Jerry Lewis Retires from MDA and the Annual Telethon for Jerry’s Kids
Comedian Jerry Lewis is no longer serving as the Muscular Dystrophy Association's national chairman, and he won't be appearing on this year's Labor Day telethon. Lewis, who is 85 years old, has been the MDA's national chairman since the early 1950s, and he has hosted the MDA Labor Day telethon since 1966.