Representatives for Lewis confirmed the news to EW.
By age 5, Lewis was performing in Catskills resorts with his parents.
Soon, he developed a solo act mimicking and lip-syncing to records that had audiences laughing through tears.
Separately, they were unremarkable.
Together, they were magic.
But beneath their onstage electricity ran an undercurrent of jealousy and resentment.
In 1950, Martin and Lewis took their act to TV on the then-popularColgate Comedy Hour.
As Martins resentment grew over the growing popularity of his partner, the duo split up in 1956.
Americans, on the other hand, still regarded him as the Hey Lady!
Lewis always cited it as his most personal film.
And one wonders if now, after his death, it will ever see the light of day.
When asked about this by EW in 2009, Lewis said, Look, Im a perfectionist.
Im not always easy to work with.
And if someone presses a button, Ive been known to get crazy.
Of course, Lewis life was about more than just what happened between action!
Im going to go up there, grab that award, and say, Its about fing time!
In the end, Lewis did no such thing.
He humbly accepted the honor and thanked the academy, choking back tears.
Lewis final film was 2016sMax Rose.
