It's been almost 20 years since the legendary funnyman, 90, last appeared on-screen. In Max Rose, now in select theaters, Jerry Lewismakes a dramatic return in the title role of a retired jazz musician who discovers an intimate note written in 1959 to his late wife. Here are five facts about the New Jersey-born Oscar winner.

1. He turned down the star-making role played by Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959).

2. His son Gary's band, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, has eight gold records, including "This Diamond Ring."

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