Título: Dean Martin
Seção: Teaming with Jerry Lewis
Background: Martin was born on June 7, 1917, in Steubenville, Ohio, to an Italian father, Gaetano Alfonso Crocetti (1894-1967), and an Italian-American mother, Angela Crocetti (nee Barra; 1899-1966). They were married in 1914. His father, who was a barber, was originally from Montesilvano, in Abruzzo, and his maternal grandparents' origins are believed to be also from Abruzzo, although they are not clearly known.

Conteúdo: Martin attracted the attention of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Columbia Pictures, but a Hollywood contract was not forthcoming. He met comic Jerry Lewis at the Glass Hat Club in New York, where both were performing. Martin and Lewis formed a fast friendship which led to their participation in each other's acts and the formation of a music-comedy team. Martin and Lewis's debut together occurred at Atlantic City's 500 Club on July 24, 1946, and they were not well received. The owner, Skinny D'Amato, warned them that if they did not come up with a better act for their second show that night, they would be fired. Huddling in the alley behind the club, Lewis and Martin agreed to "go for broke", they divided their act between songs, skits, and ad-libbed material. Martin sang and Lewis dressed as a busboy, dropping plates and making a shambles of Martin's performance and the club's decorum until Lewis was chased from the room as Martin pelted him with breadrolls.  They did slapstick, reeled off old vaudeville jokes, and did whatever else popped into their heads. The audience laughed. This success led to a series of well-paying engagements on the Eastern seaboard, culminating in a run at New York's Copacabana. The act consisted of Lewis interrupting and heckling Martin while he was trying to sing, with the two ultimately chasing each other around the stage. The secret, both said, is that they ignored the audience and played to each other. The team made its TV debut on the first broadcast 

user: What did Dean accomplish teaming up with Jerry Lewis?

assistant: In Dean & Me, Lewis calls Martin one of the great comic geniuses of all time.

user: Did they ever do a presentation together?

assistant: They did slapstick, reeled off old vaudeville jokes, and did whatever else popped into their heads.

user: Was this collaboration a success?

assistant: This success led to a series of well-paying engagements on the Eastern seaboard,

user: What are the names of other shows they did together?

assistant: The team made its TV debut on the first broadcast of CBS-TV network's The Ed Sullivan Show

user: Did they do other shows together after that one?

assistant: A radio series began in 1949,

user: Was this radio series a successful venture?

assistant: They also controlled their club, record, radio, and television appearances, and through these they earned millions of dollars.

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: He met comic Jerry Lewis at the Glass Hat Club in New York, where both were performing.

user: What happened after they met?

assistant: Martin and Lewis's debut together occurred at Atlantic City's 500 Club on July 24, 1946, and they were not well received.