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Jerry Lester
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 televi…
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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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Movies and shows, newest first
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2001
50 Years of NBC Late Night
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1980
Smokey and the Bandit II
Movie Warehouse Guard
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1980
Hardly Working
Movie Slats
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1978
Odds and Evens
Movie Mike Firpo
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1973
The Godmothers
Movie Ricky Mastrasso
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1966
The Monkees
TV show Kramm
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1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TV show Self - Co-Host
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1959
The Rookie
Movie Jerry Mann
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1951
The Name's the Same
TV show
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1942
Sleepytime Gal
Movie Downbeat
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1933
Arizona to Broadway
Movie Jimmy Dante
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1933
Mickey's Gala Premiere
Movie Maurice Chevalier / Ed Wynne / Jimmy Durante (voice)
