NEW YORK – No one would sniff at all the dollars Jerry Lewis raised for muscular dystrophy: a couple of billion during his 45-year reign as host of the Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon. But what kind of TV did he offer in exchange? The short answer: Jerry put on a show like no other. Labor Day this year promises to be bland by comparison, with the 85-year-old Lewis now banished from the annual rite he built from scratch and molded in his …
SYDNEY (AFP) – Veteran US comedian Jerry Lewis had to cancel a sell out Sydney tour after collapsing from exhaustion as he prepared to take the stage, according to promoters. Lewis, 85, was due to perform before a packed house in western Sydney Friday night to raise money for muscular dystrophy but the event was called off at the last minute after Lewis fell ill. “He is extremely disappointed for his fans that he was unable to perform la…
SYDNEY – Jerry Lewis was hospitalized Friday after he was unable to perform at a show in suburban Sydney, but his publicist said he was simply overtired and was released after a few hours. The 85-year-old actor, comedian and tireless advocate for muscular dystrophy research is on a fundraising tour for the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation Australia. He arrived at the Rooty Hill Returned Servicemen’s League club, where he was to perform, but h…
NEW YORK – Reality TV home designer Jeff Lewis will have fewer employees to flip out over this season. The admitted obsessive-compulsive star of Bravo’s “Flipping Out” says two employees get fired from his Jeff Lewis Designs in season five, which premieres July 6 at 9 p.m. Eastern. He won’t say who but in a recent interview with The Associated Press he said one firing is expected. He calls the other “totally unexpec…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A monster black hole shredded a Sun-like star, producing a strangely long-lasting flash of gamma rays that probably won’t be seen again in a million years, astronomers reported on Thursday. That is definitely not the norm for gamma ray bursts, energetic blasts that typically flare up and end in a matter of seconds or milliseconds, often the sign of the death throes of a collapsing star. “This is truly differe…
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Veteran entertainer Jerry Lewis canceled a benefit show in Australia on Friday when he fell ill and was taken to a hospital, but he has since returned to his normal routine, his publicist said. Lewis, 85, arrived in Australia on Monday for a two-week fund-raising tour for the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation of Australia. But a sold-out show scheduled for Friday at the Rooty Hill RSL, an entertainment and dining club in the…