Timeline (1941-1998)

This is a timeline of the life and works of Jenny Lewis from the birth of her parents until the end of 1998. This includes release dates of every project she's ever worked on, as well as concert dates and other public appearances.

Timeline

1941

• October 7 - Jenny's father Eddie Gordon is born.

1946

• November 11 - Jenny's mother Linda Lewis is born in Los Angeles, California.

1968

• Jenny's sister Leslie Lewis is born to Eddie Gordon and Linda Lewis.

1976

• January 8 - Jenny Lewis is born to Eddie Gordon and Linda Lewis in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• July - Jerry Cohen meets Jenny when she is six months old, and will become her godfather.

1978

• Linda Lewis and Eddie Gordon end their relationship, and Linda returns to Los Angeles with Jenny and Leslie.

1979

• Jenny's first appearance in a television commercial is for Jell-O.

1980

• Jenny appears in a commercial for Sea World.

1981

• Jenny appears in commercials for Bactine and Del Monte Lite.

1982

• Jenny appears in commercials for Baby Skates, Toys R Us, and Western Barbie.

1983

• Jenny appears in a Baby Brite commercial.
• April 8 - Baby Makes Five episode 1.3, Eddie's Night Out, airs on ABC.
• April 15 - Baby Makes Five episode 1.2, Jennie Gets a Job, airs on ABC.
• April 22 - Baby Makes Five episode 1.4, Matchmakers, airs on ABC.
• April 29 - Baby Makes Five episode 1.5, Jennie's Old Flame, airs on ABC.
• May 16 - It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown airs on CBS.

1984

• Jenny appears in a commercial for Velveeta Slices.

1985

• Jenny appears in commercials for Fruit Roll-Ups and Barbie.
• Jenny models for the packaging of various L.A. Gear Fashion and Exercise accessories for girls. There is also a television commercial for these products, featuring Jenny's photos on the packaging.
• August 17 - Suburban Beat airs on NBC as a pilot episode.
• October 25 - The Twilight Zone episode 1.5, If She Dies/Ye Gods, airs on CBS.
• November 27 - Hell Town episode 1.11, My Girlfriend Annie, airs on NBC.
• December 13 - Webster episode 3.14, The Truth Hurts, airs on ABC.
• December 15 - Jenny is nominated at the Youth in Film Awards for "Best Young Actress - Guest in a Television Series" for her role in The Twilight Zone episode If She Dies.

1986

• Jenny appears in commercials for Cinnamon Toast Crunch, The Prudential and Oreos.
• Jenny appears in an anti-drug PSA for KHJ-TV.
• Jenny writes her first song at ten years old. It's about her father, whom she's always wondered about.
• May 12 - Convicted airs on ABC.
• August 5 - The second episode of Life With Lucy, Lucy and the Guard Goose, is recorded.
• September 5 - The fifth episode of Life With Lucy, Lucy Is a Sax Symbol, is recorded.
• September 12 - Promotional photos are taken of the cast of Life With Lucy.
• September 20 - Life With Lucy episode 1.1, One Good Grandparent Deserves Another, airs on ABC.
• September 27 - Life With Lucy episode 1.4, Lucy Makes a Hit With John Ritter, airs on ABC.
• September 30 - The seventh episode of Life With Lucy, Lucy and Curtis Up a Tree, is recorded.
• October 4 - Life With Lucy episode 1.6, Love Among the Two-by-Fours, airs on ABC.
• October 18 - Life With Lucy episode 1.3, Lucy Gets Her Wires Crossed, airs on ABC.
• October 25 - Life With Lucy episode 1.5, Lucy Is a Sax Symbol, airs on ABC.
• November 1 - Life With Lucy episode 1.8, Lucy Makes Curtis Byte the Dust, airs on ABC.
• November 8 - Life With Lucy episode 1.10, Lucy, Legal Beagle, airs on ABC.
• November 15 - Life With Lucy episode 1.12, Mother of the Bride, airs on ABC.  As the show is cancelled, five episodes remain unaired: 1.2 Lucy and the Guard Goose, 1.7 Lucy and Curtis Up a Tree, 1.9 Lucy's Green Thumb, 1.11 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, and 1.13 World's Greatest Grandma.
• November 16 - A wrap party for the cast and crew of Life With Lucy is held at Jenny's house.
• November 22 - Jenny is nominated at the Youth in Film Awards for "Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Starring in a TV Special or Movie of the Week" for her role in Convicted.

