Professor Julius Kelp

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Professor Julius Kelp is the nerdy, socially awkward scientist portrayed by Jerry Lewis in the 1963 film "The Nutty Professor," whose transformative experiments and persona later inspired the character Sherman Klump.

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Professor Julius Kelp canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf college professor
fictional character
film character
scientist
appearsIn The Nutty Professor (1963 film)
linked to: The Nutty Professor
associatedWith Paramount Pictures
basedOn Dr. Jekyll
linked to: Dr. Henry Jekyll

Mr. Hyde
linked to: Mr. Edward Hyde
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Bill Richmond
Jerry Lewis
fictionalUniverse The Nutty Professor franchise
fieldOfWork chemistry
scientific research
filmDirectorOfWork Jerry Lewis
firstAppearance The Nutty Professor (1963)
linked to: The Nutty Professor
genre comedy
hairColor black
hasAlterEgo Buddy Love
hasCharacteristic nasal voice
stammering speech
hasCultFollowing true
hasTheme identity
self-acceptance
transformation
influenced later comedy portrayals of nerdy scientists
inspired Sherman Klump
inspiredBy The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
languageOfWork English
loveInterest Stella Purdy
medium live-action film
narrativeRole protagonist
notableFor comic transformation into Buddy Love
notableWork youth serum experiment
occupation chemistry professor
scientist
personalityTrait nerdy
shy
socially awkward
portrayalStyle slapstick comedy
portrayedAs intellectually brilliant
physically clumsy
portrayedBy Jerry Lewis
teachesAt fictional university
wears ill-fitting suits
thick glasses
yearOfFirstAppearance 1963

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Sherman Klump inspiredBy Professor Julius Kelp
The Nutty Professor character Professor Julius Kelp
Sherman Klump inspiredBy Professor Julius Kelp
subject linked to: Sherman