No.
The celebrities do not get paid for their appearances either.
They are put up at the South Point, home of the telethon but that is it.
The South Point donates all accommodations and their facilities to the telethon.
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Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon - 1966 - 2001-09-03 was released on:USA: 3 September 2001Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon - 1966 2001-09-03 was released on:USA: 3 September 2001
For decades, civic-minded Americans have connected Labor Day with a worthy cause - Jerry's kids, the telethon sponsored by the Muscular Dystrophy Association and hosted by entertainer Jerry Lewis.Few of them know Gerry's salary - Gerald C. Weinberg, that is, MDA's president and CEO. Weinberg earned $313,215 for the last nine months of 2007, the most recent year available. That included a salary of $308,846 and benefits worth $4,369, IRS records show.Pro-rated for a full year, Weinberg's salary that year worked out to about $412,000.or decades, civic-minded Americans have connected Labor Day with a worthy cause - Jerry's kids, the telethon sponsored by the Muscular Dystrophy Association and hosted by entertainer Jerry Lewis.Please see the related link for more information.
8/31/08 on the MDA telethon: Tony Orlando told Jerry Lewis he was up to 425 lbs at one time!!
Comedian Jerry Lewis has six sons, Gary, Ron, Scott, Chris, Anthony, and Joseph.