Jerry Lester [1221949] Gender: Male Popularity: 0.816 Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA Birthday: 1910-02-16 Deathday: 1995-03-23 Age: 85 years Movies: 8 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: Jerry Lester (February 16, 1910 – March 23, 1995) was an American comedian, singer and performer on radio, television and the stage, who hosted the first network late night television program as host of Broadway Open House on NBC, a vaudeville-esque combination of comedy and music, whose success demonstrated the potential for late-night television and led to the creation of the Tonight Show. Smokey and the Bandit I1980-08-15 Hardly Working1980-01-30 Odds and Evens1978-10-28 The Godmothers1973-12-12 The Rookie1959-12-01 Sleepytime Gal1942-03-05 Arizona to Broadway1933-07-22 Mickey's Gala Premiere1933-07-01