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The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
American telethon
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The MDA Labor Day Telethon[1] was an annual telethon held on (starting the night before and throughout) Labor Day in the United States to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). The Muscular Dystrophy Association was founded in 1950 with hopes of gaining the American public's interest.[2] The show was hosted by comedian, actor, singer and filmmaker Jerry Lewis from its 1966 inception until 2010.[3] The history of MDA's telethon dates back to the 1950s, when the Jerry Lewis Thanksgiving Party for MDA raised funds for the organization's New York City area operations. The telethon was held annually on Labor Day weekend beginning in 1966,[4] and raised $2.45 billion for MDA from its inception through 2009.[5][6][7]
The telethon broadcast up to 211⁄2 hours,[1] starting on the Sunday evening preceding Labor Day and continuing until l
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What happened to the Jerry Lewis Labor Day MDA Telethon, and 7 facts about the former TV staple
For decades, it was a TV tradition. Millions of people tuned in every year to watch Jerry Lewis host the MDA Labor Day Telethon. For 20-plus hours, Lewis would sing, joke, mug, cajole, weep, and play ringmaster to a horde of celebrities as he appealed to viewers to dig deep and donate to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
But the MDA Labor Day Telethon is no more. Earlier this year, the Muscular Dystrophy Association announced that the organization was ending the annual Labor Day telethon. It's a move that followed Lewis retiring as host in 2011, and recent years that saw the once daylong extravaganza shrunk, first to six hours, then to three hours.
In announcing the end of the Labor Day telethon, the Muscular Dystrophy Association cited "the new realities of television viewing and philanthropic giving." Steven M. Derks, MDA president and CEO, said, "In the last few years, the show was adjusted to reflect changes in viewership and donor patterns, and last summer&
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Jerry Lewis, comedy icon and telethon host dies, at 91
LOS ANGELES — Jerry Lewis, the manic, rubber-faced showman who jumped and hollered to fame in a lucrative partnership with Dean Martin, settled down to become a self-conscious screen auteur and found an even greater following as the tireless, teary host of the annual muscular dystrophy telethons, has died. He was 91.
Lewis died Sunday of natural causes in Las Vegas with his family by his side, publicist Candi Cazau said.
Tributes from friends, co-stars and disciples poured in immediately.
“That fool was no dummy. Jerry Lewis was an undeniable genius an unfathomable blessing, comedy’s absolute!” Jim Carrey wrote Sunday on Twitter. “I am because he was!”
“The world has lost a true innovator & icon,” comedian Dane Cook wrote.
In Las Vegas, a message honoring the comedian is being featured on a marquee at Caesars Palace, where Lewis was once a headliner and had also hosted telethons. In Los Angeles fans and admirers gathered at Lewis’ two Hollywood Walk of Fame stars — one for television and one for film.
Lewis’ career sp
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