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No Labor Day Telethon: MDA, $23 Million in the Red, 60% Down in Contributions, Lost without Jerry Lewis

Once upon a time, Labor Day weekend was all about the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon and Jerry's Kids, thanks to Jerry Lewis....

Woody Allen Book Sales Jump After Alec Baldwin Interview, Director Says He Wished He Could Have Directed WC Fields, the Marx Brothers, Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope

Woody Allen is not retiring, let's get that straight. He's making "one or two" more movies starting with one late this summer in Paris. Woody's...

Jerry Lewis’s Labor Day Telethon Long Gone, Muscular Dystrophy Association Continues Yearly Drops in Revenue

It was 2011 when MDA, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, committed fundraising suicide. They ousted their standard bearer, Jerry Lewis, and instigated the end of...

KISS Frontman Gene Simmons Said to Be Next Friars Club Roastee, After the Late Jerry Lewis

Exclusive The Friars Club-- under investigation and on the heels of a settled sex harassment...

Jerry Lewis’ Memory Is Being Exploited by MDA Muscular Dystrophy After They Treated Him Like Dirt

MDA Muscular Dystrophy really likes Jerry Lewis now-- now that he's dead. All weekend long they've been exploiting his image and his history with MDA...

Jerry Lewis Raised Billions for MDA Over 50 Years And They Treated Him Like Dirt as a Reward

This morning as Jerry Lewis's death is catching up to the news there are many stories about his philanthropy and devotion to...

EXCLUSIVE Jerry Lewis on Dean Martin: He was without question the least appreciated performer in show business

FROM MARCH 2012:   Jerry Lewis turned 86 yesterday and got quite a nice birthday party from the Friars Club. Richard Belzer interviewed him last night...

My 2015 Interview with Jerry Lewis “Colbert is Dull, He Should Work at Tiffany” and “I Listen to Dean all the Time”

from October 2015:   Jerry Lewis, Legend with a capital L, was interviewed for one hour by Oscar winning director Martin Scorsese at the wonderful Museum...

Jerry Lewis is Dead at 91: Comic and Film Genius, Idolized by Martin Scorsese, Had a Wild and Crazy Life

Jerry Lewis is gone but will never be forgotten. He made sure of that by having many lives, all successful. The comic genius, great...

MDA Post- Jerry Lewis Losing Money Every Year, But CEO Gets $550,000

There's no Jerry Lewis telethon today. There hasn't been one since 2011. And every year since then, MDA-- the Muscular Dystrophy Association--...