1987

• Jenny appears in commercials for Spacemaker Popcorn Center, Fruit Swirl Bars and Jill.
• June 14 - Uncle Tom's Cabin airs on Showtime.
• August 6 - Jenny appears as a contestant on the syndicated game show Card Sharks.
• September 19 - The Golden Girls episode 3.1, Old Friends, airs on NBC.
• October 4 - Jenny attends actress Shalane McCall's 15th birthday at Pips Club in Beverly Hills.
• October 6 - Jenny's episode of The Charmings is recorded.
• October 29 - The Charmings episode 2.6, A Charming Halloween, airs on ABC.
• December 5 - Jenny is nominated at the Youth in Film Awards for "Best Young Actress in a Cable Series or Special" for her role in Uncle Tom's Cabin.

1988

• March 20 - A Place at the Table airs on NBC.
• May 10 - Who Gets the Friends? airs on CBS.
• May 22 - My Father, My Son airs on CBS. The first part of Baby M airs at the same time on ABC.
• May 23 - Part two of Baby M airs on ABC.
• May 27 - Trading Hearts is release in limited theaters.
• At her seventh grade graduation at Van Nuys Middle School, Jenny makes her debut singing performance with a rendition of Killing Me Softly With His Song.
• May 31 - Principal photography begins on Troop Beverly Hills, under the working title "Be Prepared".
• August 5 - Jenny attends Soleil Moon Frye's twelfth birthday party at the Bel Age Hotel in West Hollywood.
• August 27 - A Friendship in Vienna airs on The Disney Channel.
• September 23 - Jenny attends the premiere of the movie Punchline at the Mann Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California.
• October 28 - Mr. Belvedere episode 5.3, Braces, airs on ABC.
• December 3 - Jenny attends the Fourth Annual Variety Club Children's Carnival Benefit at The Help Group in Van Nuys, California.
• December 7 - Growing Pains episode 4.8, Ben's First Kiss, airs on ABC.
• December 17 - Jenny attends the 19th annual Allen Ludden Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center holiday party in Downey, California.

1989

• Jenny appears in a commercial for Corn Pops and new commercial for Oreos.
• February 17 - Jenny Lewis attends the Circus Vargas' 20th Anniversary Celebration to Benefit the Athletes and Entertainers for Kids on at the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood, California.
• March 21 - Jenny attends the Westwood premiere of Troop Beverly Hills at the Mann Bruin Theatre in Westwood, California.
• March 24 - Troop Beverly Hills opens in theaters.
• April 14 - Just the Ten of Us episode 2.19, Puberty Blues, airs on ABC.
• April 18 - The first episode of Have Faith, The Teacher, airs on ABC.
• April 24 - Jenny attends the 3rd Annual Eastman Kodak Second Century Award Luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
• May 6 - Jenny is nominated for three Youth in Film Awards: "Best Young Actress in a TV Special, Pilot, Movie of the Week, or Mini-Series" for My Father, My Son, "Best Young Actress Guest-Starring in a Drama or Comedy Series" for her Golden Girls episode Old Friends, and "Best Young Actress in a Cable Family Show" for A Friendship in Vienna. She ends up winning for My Father, My Son and A Friendship in Vienna.
• May 13 - The hour-long fourth season finale of The Golden Girls, We're Outta Here, airs on NBC. It's a clip show, airing footage from Jenny's episode Old Friends.
• May 19 - Jenny has a private studio photo session with John Paschal of Celebrity Photo Agency.
• June 4 - The pilot movie of Shannon's Deal airs on NBC.
• June 7 - Principal photography begins on The Wizard.
• July 28 - Principal photography is completed on The Wizard.
• October 7 - Jenny attends Alexander Polinsky's 15th birthday party.
• October 8 - Jenny attends Tiffany's 18th birthday at Universal Studios Backlot Mel's Diner.
• October 15 - Jenny attends the Mattel Kids Care Too toy drive kickoff party at Griffith Park Zoo.
• October 24 - Roseanne episode 2.6, Five of a Kind, airs on ABC.
• October 29 - Free Spirit episode 1.6, Hallowinnie, airs on ABC.
• December 2 - Jenny attends the premiere of The Wizard at the Cinerama Dome Theater in Universal City, California.
• December 8 - Baywatch episode 1.11, Shelter Me, airs on NBC.
• December 15 - The Wizard opens in theaters.

