
Jerry Lester
Feb 16, 1910 - Mar 23, 1995 (85 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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

Smokey and the Bandit II
Warehouse Guard

Mickey's Gala Premiere
Maurice Chevalier / Ed Wynne / Jimmy Durante (voice)

The Rookie
Jerry Mann

Hardly Working
Slats

Arizona to Broadway
Jimmy Dante

Sleepytime Gal
Downbeat

The Godmothers
Ricky Mastrasso

Odds and Evens
Mike Firpo
Credits
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Warehouse Guard★ 5.5
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Hardly Working 1980Slats★ 4.6
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Odds and Evens 1978Mike Firpo★ 7
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The Godmothers 1973Ricky Mastrasso★ 3
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The Monkees 1966★ 6.5
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The Rookie 1959Jerry Mann★ NR
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The Name's the Same 1951★ NR
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Sleepytime Gal 1942Downbeat★ NR
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Arizona to Broadway 1933Jimmy Dante★ 7
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Maurice Chevalier / Ed Wynne / Jimmy Durante (voice)★ 6.1