Rock ‘n’ roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis died Friday after a false report of his passing earlier this week.

Jerry Lewis was an American comedian, actor, singer and humanitarian who was famously nicknamed "The King of Comedy", with a career lasting over eight decades. He appeared in more than 59 motion ...

Jerry Lewis on the set of The Day the Clown Cried. He reportedly lost 35 pounds on a grapefruit diet and invested $2 million of his own money into the ill-fated epic.

The iconic rock 'n' roll pioneer and last living member of the "Million-Dollar Quartet" — whose meteoric rise collapsed almost as quickly as he ascended, thanks to scandal — has died at age 87.

Jerry Lee Lewis knew the person he was when he wasn’t making music — but it didn’t save him, or those around him, from his worst impulses. In 1977 he said, “Look, we’ve only got one life ...

Jerry Lewis remains one of Hollywood's most influential comedy stars of all time – but the actor and director was also well known for his explosive personality away from the cameras. Lewis was ...

Jerry Lee Lewis, the piano-pounding, foot-stomping singer who electrified early rock ‘n’ roll with hits like “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” before marital ...

Born Sept. 29, 1935 in Ferriday, La., Jerry Lee Lewis grew up caught in a quandary over music and morality, perpetually torn between his religious upbringing and a burning desire to boogie.

"It was not a Dean Martin biography; it was not the Jerry Lewis biography. It was the incredible story of these two guys, how they started, what they became together and how they split up and went on.

Quizzed about his (loving, prickly) relationship with Martin, Lewis announced, as if the journalist hadn’t heard, “He died, you know [in 1995], and added mournfully, “When I arrived here and ...

Jerry Lee Lewis had an impressive net worth during his lifetime. Here's what the rock 'n' roll superstar was worth when he died.