LAS VEGAS — Jerry Lewis raised a record $65 million for the Muscular Dystrophy Association in his annual Labor Day telethon, a benefit that also made a pitch for those inconvenienced by Hurricane ...

Not since, oh, Martin and Lewis has there been a showbiz breakup as sudden and inexplicable. Last year the Muscular Dystrophy Association announced that Jerry Lewis was stepping down as host of its ...

To most viewers, the Muscular Dystrophy Association's annual pledge drive has always been known as "The Jerry Lewis Telethon." Well, not anymore. The MDA has announced that the 85 year-old comedian ...

The annual Labor Day telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, featuring the comedian Jerry Lewis, raised $65-million, reports the Associated Press. The telethon also asked people to donate for ...

Jerry Lewis died two weeks before Labor Day, the annual holiday he made his own for the better part of many of our lives. His annual telethons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association were as reliable a ...

Jerry Lewis’s annual Labor Day telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association raised more money than ever this year, $63.7-million, according to the charity. But the actor and the event continue to ...

Why former telethon participants are protesting the return of the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s most famous fundraising effort. Jerry Lewis makes his opening remarks at the 25th Anniversary of the ...

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