Jerry Lewis

Burglary String Perplexes Capitol Hill

National Journal | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Politics News, House of Representatives, Congress, Capitol Hill, Capitol Hill Burglaries, Jerry Lewis, Jon Runyan, Trey Gowdy, Politics News

Puzzling break-ins over the last month at the offices of at least three House members and several committees have U.S. Capitol Police gumshoes working...

Read Whole Story

'The Nutty Professor' To Hit Broadway

Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Video, Jerry Lewis, The Nutty Professor Jerry Lewis, Tennessee Performing Arts Center the Nutty Professor, Jerry Lewis Broadway, The Nutty Professor, The Nutty Professor Broadway, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Culture News

Jerry Lewis' 1963 comedy "The Nutty Professor" is making its world premiere as a musical in Nashville in July before making it to Broadway later in th...

Read Whole Story

To Jerry, With Love

Rob Taub | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Steve Martin, Dean Martin, Jerry Stiller, Paul Shaffer, Friars Club, Jerry Lewis, Martin Short, 92nd Street Y, Robin Williams, David Letterman, Comedy News

On my ninth birthday, my parents took me and a group of my friends to see the Jerry Lewis comedy The Disorderly Orderly. It was one of my happiest childhood memories and I've always had a special place in my heart for Jerry Lewis.

Read Post

Jerry Lewis Celebrates 86th Birthday In NYC

AP | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lewis Turns 86, Video, Jerry Lewis Birthday, Jerry Lewis 86th Birthday, Friars Club, Comedy News

NEW YORK -- Jerry Lewis did not turn 86 quietly. The comedian and filmmaker flew in to New York from Las Vegas for an hours-long celebration Friday n...

Read Whole Story

Another Republican California Lawmaker Stepping Down

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Congress Retirements, Jerry Lewis Congressman, Video, Congress, Congressman Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lewis Retirement, Jerry Lewis Retiring, 112th Congress, Congressional Retirements, Rep. Jerry Lewis, GOP Congress, Jerry Lewis California, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jerry Lewis of California became the latest Republican to announce his retirement from Congress after new boundaries drawn thr...

Read Whole Story

Russell Pearce OUT In Arizona

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Video, Jan Brewer, Fife Symington, Jerry Lewis, Russell Pearce Recall, Steve Pierce, Senator Russell Pearce, Recall Elections, Arizona Politics, Recall, Andy Biggs, Russell Pearce, Arizona Senate, Politics News

With the signatures of three officials sitting around a Phoenix conference room Monday morning, Arizona state Sen. Russell Pearce (R-Mesa) was officia...

Read Whole Story

Woody and Jerry: Docs Celebrate Comic Genius

Marshall Fine | Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: Celebrity, Mickey Rose, Jerry Lewis, Match Point, Scarlett Johansson, Woody Allen, Anything Else, American Masters, Woody Allen: A Documentary, Diane Keaton, Soon-Yi Previn, The Patsy, Doug McGrath, Another Woman, Gregg Barson, Dean Martin, Tony Roberts, Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, Midnight in Paris, Louise Lasser, Letty Aronson, Steven Spielberg, Charlie Chaplin, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Nutty Professor, Gordon Willis, Robert Weide, Marshall Fine Commentary, Juliet Taylor, The Day the Clown Cried, Mia Farrow, Marshall Brickman, Gary Lewis, Pbs, Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis, Oscar, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Marshall Fine, Take the Money and Run, The Bellboy, Diane Wiest, Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Quentin Tarantino, Richard Lewis, Hollywood Ending, Entertainment News

If you look at comedy in the 20th century, the list of those whose work has depth, breadth and longevity is a small one: Charlie Chaplin, Lewis, Allen.

Read Post

State May Owe Recalled Official Money

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Video, Jerry Lewis, Russell Pearce Recall, Jack-Harper-Arizona, Senator Russell Pearce, Recall Elections, Russell Pearce Recall Effort, Arizona Politics, Recall, Russell Pearce, Ken Bennett, Politics News

At least one Arizona state senator thinks that an obscure provision in the state constitution could entitle recalled state Senate President Russell Pe...

Read Whole Story

Arizona Topples Senate President Russell Pearce, SB 1070 Immigration Law Architect, in Historic Recall Vote

Jeff Biggers | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Immigration Reform, Jan Brewer, Jerry Lewis, Citizens for a Better Arizona, President Obama, Arizona, Sb 1070, Tea Party, Randy Parraz, Russell Pearce, Politics News

In a stunning blow to the Tea Party movement, a huge turnout in Mesa's conservative LD 18 overwhelmingly voted out Arizona's hardline State Senate President Russell Pearce in a historic recall election today.

Read Post

Arizona Immigration Law Mastermind Goes Down In Recall Fight

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Arizona Election Results 2011, Russell Pearce Recall Election Results, Video, Jerry Lewis, Russell Pearce Recall, Arizona Elections, Russell Pearce Recall Election, Arizona Elections 2011, Jerry Lewis Election Results, Arizona Election Results, Russell Pearce Recall Vote, Russell Pearce Election Results, Arizona Immigration Law, Sb 1070, Russell Pearce Election, Politics News

State Sen. Russell Pearce, the controversial architect of Arizona's immigration law, was voted out of office on Tuesday evening in a special recall el...

Read Whole Story

Why Did Oprah Winfrey Win An Honorary Oscar?

AP | By SANDY COHEN | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Oscar, Elizabeth Taylor, Video, Honorary Oscar, Oprah Winfrey, Jerry Lewis, Paul Newman, Quincy Jones, Film Academy, Angel Network, Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, Impact News

By SANDY COHEN, Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- Oprah Winfrey says she understands why some balked when the film academy announced it would give her ...

