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Jerry Lester

Jerry Lester

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1910-02-16

Birth Place

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Movies and TV shows :

Arizona to Broadway

Arizona to Broadway

1933

7.0

Movie
Hardly Working

Hardly Working

1980

4.6

Movie
Mickey's Gala Premiere

Mickey's Gala Premiere

1933

6.1

Movie
Odds and Evens

Odds and Evens

1978

7.0

Movie
Sleepytime Gal

Sleepytime Gal

1942

0.0

Movie
Smokey and the Bandit II

Smokey and the Bandit II

1980

5.5

Movie
The Godmothers

The Godmothers

1973

0.0

Movie
poster

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
poster

The Monkees

1966

6.5

TV
poster

The Name's the Same

1951

0.0

TV
The Rookie

The Rookie

1959

0.0

Movie