Actor, Comedian. Born as Sam Patrello in New York. Sammy was best known for his look-and-sound-alike of Jerry Lewis. He successfully ran a comedy nightclub, the Nut House, in his hometown of Pittsburgh for many years where Dennis Miller and Richard Pryor got their start in comedy. His nightclub act included Duke Mitchell, a singer who sounded like Dean Martin. He starred in the films "Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla"(1952), "Shangri-La" (1961), "The Brain That Wouldn't Die" (1962), Keyholes Are For Peeping" (1972), "Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula" (1997), "It's a Sick, Sick, Sick World" (1965). He also appeared in the 1951 TV series "Seven at Eleven" and "The Colgate Comedy Hour" in 1950. Cause of death: Cancer.
Actor, Comedian. Born as Sam Patrello in New York. Sammy was best known for his look-and-sound-alike of Jerry Lewis. He successfully ran a comedy nightclub, the Nut House, in his hometown of Pittsburgh for many years where Dennis Miller and Richard Pryor got their start in comedy. His nightclub act included Duke Mitchell, a singer who sounded like Dean Martin. He starred in the films "Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla"(1952), "Shangri-La" (1961), "The Brain That Wouldn't Die" (1962), Keyholes Are For Peeping" (1972), "Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula" (1997), "It's a Sick, Sick, Sick World" (1965). He also appeared in the 1951 TV series "Seven at Eleven" and "The Colgate Comedy Hour" in 1950. Cause of death: Cancer.
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