1990

• Spring - Jenny is nominated at the Youth in Film Awards for "Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture" for her role in The Wizard.
• April 16 - Shannon's Deal episode 1.1, Words to Music, airs on NBC.
• April 23 - Shannon's Deal episode 1.2, Inside Straight, airs on NBC.
• April 30 - Shannon's Deal episode 1.3, Art, airs on NBC.
• May 7 - Shannon's Deal episode 1.4, Custody, airs on NBC.
• May 8 - Shannon's Deal episode 1.5, Hitting Home, airs on NBC.
• May 16 - Shannon's Deal episode 1.6, Sanctuary, airs on NBC.
• May 19 - Jenny appears at the Great Southern California Duck Race at the Santa Monica Pier to raise money for the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.
• September 18 - Principal photography begins on Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even, under the working title "Step Kids".
• September 30 - Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter airs on NBC.
• November - Principal photography is completed on Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even, aka "Step Kids".
• October 22 - Jenny attends the grand opening of the Bob Hope Long Beach USO Club followed by a star-studded Salute to Bob Hope at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Long Beach, California.

1991

• January 21 - Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story airs on NBC.
• January 30 - Teen Set: The Video is released on VHS.
• March 2 - Principal photography begins on the TV movie Runaway Father.
• March 23 - Shannon's Deal episode 2.1, The Bad Beat, airs on NBC.
• March 28 - Principal photography is completed on Runaway Father.
• April 9 - Shannon's Deal episode 2.2, Greed, airs on NBC.
• April 16 - Shannon's Deal episodes 2.3 & 2.4, Wrongful Death and Strangers in the Night, air on NBC.
• April 19 - Jenny participates in the Sega-sponsored Superstar Kids Challenge.
• April 20 - The second day of the Superstar Kids Challenge.
• April 23 - Shannon's Deal episode 2.5, First Amendment, airs on NBC.
• April 30 - Shannon's Deal episode 2.6, The Inside Man, airs on NBC.
• May 14 - Shannon's Deal episode 2.7, Matrimony, airs on NBC.
• May 21 - Shannon's Deal episode 2.8, Trouble, airs on NBC.
• September 20 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.1, When Irish Eyes are Smiling, airs on CBS.
• September 22 - Runaway Father airs on CBS.
• September 27 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.2, Death in Brooklyn, airs on CBS.
• October 4 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.3, Boys of Summer, airs on CBS.
• October 23 - Danielle Steele's Daddy airs on NBC.
• October 25 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.5, What I Did for Love, airs on CBS.
• November 6 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.6, War of the Worlds, airs on CBS.
• November 13 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.7, Dinner at Six, airs on CBS.
• November 28 - The Superstar Kids Challenge airs.
• December 1 - Jenny is nominated at the Youth in Film Awards for "Best Young Actress Starring in a TV Movie" for her role in Runaway Father.
• December 11 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.11, Where Have You Gone, Jackie Robinson?, airs on CBS.

