes and act/comedy! Dean never rehearsed and just showed up all good looking and sang also playing the straight man. I loved them both in different ways.
@@terry4137 it's true, Dean hated to rehearse but he did it for Jerry. He never rehearsed for his TV show. His producer thought about asking Jerry to see if he could get him in the studio to rehearse but didn't. He just said Jerry had a way with him.
I never missed a Jerry Lewis- EVER! He was the funniest guy I have ever seen in my lit I just love that guy!!
A comedy duo that will live forever. in the hearts of everyone whoever watched their antics and comedy. I always enjoyed their movies and Jerrys movies.
wow, rose colored glasses
@@jacquelinemarie1078 For somebody who hates Jerry Lewis, you sure comment alot. Why do you even care? Jerry was wonderful and I know this because I didn't go by what his haters say, because they know absolutely nothing. It's almost comical when you read some of the things people comment that are so untrue. Glad I found out the truth.
In the 50s when I was a kid and adults were far more authoritarian Martin and Lewis represented to me adults that understood us kids. They represented some adult understanding , even sympathy, in what was then a very formidable world. I found it reassuring and remain grateful. Who could conceive of the brutality he exercised on his first wife and children or the antipathy he displayed in his interviews when much older. Martin seemed always far gentler and consistent with his earliest persona as well as a fine actor and a very great singer
I never like the Dean Martin Jerry Lewis duo. Later, I did like Dean Martin. Later learned that Jerry Lewis was not the good guy that was depicted. No surprise! But he turned out much worse. -
This documentary implies that Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin started out as a comedy team in 1945. It was in fact, 1946. In about a week after they started out, they became the hottest act in show business. They were already very well known before they appeared on Ed Sullivan in 1948.
And you never mentioned that Jerry appeared on and guest hosted the Tonight Show. How could that possibly be ignored?
I remember seeing the delicate delinquent when I was about 12 years old it had a real affect on me. I always would go to see the Martin and Lewis movies after they broke up. I would want to see either one at any point or time I could.
If you ever saw an interview with Jerry he was a man full of hate
God yes!!!
@@AlanGGoldstein it's funny, I've seen so many interviews with Jerry and I don't see hate. How many have you seen
@@jacquelinemarie1078 How many have you seen
He was a great comedian and he'll be remembered for the Jerry Lewis telethon for years because he did something for kids
Lewis was an A hole, a one trick pony, the man boy act got old really quick, Dino was a great talent, Lewis was holding him back.
Jerry Lewis was the jealous little boy that if he was invited to a baseball game and he had the only ball he would make sure he got to dictate everything before the game even started! This would make the whole baseball team mad! And somehow or another they would come up with another ball! And get rid of whining Jerry Lewis! 😂😠
@@georgehorner1578 They were both great, they both had wonderful careers, and if Dean hadn't wanted to be with him, he wouldn't have. Dean didn't want the split, he wanted to stay with Jerry
Thank you for this behind the scenes look at a comedic icon!!
Lewis learnt all of his directing skills from Frank Tashlin. Remember that name. He directed and taught Lewis film direction and comedy. But, Lewis was undoubtedly talented. There is no denial.
Jerry Lewis carried the biggest grudge in Hollywood and played victim to Dean Martin, even though he chose to continue to play the goofball even post Martin-Lewis years. Then he expected to have his ass kissed by everyone and when they didn’t he pouted even more and died an angry old man.
That was a very good chronological biography! Well done!
"Jerry Lewis Finally Speaks Up About Dean Martin " ?????
FINALLY? He's been dead since 2017. Did you have a seance?
Probably just ‘dug up’ some dirt…
Sadly it was always Jerry’s ego !!…
Dean was far to tolerant.. 🥰🇺🇸
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I loved Jerry. Lewis - ❤ - I loved them both … ♥️♥️
I was disappointed Cinderfellow was not mentioned. It was one of my favorites. He was a dancing man.
In the 70's I ran a Messenger Service in Hollywood and we delivered to a lot of the celebs who did TV and film, especially Warner Bros. We did a lot of liquor to the Dean Martin Show. I was told, but do not know personally, that the liquor he was known to drink was delivered (along with other liquor) by the case but I don't know if it was for show or drunk by others or by Dean. The only Celeb the drivers used to rave about was Cher. She was friendly and usually offered drivers a drink--this WAS THE 70'S. I actually met Sonny years later when I sold advertising and he was showing up at his restaurant BONO'S--I think on Sunset but I am not sure. He told me: "I'm Sonny Bono. I don't need Publicity." Not real friendly.
He did have some interesting guest appearances in the 90's. I loved him on Wiseguy..
