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Jerry Lee Lewis (The Killer, The Ferriday Fireball) was born on 29 September, 1935 in Ferriday, Louisiana, USA, is a soundtrack,actor,music_department. Discover Jerry Lee Lewis's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 87 years old?

Popular As The Killer, The Ferriday Fireball
Occupation soundtrack,actor,music_department
Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 29 September, 1935
Birthday 29 September
Birthplace Ferriday, Louisiana, USA
Date of death 28 October, 2022
Died Place Nesbit, Mississippi, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Jerry Lee Lewis Height, Weight & Measurements

At 87 years old, Jerry Lee Lewis height is 6' (1.83 m) .

Physical Status
Height 6' (1.83 m)
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Who Is Jerry Lee Lewis's Wife?

His wife is Judith Brown (9 March 2012 - present), Kerrie McCarver (24 April 1984 - 15 June 2005) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Shawn Stephens (7 June 1983 - 22 August 1983) ( her death), Jaren Elizabeth Gunn Pate (7 October 1971 - 8 June 1982) ( her death) ( 1 child), Myra Lewis (12 December 1957 - 9 December 1970) ( divorced) ( 2 children), Jane Mitchum (15 September 1953 - 1957) ( divorced) ( 2 children), Dorothy Barton (21 February 1952 - 8 October 1953) ( divorced)

Family
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Wife Judith Brown (9 March 2012 - present), Kerrie McCarver (24 April 1984 - 15 June 2005) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Shawn Stephens (7 June 1983 - 22 August 1983) ( her death), Jaren Elizabeth Gunn Pate (7 October 1971 - 8 June 1982) ( her death) ( 1 child), Myra Lewis (12 December 1957 - 9 December 1970) ( divorced) ( 2 children), Jane Mitchum (15 September 1953 - 1957) ( divorced) ( 2 children), Dorothy Barton (21 February 1952 - 8 October 1953) ( divorced)
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Jerry Lee Lewis Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jerry Lee Lewis worth at the age of 87 years old? Jerry Lee Lewis’s income source is mostly from being a successful Soundtrack. He is from United States. We have estimated Jerry Lee Lewis's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
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Source of Income Soundtrack

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1924

He was voted the 24th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone.

1935

Jerry Lee Lewis was born on September 29, 1935 into a very religious family. His family, though not very wealthy, sold their house when he was a child to get their son a piano. He loved to play piano. He was sent to a religious school, but was soon thrown out shortly thereafter -- he did a boogie version of a song about Jesus, something the school could not accept. At 16, he married for the first time, but it only lasted seven months. He married a second time three weeks before he his divorce from his first wife was final. His second marriage lasted about four years and produced his first child.

1947

Siblings: Linda Gail Lewis (b. 1947), Frankie Jean Lewis (b. 1944) and Elmo Lewis Jr.

1953

His eldest son, Jerry Lee Lewis Jr. (b. 1953), was killed in an auto accident in 1973. His second son, Steven Allen Lewis (b. 1959), drowned, at age three, in 1962.

1956

In November 1956 he moved in with a cousin, J. W. Brown, in Memphis. They started a band together, with Jerry as singer. They sold a copy of their first song, "Crazy Arms", to the legendary Sam Phillips, president of Sun Records. Phillips had become famous because of his discovery of Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash.

Phillips liked the song, and Jerry Lee Lewis began to establish his name in Memphis in late 1956.

1957

In January 1957, he recorded a new song, the self-penned "End of the Road. " It was unusual in that singers did not write their own songs at that time. Jerry was fresh in other ways, too. He not only wrote some of his own songs, he played piano. Other rock singer of that era played guitar, such as Elvis Presley, Tommy Steele, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, etc. The piano wasn't considered a rock and roll instrument - Jerry Lee Lewis changed all that.

Jerry got his big break in April 1957, when he went to New York and appeared on The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1951) with the "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On". A couple of #1 hits would soon follow -- "Great Balls of Fire" (which became his signature song), "Breathless" and "High School Confidential". Many people predicted that Jerry Lee would be bigger than the King of Rock-n-Roll - Elvis Presley.

In late 1957 the audiences at one of his shows stormed the stage when he set a piano on fire. Chuck Berry was supposed to have ended the evening's show, but he refused to go on, wisely understanding that he could never top what Jerry just did.

In 1957, he married for a third time, secretly, to the 13-year-old daughter of his cousin and partner J. W. Brown, 'Myra Gale Brown (I)'. Her parents were deeply hurt when they found out, but after a discussion with Sam Phillips, they forgave Jerry.

1958

Elvis went into the army in the late winter of 1958, so Jerry Lee was now virtually alone at the top of the rock heap. All was not rosy, however. Problems did arise--very serious problems.

The marriage was unknown to the press and fans until Jerry's arrival in England for a tour in the spring of 1958. Fans again stormed the stage -- but this time to express their disgust. The marriage was front-page news around the world. His career was in shambles.

1959

Father, with Myra, of a boy named Steven Allen Lewis (1959-1962) and a girl named Phoebe Allen Lewis (b. 1963).

1960

Revitalized his career in the late 1960s as a country singer.

1963

He had just signed a five-year contract with Sun Records, and he did continue to record songs until 1963. During the last years of the contract, however, he made very few rock songs. Most of his compositions were ballads, possibly due to his depression at the direction his career had taken. Jerry and Myra had one son, Steve Allen Lewis, who drowned at age three.

1964

By the time of the British Invasion (1964) in the United States, there was a keen interest in American rock stars in Great Britain. Jerry Lee appeared to have renewed his career on that side of the Atlantic. He appeared on the television show Ready, Steady, Go! (1963), and the fans were mesmerized by his performance.

1968

In 1968 he made his great comeback, as a country singer. During the next few years, he performed more and more rock 'n' roll.

1970

The couple divorced in 1970, after 13 years of bad treatment in the press. However, Jerry's career was not completely finished.

1971

He married a fourth time in October 1971 but the marriage ended two years later, after producing one child. That same year, Jerry's son from his first marriage died in an auto accident. The combination of divorce, personal tragedies and his career stagnation contributed to his turning to the bottle, and for the next 15 years Jerry had a severe drinking problem.

1981

His drinking also contributed to a rash of health problems, and he almost died of a ruptured stomach in 1981. People thought that The Killer was finished. But he wasn't. Jerry Lee Lewis puts on brilliant concerts even today, in his 70's, and with his wild life behind him.

1982

Was in the process of finalizing a divorce from his fourth wife, Jaren, when she drowned in a swimming pool in 1982. They had separated in 1974.

1985

Was on the critical list in a Memphis hospital in November 1985.

1986

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2008.

1987

Father, with Kerri McCarver, of a boy named Jerry Lee Lewis III (b. 1987).

1989

Is portrayed by Dennis Quaid in Great Balls of Fire! (1989), by Waylon Payne in Walk the Line (2005), and James C. Victor in Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story (1999).

2002

Lewis and his wife Kerrie announced their separation and intent to divorce. [April 2002]

2004

On October 15, 2004, he performed in Prague, the Czech Republic and refused a meeting with the Czech president. On October 18, he was on stage in Sofia, Bulgaria and refused to give an interview for the National Television.

2005

He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Grammy Awards in 2005.