Late comedic legend Jerry Lewis’ estate is worth an estimated $50 million but his illegitimate daughter with a model is homeless in Pennsylvania.
Inside Edition found Suzan Lewis, approximately in her late 60s or early 70s, living on the streets with her belongings in shopping bags in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Never acknowledged publicly by Lewis, Suzan only found out her father died in August when a friend told her the news.
Inside Edition found Suzan Lewis, Jerry Lewis’ illegitimate daughter, living on the streets with her belongings in shopping bags in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Never acknowledged publicly by Lewis, Suzan only found out her father died in August when a friend told her the news
‘We can’t follow news,’ she said.
‘We don’t have a television.’
Suzan shared that it is lonely on the street and that she spends the majority of her time at a local food court because it is cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
‘If you have to be in the street, you may as well have people around you so you don’t feel isolated,’ she added.
Suzan shared that it is lonely on the street and that she spends the majority of her time at a local food court because it is cool in the summer and warm in the winter
When she can afford it, Suzan likes to treat herself to some Chinese food before she goes back to the streets
When she can afford it, Suzan likes to treat herself to some Chinese food before she goes back to the streets.
Born out of wedlock back in the 1950s, Susan’s mother – model Lynn Dixon – had a three-year affair with Lewis.
Lewis was married to Patti Palmer at the time.
Suzan claimed that the comic ‘would see me whenever he could’ and has a side-by-side image of her and Lewis in her cell phone
Suzan claimed that the comic ‘would see me whenever he could’ and has a side-by-side image of her and Lewis in her cell phone.
And while Lewis’ estate is worth millions, Suzan uses public restrooms in hotels and restaurants to wash up and even bathe at times.
“It’s just something that happened,” she said about how she found herself living out on the streets.
Suzan gets around by bus and uses a laundromat to wash her clothes. At nighttime, she puts her belongings in a storage locker and searches for a place to rest with her friend Dave
On a given night, they sleep on a metal bench with a mattress made from cardboard and newspapers
Suzan gets around by bus and uses a laundromat to wash her clothes. At nighttime, she puts her belongings in a storage locker and searches for a place to rest with her friend Dave.
On a given night, they sleep on a metal bench with a mattress made from cardboard and newspapers.
Jerry Lewis died from natural causes at the age of 91 on August 20
“I always look at the bright side,” she said.
“No point being negative — then you’d be miserable.”
Jerry Lewis died from natural causes at the age of 91 on August 20.
The comedian passed away at home in Las Vegas, his agent confirmed.
‘Sadly I can confirm that today the world lost one of the most significant human beings of the 20th century,’ his representative Mark Rozzano told ABC News.
Over his long career in showbiz, Lewis starred in several hit movies including Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy and The Nutty Professor.
But arguably his most famous achievement is founding the annual Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy telethon in the 1960s, which raised more than $2.45 billion over the decades, led by Lewis until he was relieved as host in 2011.