I was 6 in 1956 when they broke up, I still remember my parents and their friends speaking of the break-up with great sorrow, like a real divorce.
They both had separate talents, but Martin won.
Jerry was a comic genius...... especially physical comedy. He was a musician and a good singer.
I find that hilarious.
I grew up in 1960's and 70's. I loved Jerry Lewis. I loved his humor and he was the best as far as I am concerned; and yes he was a legend! Miss- you Jerry! 😌
@@JayTee0007 😀
He was a bumbling idiot at best.
I agree 😊
An indicator of descent character usually will be in the offspring's version of the parent and in lewis's case it's shocking ,he even paid one guy just so he could punch someone when he got angry ,the guy got $500 a week and thats tells me all I ever want to know about him
Jerry Lewis was one of the best comedians. He was totally awesome.
In San Diego, a friend of mine was a valet at a high end steak house where Jerry Lewis frequently dined.
My friend told me that Jerry Lewis always tipped the valet $50.
He was great I miss him I loved him singing the song at the end of the Telethon
5:31 Tony Cutis and Jack Lemmon ARE NOT Martin and Lewis !!!
18:22 Neither is Elvis Lewis, of course. SHAME on editing.
You realize that's Tony Curtis & Jack Lemmon from 5:30 to 5:33, right?
Why did they show a clip of "Some Like it Hot"?
because youtubers now-a-days just throw a bunch of mish mash together with a provoking title to get clicks and views.....
Lewis was a GIANT.
a GIANT scumbag
After the break-up Dean's career soared! Jerry's career slowly went down hill.
The telethon keep him going for awhile, but he was a dick to everyone there as well, people said. He just wasn't a nice guy.
@@BladeStar-uq6xe No. They were both superstars in the 60s. Their careers both took a hit after that, especially in the 70s
Even as a kid I did not find him funny or amusing, but embarrassing. The popularity of Martin and Lewis totally escaped me. If he came of TV in a show I would leave while my parents laughed. And was he an awful person? Yes.
he had a heart murmur but he live til 91
A famous person that everyone knows and loves. But in real life is not a very nice person. Pretty common story actually. Remember people, they are “actors “. They pretend for a living.
Dean Martin was my favorite loved his singing
I'm sorry but I could never stand Jerry!, a poor actor trying to be funny does not a laugh make!
Some of his best moments were on Jack Paar's Tonight Show in the 1960s! I remember especially one time there when he did a spontaneous parody of the song "'Til There Was You" in a New York borough accent. "There wa boids on the hill, but I nevva hoid them sing-ging 'til there was you!" The lush orchestral accompaniment made it even better.
I can’t believe this missed three major events in his career. His first ever appearance in a major film which was a musical he had a cameo in called Lil’n Abner. Second was his earning a Noble Prize for creating video play back while directing the Nutty Professor. Lastly was when Sammy Davis Jr. brought Dean Martini Jersey’s telethon for a second time and begged them on the air to Barry the hatchet once and for all on the air,because he was dying and he would take over the show until they had settled their disputes. Which they finally did.
Thank you!
1. Min 19 seconds the photo of lewis' parents is in fact Jerry LEE lewis' parents.I don't think that such a blunder is excusable
youtubers now-a-days just throw a bunch of mish mash together with a provoking title to get clicks and views.....
This was wonderful to watch. I'm disappointed though in that the miraculous work Lewis did from the 60's to 2014 for the funding and benefit of the Muscular Distrophy cause. Jerry Lewis was a saint.
Jerry worked with Sony with the introduction of tape & VCR’s. His post production & directing abilities made him a genius in the movies.
Thank you! He was a true genius that today's generation of keyboard warriors can't even imagine. All they spout is "he left his kids out of the will!" Well lots of people do that. His kids were not innocent
Well, back when entertainment was either live or through the radio there was always a straight man and a goofy one and it was quite a hit for about 10 years for them.
Then they went their own way. R.I.P.
WITHOUT A DOUBT, HIM AND DEAN WERE MY FAVORITE COMEDY DUO AS I WAS BORN IN 1944 AND GREW TO LOVE THEM! .
This is the most inaccurate telling of Martian and Lewis I have ever heard. The split was not sudden at all! It was well planned out. "I couldn't put one foot in front of the other, feeling like a ship on the ocean." Come on what the hell does this mean? Other than it's a mixed metaphor.
Jerry was and still is one of my favorite comedians. When is stealing food "pranks"?
Jerry always seemed like an angry monster hidden by disturbing comedy making fun of the disabled.
The king of comedy was his best!
