Jerry Lewis, entertainment icon and longtime host of Muscular Dystrophy Association telethons, dead at 91

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#1 | Jerry Lewis, entertainment icon and longtime host of Muscular Dystrophy Association telethons, dead at 91 datum

Sun Aug 20, 2017 4:15 pm

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Love or hate Jerry Lewis, you knew he was in the room.

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.

"Legendary entertainer Jerry Lewis passed away peacefully today of natural causes at 91 at his home w/ family by his side,� the statement read

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