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Jerry Lester (born Lester J. Goldberg; February 16, 1910 – March 23, 1995) was an American comedian, singer and performer on radio, television and the stage, known for playing the father of the main characters, Mike Firpo, in the comedy Odds and Evens and who hosted the first network late night television program as host of Broadway Open ...
Mar 25, 1995 · Jerry Lester, an ebullient comedian and former song-and-dance man who became the host of the first successful late-night network television talk and variety show, died on...
Mar 26, 1995 · Comedian Jerry Lester, whose breezy style established the milieu for generations of late-night television hosts, has died in Florida. Lester, host of the early 1950s TV show “Broadway Open...
Jerry Lester (1910-1995) was an American actor and singer, known for his roles in Hardly Working, Smokey and the Bandit II, and Odds and Evens. He was also the older brother of Buddy Lester and appeared in several TV shows and movies.
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Miami, Florida, USA
Jerry Lester was an actor and comedian who appeared in movies such as Hardly Working and Smokey and the Bandit II. He was born in Chicago in 1910, married twice, and died in Miami in 1995.
- February 16, 1910
- March 23, 1995
Apr 30, 2020 · Cavalcade of Stars - Jerry Lester. An hour of live variety, in the classic sense of television's Golden Age. Don't forget to share the Public Gems with family and friends! ...more. An hour of...
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Mar 23, 1995 · 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 ...
