(Encyclopedia) Lewis, Jerry, 1926–2017, extremely popular and influential American comedian, b. Newark, N.J. as Jerome Levitch. The son of vaudevillians, he entered show business early and…
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Jerry (Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr.), 1938–, American political leader, b. San Francisco. The son of Edmund Gerald (Pat) Brown (1905–96), governor of California (1959–67), Brown…
(Encyclopedia) West, Jerry (Jerome Alan West), 1938–, American basketball player, b. Cheylan, W.Va. One of the game's great shooting guards, he led West Virginia Univ. to the 1959 National Collegiate…
Internet entrepreneur Born: 1968Birthplace: Taiwan A former Ph.D. student in electrical engineering at Stanford University, Yang and classmate David Filo founded Yahoo in 1994 as a way of keeping…
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Jerry Zucker
producer, writer, director, actorBorn: 3/11/1950Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jerry teams with his brother,…
actorBorn: 10/20/1935Birthplace: Bronx, New York Orbach's career encompasses musical theater, film, and television. He won a Tony in 1969 for acting in Promises, Promises and appeared in The…
music producerBirthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y. During a business trip to Havana, Masucci became fascinated with Latin music. In 1964 he cofounded Fania Records to cultivate the salsa sound, combining New…
(Joseph Levitch)comedian, actor, writer, directorBorn: 3/16/1926Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Comedian, actor, writer and director whose rubber-faced, often juvenile, characters earned him a…
