Not since, oh, Martin and Lewis has there been a showbiz breakup as sudden and inexplicable. Last year the Muscular Dystrophy Association announced that Jerry Lewis was stepping down as host of its ...

LAS VEGAS -- After 45 years promoting treatment and a cure for children he calls "my kids," comedian Jerry Lewis announced this week he is retiring as host of the Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy ...

NEW YORK (AP) - The Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon is ending its annual Labor Day telethon, a television tradition for decades that has slowly disappeared from view since the sudden end of ...

To most viewers, the Muscular Dystrophy Association's annual pledge drive has always been known as "The Jerry Lewis Telethon." Well, not anymore. The MDA has announced that the 85 year-old comedian ...

Labor Day weekend will be very different. There will still be a Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor Day Telethon, but Jerry Lewis won’t be hosting. After 44 years as host, he’s retiring, but will ...

LOS ANGELES — Last week at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour, Jerry Lewis batted down rumors he was severing his association with the Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon he ...

In this Sept. 7, 1998, file photo, Jerry Lewis stands in front of a countdown board after announcing a record $51.5 million in pledges and contributions for the fight against neuromuscular diseases ...

Why former telethon participants are protesting the return of the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s most famous fundraising effort. Jerry Lewis makes his opening remarks at the 25th Anniversary of the ...