Comedian/Actor/Writer/Director and Humanitarian Jerry Lewis to ReceiveIPAs 2005 TESLA Award In Recognition of Visionary Achievements" As a Pioneering Innovator In the Field of Visual Technology for the Filmmaking Industry

The International Press Academy will bestow this honor during the 9thAnnual Satellite Awards Presentation January 23, 2005, in Beverly Hills, California.

BEVERLY HILLS, CA (PRWEB) November 17, 2004 -- The International Press Academy (IPA), recognized as one the largest entertainment media associations of accredited domestic and foreign journalists in the world, today announced that Jerry Lewis, famed actor, writer/director and humanitarian, has been named as the recipient of the 2005 Tesla Award In Recognition of Visionary Achievements as a pioneering innovator in the field of visual technology for the cinema arts. Mr. Lewis will accept the Tesla Award at the Satellite Award gala, set to take place January 23, 2005, at The Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California.

Born Joseph Levitch, March 16, 1926 in Newark, NJ, Jerry Lewis was a stand-up comic whose career was transformed when he paired with straight man, Dean Martin, in 1946. The pair's hit nightclub routine was first transferred to film in 1949 with Lewis and Martin going on to star in a total of 16 films. After going solo in 1956 Lewis went on to write, star in, direct and even score his own vehicles, including Cinderfella The Bellboy," The Nutty Professor," and a dozen other classic comedy musicals for which he became known around the world. It was during this period that the star conceived the concept of "Video Assist", an innovation that became standard in the industry and is still used principally as he conceived it to this day.

While he is known the world over as a brilliant artist and stalwart humanist, raising billions of dollars for muscular dystrophy research through his annual telethons, few are aware of the depth and breathe of the entertainer Jerry Lewis technical achievements and contributions to the science of filmmaking. The International Press Academy honors these achievements with its Tesla Award for visionary innovations in the cinema arts, marking Jerry Lewis along with past winners George Lucas and James Cameron as one of the outstanding achievers in the technical advance in the world of filmmaking.

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