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When Jerry Met Dean—Again, on Live Television. Inside Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin’s jaw-dropping televised reunion, 40 years after America watched it happen. By Donald Liebenson.
Sep 4, 2020 · Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin had teamed up in 1946, when according to Lewis, he had approached Martin with the question, “You workin’?” They worked together in movies, nightclubs, radio and TV and were extremely successful. But then the partnership ended when the two split up ten years later on July 24, 1956 after their final nightclub performance.
Sep 18, 2020 · Lewis hosted an annual telethon on Labor Day to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. In 1976, a mutual friend of the former comedy duo, Frank Sinatra, arranged for Martin to appear unannounced on the telethon for an unexpected reunion.
- Cody Copeland
On June 29 and 30, 1956, Martin and Lewis hosted an MDAA telethon called The Martin and Lewis Roundup, live from Carnegie Hall. The pair ended their comedy partnership a month later, and Lewis was named national chairman of MDAA later that year.
