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Additional authors

1. Lipton, James
2. Lewis, Jerry, 1926-2017
3. Kostel, Mike
4. Servidio, John
5. Wurtz, Jeff
6. Badalamenti, Angelo
7. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
8. Bravo Cable Network.
9. Betelgeuse Productions.
10. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
11. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (54 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. James Lipton hosts an evening of discussion with comedian, actor, film producer, writer and film director Jerry Lewis. The evening features clips from Lewis' various movies and includes a routine by Lewis as a nine-year-old child. Lewis discusses his upbringing in New Jersey in a Jewish family, the son of Rae Lewis and entertainer Danny Lewis, his entry into stand-up comedy, and rise to prominence in the 1940s with Dean Martin as part of the comedy team Martin and Lewis; his views on comedy and his comic persona; his career in motion pictures, as an actor who was Hollywood's highest paid star for his role in the 1959 movie Cinderfella, and as the director and producer of such hit movies as The bellboy, The errand boy, and The nutty professor, and his hosting, since 1950, of the annual charity fund-raising telethons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. A brief question and answer session with Lewis and the Actors Studio master's degree students concludes the program.

Series statement

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Alternative title

1. Inside the Actors Studio : The craft of theater and film

Subject

1. Lewis, Jerry, 1926-2017 > Friends and associates
2. Lewis, Jerry, 1926-2017 > Interviews
3. Motion picture producers and directors > Interviews
4. Comedians > Interviews
5. Martin, Dean, 1917-1995
6. Comedy
7. Actors > Interviews
8. Talk shows
9. Stand-up comedy
10. Television
11. Interviews

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Talk shows.
3. Television.

Call number

1. NCOX 1644

Note

1. Originally broadcast on the Bravo Network.
2. Credits and title from video.
3. Episode no. 512.
4. "Betelgeuse Productions" and "In the Moment Productions, Ltd." --credits at end of video.
5. The video contains blackouts at commercial breaks and editor's titles.

Credits (note)

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on April 12, 1999. First broadcast on Sept. 12, 1999.

Title

1. Inside the Actors Studio. Jerry Lewis [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced by Mike Kostel and John Servidio ; directed by Jeff Wurtz ; written by James Lipton.

Imprint

1. New York, N.Y. : Actors Studio, c1999.

Series

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Credits

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Performer

1. Host: James Lipton.

Event

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on April 12, 1999. First broadcast on Sept. 12, 1999.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Lipton, James, interviewer.
2. Lipton, James, producer.
3. Lewis, Jerry, 1926-2017, interviewee.
4. Kostel, Mike, producer.
5. Servidio, John, producer.
6. Wurtz, Jeff, director.
7. Badalamenti, Angelo, composer.
8. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
9. Bravo Cable Network.
10. Betelgeuse Productions.
11. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
12. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Research call number

1. NCOX 1644