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title: "Stars pay tribute to late comedy icon Jerry Lewis"
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# Stars pay tribute to late comedy icon Jerry Lewis

> The death of comedy legend Jerry Lewis on Sunday prompted an outpouring of tributes from fellow comedians, actors and others in the entertainment world.

By AFP · Published 21 August 2017, 04:01 SAST

## Content

Here are reactions from some notable personalities:

- Comic film actor Jim Carrey -"That fool was no dummy. Jerry Lewis was an undeniable genius an unfathomable blessing, comedy's absolute! I am because he was! ;^D" he wrote on Twitter.

- Actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg -"I realize I may be late with all this but all know is, losing Dick Gregory & Jerry Lewis is a gain 4 heaven, but a big loss for comedy," she tweeted. US comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory died one day prior to Lewis.

- Late night TV host Jimmy Kimmel -"Jerry Lewis was a genius comedian, actor, director, inventor, humanitarian, and as a Las Vegan, what I miss most..." tweeted Kimmel. He added a link to a video of Lewis's performance of "You'll Never Walk Alone" at his annual telethon to raise money for muscular dystrophy.

- Actor Robert De Niro -"Jerry was a pioneer in comedy and film. And he was a friend," the actor said in a statement. "Even at 91, he didn't miss a beat... Or a punchline. You'll be missed."

- Television and radio host Larry King -"Jerry lived to make the world laugh, and laugh we did for decades. His talent was surpassed only by his humanitarianism. Rest well, pal." DM