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Labor Day Telethon: MDA New President Invokes Jerry Lewis Name in Letter to Followers

Here's a new twist: the new president of Muscular Dystrophy Association has invoked Jerry Lewis's name in a letter to followers. Stephen M. Derks...

Labor Day Jerry Lewis Telethon Without Comedian: MDA Lost $14 Million Last Year

It's Labor Day weekend so there must be a Labor Day telethon, right? Wrong. There's a two hour show on Sunday night on ABC,...

Jerry Lewis Lost Footage of “Buried” Film “The Day the Clown Cried”

Jerry Lewis never wanted anyone to see "The Day The Clown Cried." But now footage has surfaced of Jerry directing this lost "buried" film....

Former 21 Hour Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon Reduced to Two Hour Special

The poor old former Jerry Lewis telethon for Muscular Dystrophy: it's been reduced now to two hours on ABC on September 1st. Gone...

Jerry Lewis, Robert DeNiro, Martin Scorsese Reunite for “King of Comedy,” Forgotten Classic

It was one of those great nights in showbiz that you hope for and will never forget: Martin Scorsese, Robert DeNiro and the legend...

Sacre Bleu! Jerry Lewis is Coming to Cannes in An Acting Comeback

Yes, it's true. Jerry Lewis, a cinema god in France, is coming to the Cannes Film Festival. But this time the 85 year old...

Jerry Lewis’s Comeback Movie Will Feature 85 Year Old Comic Mort Sahl

I was a little surprised this morning to see a "scoop" elsewhere about Jerry Lewis's comeback movie, "Max Rose." I reported that movie's existence...

Exclusive: Without Jerry Lewis, MDA Couldn’t Collect 50% of Last Year’s Pledges

Exclusive: Jerry Lewis vs. the Muscular Dystrophy Association: after 50 plus years, MDA tossed Lewis out last year and replaced him as chairman of...

Labor Day Telethon Reduced to 3 Hours, Jerry Lewis Completely Erased

Despite a change in the production team, and a change among its executives, the Muscular Dystrophy Association is continuing to make strange choices. The...

Jerry Lewis Flashback: “Dean Martin Was the Least Appreciated Performer in Show Business”

I've rescued this story from the rubble of my four months with Forbes.com. It appeared this past March 2012. Jerry Lewis turned 86 yesterday and...