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Jerry Lewis Has Died (Original Post) kooth Aug 2017 OP
Good Lunabell Aug 2017 #1
Give the guy a slight break .... jb5150 Aug 2017 #2
Did great work for MDA for many, many years. democratisphere Aug 2017 #3
Many, many people who have this disease would disagree with you. Including some of the lunamagica Aug 2017 #10
RIP I use3d the hate his telethon gopiscrap Aug 2017 #4
May he rest in peace Gothmog Aug 2017 #5
Regardless of his political views he had great comedic skills in his earlier years FloridaBlues Aug 2017 #6
Seeks Balance Robert U Mar 2020 #11
RIP Little Star Aug 2017 #7
I thought he'd already died. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #8
He was still popular in France I believe. BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #9

jb5150

(1,292 posts)
2. Give the guy a slight break ....
Sun Aug 20, 2017, 01:14 PM
Aug 2017

he clearly lost his mind in the last couple of years.

lunamagica

(9,967 posts)
10. Many, many people who have this disease would disagree with you. Including some of the
Sun Aug 20, 2017, 02:37 PM
Aug 2017

so-called "Jerry's kids"

gopiscrap

(24,204 posts)
4. RIP I use3d the hate his telethon
Sun Aug 20, 2017, 01:24 PM
Aug 2017

when I finally settled in America (at 14) it was always on Labor Day weekend which meant as soon as it was over the next morning, school was going to start

Robert U

(6 posts)
11. Seeks Balance
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 11:02 PM
Mar 2020

Jerry had great talent and raised much money for the MDA. But he also divorced his wife of 40 years and filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy to keep from paying her alimony.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(121,316 posts)
8. I thought he'd already died.
Sun Aug 20, 2017, 01:42 PM
Aug 2017

Never thought he was very funny, but he raised a lot of money for charity. So, R.I.P., Jerry.

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