From the New York Daily News:
He was before my time, but I know the name. Holy cow, that's a lot of charity.Lewis, who died Sunday at age of 91, turned himself into an American entertainment institution, first as a maniacal slapstick comedian and then as the 45-year host of tear-jerking annual TV telethons that raised a staggering $2.6 billion for muscular dystrophy research.
His death was confirmed in a statement tweeted by a reporter for the Las Vegas Review Journal.
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He and Dean Martin were part of a famous comedy act that broke up in 1956. Some here may have seen some of their movies on late night tv.
For some reason he was super popular in France.
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Once upon a time him and Deano were pretty dang popular here in the states, as well.Originally Posted by Clusterfrack
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I remember seeing his movies when I was a kid, but I lost interest after I got to be about 12. He did raise a shitload of money for kids with MD, though...
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The very first comedy I remember watching, and laughing uncontrollably, was "It's Only Money" at around 8 years old. Something about the electric lawnmowers...
RIP Jerry. You made lives better.
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I liked his TV show as a kid. RIP Jerry.
At War With The Army was freakin' hilarious.
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