Jerry Lester
Acting
Born: 1910-02-16 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
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
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Monkees
Kramm
Smokey and the Bandit II
Warehouse Guard
The Godmothers
Ricky Mastrasso
No Poster
The Name's the Same
Hardly Working
Slats
50 Years of NBC Late Night
Self (archive footage)
The Rookie
Jerry Mann
Sleepytime Gal
Downbeat
Mickey's Gala Premiere
Maurice Chevalier / Ed Wynne / Jimmy Durante (voice)
Arizona to Broadway
Jimmy Dante
Odds and Evens
Mike Firpo