Comedy legend Jerry Lewis dies at 91

Washington: Veteran American entertainer Jerry Lewis, whose goofy brand of physical comedy endeared him to millions in a career spanning six decades, died aged 91, his agent said. One of the most popular comic actors of the 1950s and ’60s, Lewis perfected the role of the quirky clown in slapstick comedies like The Nutty Professor but also won acclaim as a writer, actor and philanthropist. “Very sadly Jerry Lewis has passed,” his agent Jeff Wijtas said. Variety reported that the comic legend died in Las Vegas early Sunday morning. PTI