Jack Lemmon's biography

John Uhler Lemmon III is 76 years old film actor born at Newton, Massachusetts, USA. He was born on Sunday 8th of February 1925. According to year of birth 1925 he belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 8th of February means he is Aquarius. Aquarius is an Airy sign. They are smart thinkers, social, communicative, independent and intelligent people.He was married 2 times.

He is native english speaker. He is white american. Jack is citizen of United States of America. He is roman catholic. His primary profession is to be film actor. You can know Jack also as comedian, film director, military officer, character actor, television actor, actor, television presenter. He is recently known as stage actor.

Jack Lemmon's family

Jack Lemmon's ex wifes

Felicia Farr

Jack Lemmon and Felicia Farr have been together since 1962 for 39 years. Felicia is known as television actor. His ex wife was born on Tuesday 4th of October 1932 in Westchester County.

Cynthia Stone

Jack Lemmon and Cynthia Stone have been together since 1950 for 6 years. She is known as actor. Jack´s ex wife was born on Friday 26th of February 1926 in Peoria. His ex wife died on Monday 26th of December 1988 in Miami Beach. Cynthia Stone was 63 years old, when this happened.

He has 1 son.

Jack Lemmon's son: Chris Lemmon

Jack Lemmon's son's name is Chris Lemmon. He is known as actor. His son was born on Tuesday 22nd of June 1954.

Jack Lemmon's schools

We found 6 schools Jack attended. Complete list of schools: Harvard University, Phillips Academy, Harvard College, Rivers School, HB Studio, Eliot House.

Detailed informations about his schools

Jack studied high school - Phillips Academy,Andover, Massachusetts, United States (1943).

Jack studied university - Harvard University (1947).

Jack Lemmon's career

Jack´s main focus is to be film actor. He is famous thanks to The Odd Couple (1968).. You could see him also in Mister Roberts, Save the Tiger, Tuesdays with Morrie, Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Avanti!, Inherit the Wind, The China Syndrome, Missing, Glengarry Glen Ross, Tribute and many more.

Is Jack Lemmon gay ?

Jack is known to be straight.

How did Jack Lemmon die

Jack died on on Wednesday 27th of June 2001 when he was 76 years old. Jack Lemmons death was caused by colon cancer and metastatic cancer of the bladder.. It happend like natural causes.

Awards and competitions

Jack Lemmon's Awards

Jack received award for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for work Mister Roberts in 1955
He received award for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Save the Tiger in 1973
Jack received award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for work Tuesdays with Morrie in 2000
Jack received award for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie for work Tuesdays with Morrie in 2000
Jack received award for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for work Some Like It Hot in 1960
He received award for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for work The Apartment in 1961
Jack received award for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for work Avanti! in 1973
He received award for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for work Inherit the Wind in 1999
Jack received award for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for work Some Like It Hot in 1959
He received award for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for work The Apartment in 1960
He received award for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for work The China Syndrome in 1979
He received award for Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for work The China Syndrome in 1979
Jack received award for Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for work Missing in 1982
Jack received award for Volpi Cup for Best Actor for work Glengarry Glen Ross in 1992
Jack received award for Silver Bear for Best Actor for work Tribute in 1981

Jack Lemmon's Rankings

Ranked #47 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
His performance as Jerry/Daphne in Some Like It Hot (1959) is ranked #65 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
His performance as Jerry/Daphne in Some Like It Hot (1959) is ranked #29 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.

Jack Lemmon's Nominations

He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Some Like It Hot in 1959
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
Jack was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
Jack was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor

What Jack Lemmon has done for a first time

First actor to win two "Best Actor" Award at the Cannes Film Festival. (Dean Stockwell won twice at the festival before, but he had to share both of his awards with his co-stars)
Is one of just 6 actors to win both a leading and supporting actor Oscar. The other 5 are Gene Hackman, Kevin Spacey, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson and Denzel Washington. Lemmon was also the first actor to accomplish this feat.
Became the first ever male actor to win Academy Awards for both Best Actor (for Save the Tiger (1973)) and Best Supporting Actor (for Mister Roberts (1955)).

Jack Lemmon's quotes

[accepting his award at the 2000 Golden Globes] In the spirit of Ving Rhames, I'm going to give this award to Jack Lemmon.
If you think it's difficult to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.
The worst part about being me is when people want me to make them laugh.
I won't quit until I get run over by a truck, a producer or a critic.
It's hard enough to write a good drama, it's much harder to write a good comedy, and it's hardest of all to write a drama with comedy. Which is what life is.
Nobody deserves this much money - certainly not an actor.
[on Marilyn Monroe] Difficult? Yes. But she was a wonderful comedienne and she had a charisma like no one before or since.
[on Walter Matthau] Walter is a helluva actor. The best I've ever worked with.
[on Shirley MacLaine] She hated rehearsals and had a bad habit of ad-libbing, which didn't set well with Billy Wilder. But we got used to each other, because mainly she's a helluva girl.
(On comedic roles in 1970) I really can't be funny unless it's part of the character. It really bugs me when someone thinks of me as a comic. If I read 'comedian Jack Lemmon,' I gag. That means I'm not an actor - which I am.
It's better to work with a Billy Wilder once or with a John Ford once than to work with four other directors who do not have that touch of genius.
Wilder goes for the home run every time, and sometimes he strikes out. So did Babe Ruth, but Ruth was the greatest of them all, and, in my opinion, so is Billy.
Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.

Jack Lemmon's height, body shape

Lets describe how Jack Lemmon looks. We will focus on his height, body shape and hair color. He is tall as 5' 9" (175 cm). Body build is average. Jack´s hair is shade of brown - dark.

Jack Lemmon