I loved both of them, gave me such good vibes as a child and later I studied into details of their story... Private live may me a complete different story though (don't forget that Jerry had a back injury from a filming accident, that left him in pain for the rest of his life. Maybe he became a grumpy therefore. But he really left a legacy. Even invented the video monitor while filming on camera. But most importantly - and what most people may not have noticed and has been forgotten: Jerry really loved Dean! So much that nowadays certainly it would be called gay love. Back then... you just couldn't and that broke Jerry's heart! Twice, when he saw how Dean suffered the death of his son... Then Jerry went bitter even more 😔
@@HaraldGerhardFuchs Let's not forget,... Dean loved Jerry just as much, he just never said it publicly, but he certainly did. I have so many old newspaper articles and magazine articles on the two of them, and from the comments Dean made about Jerry, you can tell without a doubt, he loved him very much
The breakup was not Jerry's idea. The real story of the breakup: Jerry had helped write the script for their next movie, the Delicate Delinquent. The part of the cop was written for Dean. Dean told Jerry he didn't want to play a cop and asked if the part could be rewritten. Jerry told him no. Dean told Jerry he wouldn't do it and Jerry said that they would find someone else to play the part. Dean told him to start looking and walked out. Jerry may have realized in hindsight that the breakup was the best thing for both of them, and looking back, he probably realized what Dean had been going through by being virtually ignored. But, at the time, he was not expecting Dean to truly walk out. He says he broke it up out of consideration for Dean, but the truth is he didn't give a tinker's you know what about Dean or his feelings. If he did, he would not have been so dismissive of Dean's request. The bottom line is that Dean was supposed to just shut up and do what he was told. Jerry's ego had taken control and he was in charge, and no one had better question that. To his credit, Jerry did eventually realize that it was the best thing for Dean. I heard Jerry say in an interview that he would have been nothing without Dean, and while they were together, Dean was what made it work because Jerry was trying to make Dean laugh and was playing to him.
@@cjstatman Well really only part of that is true. It's not that Dean didn't want to play a cop, he really was challenging Jerry to do something about their partnership. So many things happened, so many twists and turns, there wasn't just one thing that broke them up. This was just one of the last things. Dean didn't want to break up the act but in reality Jerry had had enough. Dean wouldn't show up for the premiere of 'You're never too young' and then there was the tax thing. Jerry had to do it by himself. Dean wasn't all innocence, but that's how Dean has been remembered. A real shame Jerry has to take all the blame
I always loved Martin and Lewis. Of course, I was eight years old, so that's my excuse.
This video makes it seem like Jerry Lewis was missing a successful career. He was one of the funniest men that ever was!! He did not need to use vulgar words either.
It would have been a better video if you would have included Jerry Lewis own words about his career ups and downs and his own words about his and Dean Martins going their own ways. This video is just a bunch of shots of how you think it all happened.
@@sadieleclere1662 Exactly!!
Why did they show Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in "some like it Hot" starting @5:26. This clip to my knowledge has absolutely nothing to do with Martin & Lewis.............does it?
LEWIS CAUSED THE BREAK UP.....HE WANTED TO SING!,,,,,I HEar he was a prick, a terrible father and lousy husband....was this true?
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@@howardkahn4330 Absolutely not true. At least you asked, unlike others who spout their nonsense without even caring to look. And he didn't cause the breakup, he's the one who initiated it yes, but there's a lot of mystery surrounding them and the split. In early 1956, they got along fine and weren't even talking about a split, especially Dean, he did not want it but it happened and there are so many scenarios as to why. Most people just read stuff on RUclips and spout, "it was Jerry. Jerry is horrible" No absolutely not true
And now they’re both gone. There will never be another two like them. It’s really a shame. I remember when they were together. I watched every movie they ever done together, probably more than once.. too talented stubborn individuals that just didn’t talk to each other to fix whatever was wrong between them. I hope they’re getting along better wherever they are now.⚡️
@@ronroberti8082 they talked after telethon
And before Dean passed on as well
@ : unfortunately, too little, too late.🥲
@@marilyn6979They talked alot. People just don't know. I've been researching them for awhile now. You'd be surprised at the amount of times these two talked and interacted. It was nothing like the press says.
@@ronroberti8082I think one of Dean's kids said that they were together alot after Dean Jr passed.
@kellycaviness4850 Thanks Kelly so nice because it's true after so many years went by whatever they decided to talk about especially after getting together at MDA telethon with Frank Sinatra intervening
they had a special bond and that wouldn't be broken when 1 needed the other for support
I could NOT STAND jerry lewis. A narcisssist of the first order. When he had the jerry lewis show IT WAS THE JERRY LEWIS SHOW PERIOD.
