ringleader. interesting. all right. trying to piece all of that together for us this morning. thank you, isa. the world of showbiz and the nation mourning the death of jerry lewis this morning. police best known for slapstick comedy and commitment to fund rising as a telethon host for the muscular dystrophy association. he died sunday after a brief illness at 91. we look back at his life and legendary career. reporter: he was born joseph levit kc levitch in 1926. he became known to the world as jerry lewis, famous for the nutty professor. he hit had big at age 20 when he teamed up with another young entertainer, dean martin. dean was the virile, macho, and i was the monkey. and i knew we had lightning in a barrel. reporter: martin and lewis became one of the most popular comedy teams in history. thousands of soldout