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