ived a Doctor of Humane Letters Degree from Mercy College” (TOJLCMS, 3). “In 1988 he received the Award of Professionalism and Achievement from the Eterna Watch Corporation” (TOJLCMS, 3). “In 1991, he received the Comic Life Achievement Award” (TOJLCMS, 4). “In 1998, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Comedy Awards” (TOJLCMS, 4). “And in 1999, Jerry was awarded the Golden Lion by the Venice International Film Festival (TOJLCMS, 4).Along with acting, Lewis had many occupations outside of acting. “In 1967 he was a professor at USC” (TOJLCMS, 2). “Lewis taught graduate students a course in film direction” (TOJLCMS, 2). Today the USC library houses and extensive collection of original documents that relate to the production of motion pictures (TOJLCMS, 2). Along with acting, he also recorded albums. One of his albums was Rock-a-bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody (Shaviro, 2). “In 1959, a contract between Paramount Pictures and Jerry Lewis Productions was signed specifying a payment of $20 million plus 60% of the profits for 14 films over a seven year period” (Shaviro, 2).Throughout his life, Lewis has contributed to making the good of him come out and show it through his actions. This ranges from his work for MDA to his simple movie acting. Les Aspin (a congressman from Wisconsin) once said “Jerry Lewis is a man for all seasons, all people, all times. His name has, in the hearts of millions, become synonymous with peace, love, and brotherhood” (TOJLCMS, 2)....