Dean Martin wrote the jokes and Jerry Lewis took all of the credit.
@@Nolongerangry Really? Where did you get that from? Dean never ever wrote anything in his entire life , except a song he wrote for Jerry's birthday one year. And just to be very clear, Jerry always and I mean always gave Dean all the credit for everything even though it was both of them that made it work
@kellycaviness4850 that is why they chose to go separate ways until Frank Sinatra got them together for the telethon. When they were stage performers and even in some of the early movies it was Dean who wrote the jokes for them to do. Jerry Lewis took the credit for it and even when he became a director his ego got to big and a lot of people in Hollywood couldn't stand him.
@@Nolongerangry Im sorry but you are confused. Dean never ever wrote any jokes. Norman Lear and Ed Simmons wrote for them in the Colgate Comedy Hour. And this about Jerry taking credit for it, is not true at all. Jerry always gave Dean the credit, always even though he knew Dean never wrote anything.
@@Nolongerangry And they were in contact way before the telethon.
Don McGuire, not Jerry Lewis, directed The Delicate Delinquent (1957)..
I was in the stage orchestra when Lewis played in Phoenix, AZ. Near the end of his show, someone right in front of the stage made some remark. Since this was at least 30 years ago I don't remember what that remark was but Lewis just lit into the woman for a full 2 or 3 minutes insulting her and really almost shouting at her. Maybe the woman shouldn't have made any remark but Lewis had no call to rake her over the coals like he did. One or two comebacks would have been fine. After the show, he stood by the door while the orchestra left. It looked like he was waiting for someone to make something flattering to him. As for me, I just looked at him with a very straight face and almost sneered and left. He was a no-class act.
Man of his time
Lewis has always been an angry person....sorry no respect for him so when he whines about others I see clearly it is nothing less than misdirection. Jerry, I never found you funny. More like a clown whose offerred very little to society. Good job wasting our nations time and your life.
@@ADA8245-w1v Omg you are definitely what you said, misdirected. Offered little to society? Lol. You obviously have never researched past the old standby, "Jerry is bad" theme. Jerry Lewis did so much for society, and if you'd research him, you'd find out. If Dean, Frank, Sammy was here, they'd sure tell you.
@lannylandrith
12 days ago
The video spent almost no time explaining the breakup. Years ago I had heard that the breakup was due to Dean's wanting more attention. The video briefly suggested that the breakup was due to Dean's getting more and more attention - just the opposite of what I originally heard..................OK, the previous comment is similar to what I heard years ago. I am 79 and what I
heard was Jerry was jealous of the popularity of Dean. He felt Dean was taking too much credit for their success.
well with all this history I was waiting to hear about there 500 club gigs in AtlanticCity with the rat pack, this happened many times. I was there for a few of them.
What nonsense.
The fact was that as the '50s rolled on, Jerry felt threatened by Dean's talent, that was obvious to him.
When they split up, Dean was no longer Jerry's straight-man -- Jerry could no longer lean on Dean and Dean had to find something else to do. Jerry continued with his outrageous slapstick -- as a child I can remember sitting in my family's car at the local drive-in watching Lewis in The Disorderly Orderly and laughing so hard that my mother thought I was having a fit.
But suddenly the world realized that Martin could sing, and sing well.
He developed the character of the tipsy playboy -- it was an act that used his instincts for humour.
He starred on his TV show and was an instant hit, mixing songs with skits featuring A-list guests and his character of a happy-go-lucky drunk, and his fabulous voice which he also featured in a Las Vegas style live stage show.
But this is a thin gruel of Lewis biography. The bottom line is that Lewis broke up the act because of his own insecurity. Lewis never apologized -- to Martin or his millions of fans. And for that personal pettiness, his legacy will forever be tarnished.
And this piece only scratches the surface.
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@@randytaylor1258 And you haven't even scratched the surface. So much more to their split than "Jerry was bad, Dean was a Saint"
@@randytaylor1258 Yes it was an act created for him after Jerry. Dean didn't want to work but they wanted him for a show so they agreed to his terms. Jerry was not threatened by Dean's talent, lol, in fact Jerry always gave Dean the credit for their act, yes even while they were still together. Jerry was the one who wanted the split, not Dean. Jerry even took all the blame. Dean was a great performer as long as somebody else guided his career, he was not assertive at all. I love Dean as much as I do Jerry but the truth is the truth. Jerry wanted to direct, produce, the whole works. Dean just wanted to continue with Jerry because Jerry was in charge and Dean wanted it that way
@@randytaylor1258 what was he supposed to apologize for?