Friday, December 28, 2012

The Jerry Lewis Show with guests Phil Foster, Sam Cooke and Muhammad Ali (1963)

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  1. LanceDecember 28, 2012 at 1:13 PM

    In an interview:

    http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/shows/jerry-lewis-show-the-1963-abc#

    Lewis says that, although he only did 13 weeks of this spectacular flop, he still got the full amount of his 5 year contract: $40 million.

    He also says that this fact is a Guiness World Record: Most money paid to a performer for the shortest period of time.

    I doubt any of that is true and can find no reference to it at all.

    Anyone else know?

    Lance

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  2. AnonymousDecember 28, 2012 at 6:03 PM

    ABC paid him off with 3.5 million dollars in 1964 funds.

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