Posted on 06/24/2011 1:47:49 PM PDT by massmike
Legendary comedian Jerry Lewis was rushed to a hospital in Sydney today, after falling ill minutes before he was about to perform to a club.
The 85-year-old entertainer, on his eighth tour of Australia to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation, fell ill just before he was scheduled to entertain an expectant crowd.
Mr Lewis was so ill that he could not even get out of a car which brought him to the club last night.
He was driven to hospital where he was admitted for tests but there was no immediate comment on his condition.
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I just watched all the old colgate comedy hours with jerry and dean. great fun.
God bless Jer.
Not according to the libs!
ML/NJ
My first wife died with it, 5 years after diagnosis.
Has Jerry had a lung transplant?
It’s common to make jokes about Jerry and his “genius” status in France. But “The Bellboy” (1960) is probably as close to genuine comic genius as any film made in the last 50 years.
"Keith, we can't do any more drugs because you already did them all, alright! There's none left! We have to wait 'till you die and smoke your ashes!" - Dennis Leary
I don't think so.
Who does he think he is? George Burns?
He did an interview several years ago regarding his condition. He was taking serious cocktails of steroids that caused him to swell up considerably at the time. Jerry said he looked in the mirror one day and proclaimed, “I look like a Sumo Jew!”.
No lung transplant. He must have some strong constitution though.
Jerry Lewis out of hospital!
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.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2011-06-24-jerry-lewis-hospitalized_n.htm
Did Shecky Greene fill in?
Pinetop Perkins was playing shows until his death this year 1t 97.
Phyllis Diller is 99.
Pinetop Perkins was playing shows until his death this year 1t 97.
Phyllis Diller is 99.
Almost 94, but that’s gettin’ up there....
And Jerry's #1 impersonator died 2 years ago. Can't find the Youtube clip of them together on the Colgate Hour.
So settle for this Sammy Petrillo & Duke Mitchell trailer with Bela Lugosi instead.
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