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Line 8: − Since 1966 Jerry Lewis has hosted the annual Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. Lewis also received the French Legion of Honor in 1984.+
updated to reflect his retirement from the telethon in 2010
In 1967, Lewis taught a course in film direction at the [[University of Southern California]]. "The Total Film-Maker" was edited by Jerry and published by Random House in 1971; he also wrote ''Jerry Lewis: In Person and Dean & Me (A Love Story)''. A fact not widely known in the United States is that Jerry has won the "Best Director of the Year" award eight times in Europe since 1960. Jerry Lewis was nominated for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 1977 for his effort raising money to fight [[muscular dystrophy]].
In 1967, Lewis taught a course in film direction at the [[University of Southern California]]. "The Total Film-Maker" was edited by Jerry and published by Random House in 1971; he also wrote ''Jerry Lewis: In Person and Dean & Me (A Love Story)''. A fact not widely known in the United States is that Jerry has won the "Best Director of the Year" award eight times in Europe since 1960. Jerry Lewis was nominated for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in 1977 for his effort raising money to fight [[muscular dystrophy]].
From 1966 until 2010 Jerry Lewis has hosted the annual Muscular Dystrophy Telethon which raised nearly $2.5B over the course of its run<ref>http://static.mda.org/news/110803.html</ref><ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep/03/entertainment/la-et-0903-jerry-lewis-20100903</ref>. Lewis also received the French Legion of Honor in 1984.
Jerry's children with Patti Palmer: Gary (1945), Ronald (1949), Scott (1956), Christopher ( 1957), Anthony (1959) and Joseph (1964); With SanDee Pitnick a daughter Danielle (1992).
Jerry's children with Patti Palmer: Gary (1945), Ronald (1949), Scott (1956), Christopher ( 1957), Anthony (1959) and Joseph (1964); With SanDee Pitnick a daughter Danielle (1992).