Read Whole Story

Controversial Arizona Immigration Law Architect Caught In Tight Recall Election

Mother Jones | Adam Serwer | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Russell Pearce Arizona, Jerry Lewis, Pearce, Olivia Cortes, Russell Pearce Sb 1070, Russell Pearce Recall, Immigration, Arizona Sb 1070, Arizona Politics, Arizona Immigration Law, Sb 1070, Russell Pearce Arizona Immigration Law, Russell Pearce, Politics News

Republican Arizona state Sen. Russell Pearce, the architect of the state's draconian anti-immigrantion law, may lose his seat in tomorrow's recall ele...

Read Whole Story

Tea Party Scandal Explodes in Arizona Recall Election

Jeff Biggers | Posted 11.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, Mesa, Election Fraud, Arizoan Reclal, Recall Election, Jerry Lewis, Olivia Cortes, Arizona, Tea Party Express, Tea Party, Russell Pearce, Republicans, Politics News

As Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce replaced three members on the state's Ethics Committee over an investigation of a colleague's domestic abuse charges, his own campaign in the upcoming recall election spiraled deeper into allegations of fraud and ethic violations.

Read Post

Giant Inflatable French Puppets Take Over Berlin (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

HuffPost Weird News | David Moye | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Puppets, Video, French Cheese, Jerry Lewis, Weird France, Weird Art, Weird Berlin, Weird Photos and Videos, Inflatable Puppets, Berets, Plasticiens Volants, Weird News News

The French are known for their excellent food, great wine and wonderful art, but one thing the French do hands down better than anyone is make giant i...

Read Whole Story

How to Save the U.S. Postal Service

Spencer Green | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Postage Stamps, Congress, U.S. Government, Bankruptcy, U.S. Postal Service, Jerry Lewis, Postal Service, Post Office, E-Cards, E-Mail, U.S. Postal System, Jacquie Lawson, Comedy News

Put hallucinogens in stamp adhesives to make sending mail fun again.

Read Post

In Jerry Lewis' Absence, MDA Telethon Asks U.S. To Raise Just $1 More Than Year Before

AP | By OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 11.04.2011

Read More: Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, Muscular Dystrophy, Jerry Lewis, Mda Telethon, Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy, Jerry Lewis Mda, Charity, Impact News

By OSKAR GARCIA, Associated Press LAS VEGAS -- Although absent its biggest star in Jerry Lewis, the Muscular Dystrophy Association is asking millions...

Read Whole Story

What Will They Tell Jerry's Kids?

Jim Moret | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Television, Telethon, Muscular Dystrophy, Charity, Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lewis Mda, Impact News

Jerry Lewis' departure was so blatantly disrespectful to his near half-century of commitment to MDA. He was denied the opportunity to say goodbye to the two generations of viewers who had grown up watching the funnyman.

Read Post

Jerry Lewis Won't Appear At This Year's MDA Telethon

AP | OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Television, Labor Day Telethon, Muscular Dystrophy, Labor Day, Jerry Lewis, Mda Telethon, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Jerry Lewis National Chairman, Jerry Lewis Telehon, Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon, Jerry Lewis Mda Telethon, Impact News

LAS VEGAS — Comedian Jerry Lewis and the Muscular Dystrophy Association aren't saying why they're fully parting ways after 45 years and raising ...

Read Whole Story

Stars' Kids In College

The Huffington Post | Lindsay Dittman | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Maria Shriver, Stars in College, Star Kids in College, Progeny of Stars in College, Jerry Lewis, Tom Hanks, Kid Rock, College News

You can see famous people anywhere; shopping at the grocery store, having fun at an amusement park, driving on the highway (stars, they are just like ...

Read Whole Story

Jerry Lewis Retiring From MDA Telethon

AP | KEN RITTER | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Dean Martin, Charity, Jerry Lewis, Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Association, Muscular-Dystrophy-Association, Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis Telethon, You'll Never Walk Alone, Jerry Lewis Mda Telethon, Impact News

LAS VEGAS — After 45 years promoting treatment and a cure for children he calls "my kids," comedian Jerry Lewis announced Monday he is retiring ...

Read Whole Story

Fired General Stanley McChrystal Finds New Life On K Street

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Jeff Schockey, Jerry Lewis, Lobbying, Lobbyists, The Mcchrystal Group, Stanley McChrystal, McChrystal Group, Stanley Mcchrystal Lobbying, Stanley Mcchrystal Lobbyist, K Street, John Scofield, Bill Lowery, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- As they say in Washington, old soldiers never die -- they just fade into cushy, off-the-books sinecures on K Street. Stanley McChrystal...

Read Whole Story

Jerry Lewis Typing

Posted 06.29.2011

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Video, Lotd, Jerry Lewis, Funny Videos, Women News

Back in January, we showed you a clip of the brilliant Jerry Lewis in "The Errand Boy." By popular demand, here's another Jerry gem, this...

Read Whole Story

Jerry Lewis Tour-de-Force

Posted 06.29.2011

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Lotd, Video, Jerry Lewis, Funny Videos, Women News

Jerry Lewis was one of "the boys" my Dad liked to hang out with--a man as brilliant as he was funny. Here's one of my favorite Jerry clip...

Read Whole Story

David Campbell: A Child of Rock 'n' Roll Who Is Making His Own Kind Of Music

Ellen Sterling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Jones, Jerry Lewis, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes, David Campbell, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Stephen Sondheim, Bruce Springsteen, Luckiest Productions, Entertainment News

David Campbell spent the first 20 years of his life in Australia. But the Adelaide native found his milieu more than 8,500 miles away in New York Cit...

Read Post