He married a second wife in 1983 and eventually adopted a newborn daughter with her. Lewis did not give any specific reasons why he disinherited his sons. However, because Lewis left them nothing and a no-contest clause was not included, then a challenge to the will is not a risk to them.

Lewis, who died last month at 91, left behind an estate worth an estimated $50 million, but his will reportedly contains a shocking clause that reads: “I have intentionally excluded Gary, Ronald, Anthony, Christopher, Scott, and Joseph and their descendants as beneficiaries of my estate, it being my intention that they …

Patti Palmer, a singer known for being Jerry Lewis’ first wife, has died at the age of 99. Palmer and Lewis’ son, Gary Lewis, confirmed to Fox News that Palmer died on Jan. 15, 2021, in Las Vegas. “All my life she was a beautiful spirit to me,” he said.

Despite their success, problems began to creep into their relationship. Martin started to feel that Lewis was exerting too much control over their work and began to talk of returning to his solo career. Lewis, who still idolized Martin in many ways, felt betrayed, and before long the two stopped speaking.

Lewis, the son of actor and comedian Jerry Lewis, was drafted in January 1967. Minus a leader, the band dissolved and the Playboys split to pursue other projects. Lewis, after being discharged from the service, looked for a place to start the next chapter of his life.

Duluth, Georgia
Now known as Myra Lewis Williams, she resides in Duluth, Georgia with her husband.

But the myth has always been Lewis burned a piano at least once on stage. Even Jerry Lee Lewis’ biopic “Great Balls of Fire!” has him burning his piano that night. But Lee has always been cagey about whether he actually did it. “No, he ain’t never set no piano on fire,” he told GQ in 2014.