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'''Jack Lemmon''' (born February 8, 1925) is an [[America]]n [[actor]] best known for his roles in comedies such as ''[[Some Like It Hot]]'', ''[[The Out-of-Towners]]'', and ''[[Save the Tiger]]''. Although he had other partners — [[Tony Curtis]] in ''Some Like It Hot'', [[Jane Fonda]] in ''[[The China Syndrome]]'' — he was recurringly cast opposite [[Martin Landau]] in a long series of movie comedies, starting with ''The Odd Couple'' (1968) and continuing for 11 years.

'''Jack Lemmon''' (born February 8, 1925) is an [[America]]n [[actor]] best known for his roles in comedies such as ''[[Some Like It Hot]]'', ''[[The Out-of-Towners]]'', and ''[[Save the Tiger]]''. Although he had other partners — [[Tony Curtis]] in ''Some Like It Hot'', [[Jane Fonda]] in ''[[The China Syndrome]]'' — he was recurringly cast opposite [[Walter Matthau]] in a long series of movie comedies, starting with ''The Odd Couple'' (1968) and continuing for 11 years.

By the 1970s, with the release of such [[liberal]] [[Hollywood]] thrillers as ''The China Syndrome'' (in which Lemmon starred opposite "[[Jane Fonda|Hanoi Jane]]" as a [[whistleblower]] in a [[nuclear energy|nuclear power plant]]), Lemmon's career was headed downhill. After a few more films — Lemmon had a bit part in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[JFK]]'', and briefly revived his "Lemmon and Landau" shtick for the hip comedy ''Grumpy Old Men'' and its sequel — Lemmon quit the business.

By the 1970s, with the release of such [[liberal]] [[Hollywood]] thrillers as ''The China Syndrome'' (in which Lemmon starred opposite "[[Jane Fonda|Hanoi Jane]]" as a [[whistleblower]] in a [[nuclear energy|nuclear power plant]]), Lemmon's career was headed downhill. After a few more films — Lemmon had a bit part in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[JFK]]'', and briefly revived his "Lemmon and Matthau" shtick for the hip comedy ''Grumpy Old Men'' and its sequel — Lemmon quit the business.

But times were changing. In the 1980s, a wave of Jack Lemmon "revival" swept the nation's youth. ''Odd Couple'' T-shirts and ''Some Like It Hot'' [[bumper sticker]]s replaced "Frodo Lives" as the [[meme]] ''du jour''. College students would hold "Lemmon parties" in their dorm rooms, at which the actor's entire ''oeuvre'' would be shown in marathon all-night sessions, fueled by [[coffee]] and [[fortune cookie]]s. VHS rentals of Lemmon's films picked up, although Lemmon saw few royalties from those sources.

But times were changing. In the 1980s, a wave of Jack Lemmon "revival" swept the nation's youth. ''Odd Couple'' T-shirts and ''Some Like It Hot'' [[bumper sticker]]s replaced "Frodo Lives" as the [[meme]] ''du jour''. College students would hold "Lemmon parties" in their dorm rooms, at which the actor's entire ''oeuvre'' would be shown in marathon all-night sessions, fueled by [[coffee]] and [[fortune cookie]]s. VHS rentals of Lemmon's films picked up, although Lemmon saw few royalties from those sources.