Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in their 1952 film Jumping Jacks . Michael J. Hayde (MJH): When I was a teenager, my mother used to tell me about seeing them on The Colgate Comedy Hour on TV.

Jerry's son Gary Lewis – a musician who had a Billboard No. 1 hit with "This Diamond Ring" in February 1965 – was quoted saying his father was "never loving and caring" towards his children.

From 1950 to 1956, the team of Martin and Lewis were America's favorite entertainers. A new memoir from Jerry Lewis details how their 10-year partnership was destroyed. Dean and Me: A Love Story ...

Singer Dean Martin teamed with comedian Jerry Lewis. It was their first time on stage together. What followed was a hugely successful 10-year run in clubs, radio, television and movies.

Martin was half of one of American pop culture’s more celebrated breakups—he and Jerry Lewis were once among the hottest acts in the entertainment world, and their acrimonious split in 1956 is ...

Dean Martin was a legendary talent — he rose to fame as part of a comedy duo with Jerry Lewis, left his mark on the world of television with The Dean Martin Show, recorded countless hits and ...

MJH: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis were working different nightclubs in New York City in 1945 when they first met. It was probably inevitable that they would wind up on the same bill.

On what would have been Lewis' 99th birthday on March 16, keep scrolling for a look back at some of the comedy legend's most notorious public feuds: Dean Martin ...