[1] In approximately 1938, Lewis was working odd jobs for the Al G. Barnes Circus when he met Felix Adler, who encouraged Lewis to become a clown.
[2] Lewis went on to work with renowned performers such as Adler, Emmett Kelly, and Otto Griebling.
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Lewis's signature act was the "table rock," a dangerous balancing act where Lewis would rock back and forth atop three stacked card tables before tumbling off in a somersault.
[2] Lewis died after falling from the stacked tables and striking his head during a Shrine Circus performance in San Antonio, Texas in 1966.
[1][11] Lewis made uncredited appearances as a clown in various films and television productions including "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952), "Here Come the Girls" (1953), "Ring of Fear" (1954), and "The Clown Who Cried," a 1954 episode of "The Adventures of Superman" in which Lewis performed the table rock as a stunt double.