In 1952, a staff member from the 'Colgate Comedy Hour' pleaded with Mr. Lewis to host fund-raising shows, which came to be broadcasted from a variety of locations in New York City in 1954. After he'd hosted MANY four-hour shows, the MDA asked Mr. Lewis to host a 'telethon', and he agreed.
Jerry never earned a dollar. He started promoting MDA back in 1950. Estimates are that Jerry has given over $7 million of his own money to the cause
Yes. Not as of the 2011 telethon...
$58,919,838
Ringo Starr
JERRY LEWIS JERRY LEWIS
No.
Jerry Lee Lewis "The Killer" has had SIX wives and two of them died before him.
The Jerry Lewis Telethon has been raising money for Muscular Dystrophy since 1966.
try hulu
$58,919,838
yeah i think so
9.000
Ringo Starr
Jerry Lewis of MDA telethon fame.
That was Jerry Lewis, former partner of Dean Martin and MC of the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon.
Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon - 1966 2004-09-06 was released on: USA: 6 September 2004
Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon - 1966 2005-09-05 was released on: USA: 5 September 2005
Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon - 1966 2009-09-07 was released on: USA: 7 September 2009
Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon - 1966 2010-09-06 was released on: USA: 6 September 2010