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Green Celebrity Jerry Lewis retiring from charity benefit telethon?
[May 17]
Who is Jerry Lewis? After 45 years wonderful years promoting funding medical treatment and finding a cure for sick children he calls “my kids,” Hollywood comedian and big screen actor Jerry Lewis announced May 16th, 2011 that he will finally be retiring from the TV gig that made him famous. As the most well-known television host on TV, the Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon and the name Jerry Lewis have essentially become one in the same. The celebrity senior is not welching out on his commitment to helping kids, though. At 85 years old, the green celebrity issued a statement to the press through the MDA simply calling his retirement “time for an all new Telethon era.”
Huffington Post reported Jerry Lewis statement about what fans can expect for the 2011 telethon gala where he thinks he will be making a final special guest appearance as host:
“As a labor of love, I’ve hosted the annual Telethon since 1966 and I’ll be making my final appearance on the show this year by performing my signature song, `You’ll Never Walk Alone,'” Lewis said of a shortened six-hour primetime broadcast scheduled for Sept. 4.