John Uhler ""Jack"" Lemmon III was born on February 8 1925. An only child he was raised in Boston Massachusetts and was that rarity among Hollywood stars a man with affectionate memories of his parents. Graduating from Harvard Jack headed for New York City to become a professional actor. A job playing piano to silent movies gave him the chance to study comics like Keaton and Chaplin up close. His first acting was on soap opera and live TV drama. But it was his appearance in a Broadway revival of Room Service that led to a co-starring role with Judy Holliday... in his first movie It Should Happen To You (1954). However Jack had no intention of ""going Hollywood"" and he adamantly refused to change his name. [show more]
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