When she was 24, her mom called with the shocking revelation that Jerry — shown here portraying a homeless man in a 2006 “Law & Order: SVU” episode — was her biological father. “I was numb,” she says. READ THE SHOCKING STORY…
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Suzan Lewis Minoret, the daughter of comic legend
Jerry Lewis lives a hardscrabble existence on Philadelphia’s frigid streets — struggling to eat and find shelter — after being ruthlessly written out of the heartless comic’s $75 million will!
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And Suzan herself declared: “I am the biological daughter of Jerry Lewis. I will do what is necessary to obtain my birthright.” But until then, Suzan is crashing on Philly’s cold and crusty streets, protected by a 320-pound martial arts expert named David, whom she describes as a “guardian who never leaves my side. People leave us alone.”
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Suzan survives the bitter winters wearing layers of plastic bags, smearing Vaseline on her face and hands, and huddling in an insulated camping chair. On mornings, she and David wake at 6:30 so they can clear out of their temporary shelters before businesses open.
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They stow their few possessions in a shopping cart using bungee cords as straps. “Our first stop of the day is a local grocery store café, where we have coffee to warm up and share a donut for breakfast,” Suzan said. “If the weather is bad, we stay and share lunch.
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"We spend the rest of the day,” she continued, "going to doctors, filling prescriptions and doing errands.” In the evening, she said, they get a light snack at the store and “find a covered area to sleep.”
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Suzan’s father, who died last August at age 91, purposely left Gary and five other sons by
first wife Patti out of his will. He didn’t leave a dime to Suzan. Lewis’ widow,
SanDee, and their adopted daughter,
Danielle, are his sole heirs. But as Suzan notes: “My brothers were excluded by name, and I was not,” which could boost her challenge to the will.
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Her half-brothers also want the document thrown out. A dead-ringer for her dad, Suzan revealed that, while married to Gary’s mother Patti in 1951,
horndog Jerry plunged into a lengthy affair with Suzan’s fashion-model mom,
Lynn Dixon. Suzan says she was “an oops baby” conceived in a room at New York’s famous Copacabana nightclub.
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When she was 24, her mom called with the shocking revelation that Jerry — shown here portraying a homeless man in a 2006 "Law & Order: SVU" episode — was her biological father. “I was numb,” she says. She met Jerry four years later at Paris’ Hilton Hotel.
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After identifying herself, she says he seemed to accept her as his daughter and “acted like the perfect father. We hugged and chatted for hours.” But when she phoned Jerry the next day, his manager told her not to contact him anymore.
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“I was crushed,” she says. “I’d found my father, then immediately lost him.” Now Suzan is bitter because she was “not allowed to speak with Jerry
while he was in the hospital” and is still “devastated”
by his death.
Suzan Lewis Minoret, the daughter of comic legend
Jerry Lewis lives a hardscrabble existence on Philadelphia’s frigid streets — struggling to eat and find shelter — after being ruthlessly written out of the heartless comic’s $75 million will!
Photo credit: Getty Images/Files
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And Suzan herself declared: “I am the biological daughter of Jerry Lewis. I will do what is necessary to obtain my birthright.” But until then, Suzan is crashing on Philly’s cold and crusty streets, protected by a 320-pound martial arts expert named David, whom she describes as a “guardian who never leaves my side. People leave us alone.”
Suzan survives the bitter winters wearing layers of plastic bags, smearing Vaseline on her face and hands, and huddling in an insulated camping chair. On mornings, she and David wake at 6:30 so they can clear out of their temporary shelters before businesses open.
They stow their few possessions in a shopping cart using bungee cords as straps. “Our first stop of the day is a local grocery store café, where we have coffee to warm up and share a donut for breakfast,” Suzan said. “If the weather is bad, we stay and share lunch.
"We spend the rest of the day,” she continued, "going to doctors, filling prescriptions and doing errands.” In the evening, she said, they get a light snack at the store and “find a covered area to sleep.”
Suzan’s father, who died last August at age 91, purposely left Gary and five other sons by
first wife Patti out of his will. He didn’t leave a dime to Suzan. Lewis’ widow,
SanDee, and their adopted daughter,
Danielle, are his sole heirs. But as Suzan notes: “My brothers were excluded by name, and I was not,” which could boost her challenge to the will.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Her half-brothers also want the document thrown out. A dead-ringer for her dad, Suzan revealed that, while married to Gary’s mother Patti in 1951,
horndog Jerry plunged into a lengthy affair with Suzan’s fashion-model mom,
Lynn Dixon. Suzan says she was “an oops baby” conceived in a room at New York’s famous Copacabana nightclub.
Photo credit: Getty Images
When she was 24, her mom called with the shocking revelation that Jerry — shown here portraying a homeless man in a 2006 "Law & Order: SVU" episode — was her biological father. “I was numb,” she says. She met Jerry four years later at Paris’ Hilton Hotel.
Photo credit: Getty Images
After identifying herself, she says he seemed to accept her as his daughter and “acted like the perfect father. We hugged and chatted for hours.” But when she phoned Jerry the next day, his manager told her not to contact him anymore.
“I was crushed,” she says. “I’d found my father, then immediately lost him.” Now Suzan is bitter because she was “not allowed to speak with Jerry
while he was in the hospital” and is still “devastated”
by his death.
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