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Jerry Lewis shown in rare MDA Labor Day Telethon documentary

As this year’s MDA Labor Day Telethon took shape, with Mirage headliner Terry Fator the leading representative from Las Vegas,…

10 years ago

Jerry Lewis honored as Member of the Order of Australia on Labor Day weekend

Jerry Lewis was honored as a Member of the Order of Australia, the highest award bestowed on a civilian by…

10 years ago

MDA Labor Day Telethon 2014 raises $52.3 million

2014 MDA Labor Day Telethon aired on ABC from 9 to 11PM on Sunday, August 31. The MDA Show of…

10 years ago

Jerry Lewis to appear at Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside on October 11

Jerry Lewis will make a special appearance at the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside, California, on Saturday, October 11.…

11 years ago

Jerry Lewis won’t be featured in any MDA Show of Strength clip

No Jerry Lewis clip will be included in Telethon Memory in Sunday’s MDA Show of Strength (8 p.m.-10 p.m., on…

11 years ago

Jerry Lewis Holocaust movie The Day The Clown Cried surfaces

Jerry Lewis described his unreleased 1970s Holocaust movie The Day The Clown Cried as “bad, bad, bad”. The 87-year-old comedian…

11 years ago

MDA Telethon 2013 airs on ABC on September 1st

The MDA Telethon is must-see TV watching during the Labor Day weekend, an end-of-summer tradition in the U.S. since it…

11 years ago

Why did Jerry Lewis and Muscular Dystrophy Association part ways

Last year the Muscular Dystrophy Association announced that Jerry Lewis was stepping down as host of its annual Labor Day…

12 years ago

MDA Telethon 2012: Carrie Underwood and Paula Abdul raise awareness of muscular dystrophy

This year MDA Telethon featured pop singers Carrie Underwood and Paula Abdul among other Hollywood celebrities at the September 2 TV…

12 years ago

MDA Telethon 2012 not shown in Joplin

The annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon that for years featured Jerry Lewis was not broadcasted this year in Joplin, Missouri.…

12 years ago

MDA Show of Strength 2012: No Jerry Lewis. No tote board. And not from Las Vegas.

The annual Muscular Dystrophy Association television fundraiser goes a new way Sunday, with a different title and featuring three hours…

12 years ago

MDA Labor Day Telethon 2012: the second year without Jerry Lewis

The Muscular Dystrophy Telethon is must-see TV watching during the Labor Day weekend, an end-of-summer tradition in the U.S. since…

12 years ago