1992

• January 15 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.13, Boys and Girls Together, airs on CBS.
• January 22 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.14, Boys and Girls Apart, airs on CBS.
• January 29 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.15, Boys and Girls Together Again, airs on CBS.
• March 11 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.18, A Tale of Two Boroughs, airs on CBS.
• March 28 - Jenny attends Earth Walk '92 Universal Studios in Universal City, California.
• April 20 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 1.20, On the Line, airs on CBS.
• May 4 - Jenny attends the West Hollywood premiere of Poison Ivy at Cineplex Odeon Fairfax Theatre in West Hollywood, California with Johnny Whitworth.
• May 8 - Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even opens in theaters.
• May 11 - Jenny attends the premiere of Lethal Weapon 3 at Mann Village Theater in Westwood, California.
• At age sixteen, Jenny leaves her home in Van Nuys, vowing never to return to the San Fernando Valley.
• September 8 - Jenny attends the premiere of Where The Day Takes You at Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California with Johnny Whitworth.
• September 13 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 2.1, Brave New World, airs on CBS.
• September 26 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 2.3, Rockette to the Moon, airs on CBS.
• October 3 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 2.4, Nun But the Brave, airs on CBS.
• December 4 - Jenny attends the premiere of Chaplin at the Los Angeles Theater in Los Angeles, California.

1993

• January 16 - Jenny is nominated at the Youth in Film Awards for "Best Young Actress Co-Starring in a Television Series" for her role in Brooklyn Bridge.
• April 10 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 2.7, In a Family Way, airs on CBS.
• July 16 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 2.10, The Date, airs on CBS.
• August 6 - Brooklyn Bridge episode 2.13, No Time Like the Future, airs on CBS.
• Jenny backpacks through Europe.

1994

• May 15 - Murder, She Wrote episode 10.20, A Murderous Muse, airs on CBS.
• August 12 - Runaway Daughters, the fourth film in the Rebel Highway series, airs on Showtime.

1995

• January 9 - Some sources suggest Jenny may have appeared in episode 35.11 of the UK series This Is Your Life, featuring Arthur C. Clarke.
• March 15 - Filming date of Foxfire.

1996

• March 6 - Sweet Temptation airs on CBS.
• April - Run a Mile in My Shoes premieres at WorldFest Houston, which runs from April 21-30
• August 23 - Foxfire is released in theaters.
• October 20 - Talk to Me airs on ABC.
• December - Jenny appears in a Toys R Us commercial, reprising her role from the 1982 commercial.

1997

• March 1 - Principal photography begins on Pleasantville.
• July 2 - Principal photography is completed on Pleasantville.
• Jenny and Blake give their first live performance together at The Masquers Club in Los Angeles, California.

1998

• January - Rilo Kiley gives a performance at Spaceland in Los Angeles, California.
• March 9 - Rilo Kiley gives a performance at Spaceland in Los Angeles, California.
• April 16 - Rilo Kiley gives a performance at Spaceland in Los Angeles, California.
• May 2 - Rilo Kiley records a six-track demo tape entitled "Sandbox Sessions 5/2/98" at Sandbox Recording Studio in Los Angeles, California. Dave Foley receives a CD entitled Fer Dave with four additional tracks.
• May 16 - Rilo Kiley gives a performance at Spaceland in Los Angeles, California.
• May 26 - Rilo Kiley gives a performance at Dragonfly in Los Angeles, California.
• May 29 - Little Boy Blue is released in theaters.
• July 2 - Rilo Kiley gives a performance at Opium Den in Los Angeles, California.
• July 6 - Rilo Kiley gives a performance at Spaceland in Los Angeles, California.
• July 13 - Rilo Kiley gives a performance at Spaceland in Los Angeles, California.
• July 20 - Rilo Kiley gives a performance at Spaceland in Los Angeles, California.
• July 22 - Rilo Kiley gives a performance at Opium Den in Los Angeles, California.
• July 27 - Rilo Kiley gives a performance at Spaceland in Los Angeles, California.
• August 25 - Rilo Kiley gives a performance at Dragonfly in Los Angeles, California.
• September 23 - Rilo Kiley gives a performance at Opium Den in Los Angeles, California.
• October 23 - Pleasantville is released in theaters.
• November 12 - Rilo Kiley gives a performance at Spaceland in Los Angeles, California.

continued in Timeline (1999-2001)