Jerry Lewis Through the Years Hulton Archive/Getty Images Jerry Lewis, the hilarious and hugely influential rubber-faced comedian, trailblazing filmmaker, and tireless Muscular Dystrophy fundraiser, died of natural causes Aug. 20 at age 91. Ahead, see the performer's life in photos.
1951 Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images 1952 Paramount Pictures/Getty Images Circa 1952 Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images Circa 1955 Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images November 9, 1956 CBS via Getty Images 1957 Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images Circa 1960 Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Circa 1960 Archive Photos/Getty Images Circa 1960 Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images November 19, 1961 CBS via Getty Images March 16, 1962 ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images October 19, 1963 ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images April 16, 1968 Fred Sabine/NBCU Photo Bank Circa 1969 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images 1970 Angelo Deligio/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images 1970 Angelo Deligio/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images July 15, 1970 CBS via Getty Images January 27, 1971 NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images February 5, 1973 NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images September 1976 Frank Edwards/Archive Photos/Getty Images 1976 MDA/Getty Images September 28, 1977 Dave Buresh/The Denver Post via Getty Images November 19, 1983 Alan Singer/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images October 16, 1986 Yvonne Hemsey/Getty Images December 5, 1987 AFP/Getty Images Circa 1989 Kypros/Getty Images 1994 Ann Summa/Getty Images February 26, 2001 Harry Hamburg/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Image August 28, 2002 MDA/Getty Images September 5, 2004 Kevin Winter/Getty Images October 12, 2004 Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage February 10, 2005 Kurt Vinion/WireImage September 4, 2006 Denise Truscello/WireImage September 3, 2007 Ethan Miller/Getty Images November 22, 2008 Theo Wargo/WireImage February 22, 2009 Kevin Winter/Getty Images September 29, 2010 Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images July 29, 2011 Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images April 5, 2013 Bobby Bank/WireImage April 12, 2014 Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images September 30, 2015 Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images September 21, 2016 Kevin Mazur/WireImage ncG1vNJzZmidp2OwsLmOra1oopWnv7p5y56uoqtdobansYyipWaomKTBsL%2BO
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