Lewis' first live Labor Day weekend telethon in was broadcast by a single New York City television station. Sometimes Lewis sings or tells lighthearted jokes. He introduces guests and other performers like a ringmaster. Sometimes, he turns serious and shares stories of people afflicted by the disease or who are helped by the association. All the while, he urges donors to contribute while a tote board rings up pledge totals. Some telethon moments have made history.
In Las Vegas during the telethon, Lewis was reunited by Frank Sinatra with Dean Martin, with whom Lewis had an acrimonious split 20 years earlier.
The famous entertainer best known for his slapstick humor first teamed with Martin in the s to play nightclubs and television shows and to make a series of comedy films. The association tallied Lewis' live hours in telethons at , and association president and chief executive Gerald Weinberg called Lewis an unparalleled advocate and humanitarian.
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