Comedian, actor, singer, director, and philanthropist Jerry Lewis died on Sunday morning, TMZ reports.
He fronted more than 50 movies and directed some of our favorite comedies including The Nutty Professor, The Bellboy, and Rock-A-bye baby. He became the highest-paid person ever to star in a Broadway show at the time, at a reported $40,000 a week.
Jerry was also the host of the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon on Labor Day weekend from 1966 to 2010.
He was a prominent activist for Muscular Dystrophy patients and from
that show, he made raised over £1.95billion to support the cause
Review Journal reporter John Katsilometes says Lewis died peacefully from natural causes at his home in Vegas at home with his family.
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