# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/buddy-lester
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:07:04.636Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/buddy-lester"
name: "Buddy Lester"
slug: "buddy-lester"
description: "Buddy Lester was an American actor and comedian who portrayed dozens of character roles in films and television. Although known for his appearances in Jerry Lewis’ comedy films, he was also regularly seen on popular television shows in the 1960s and 1970s. As a comedian, he was a fixture on the international nightclub circuit for several decades and was the younger brother of comedian Jerry Lester."
tagline: "American comedian and actor (1917–2002)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Buddy_Lester.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Comedians"
  slug: "comedians"
profileType:
  name: "Comedian"
  slug: "comedian"
birthDate: "1917-01-16"
deathDate: "2002-10-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.35
  momentum:             0
  historical:           11.4459
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0504424/"
    handle:    "nm0504424"
sources:
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    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Lester"
    title: "Buddy Lester"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%89_%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1"
    title: "بادى ليستر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Lester"
    title: "Buddy Lester"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1"
    title: "بادی لستر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Lester"
    title: "Buddy Lester"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Lester"
    title: "Buddy Lester"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Lester"
    title: "Buddy Lester"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1"
    title: "بادی لستر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Lester"
    title: "Buddy Lester"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Lester"
    title: "Buddy Lester"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B2%84%EB%94%94_%EB%A0%88%EC%8A%A4%ED%84%B0"
    title: "버디 레스터"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DA%88%DB%8C_%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%B9%D8%B1"
    title: "بڈی لیسٹر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1001240"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/152682"
    title: "Buddy Lester"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump