sr2-jerry lewis hospitalized

elliottn

Published: June 14, 2006

The following is a script from a News9 broadcast

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Comedian Jerry Lewis is recovering in a hospital this morning.. after suffering a mild heart attack over the weekend.

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A spokesman for the Las Vegas casino where Lewis is due to perform next month.. says the 80-year-old also has pneumonia.. but is expected to make a full recovery.
The performance has been postponed.
Lewis appeared healthy at a news conference last week when he announced his plans to bring his movie "The Nutty Professor" to the Broadway stage as a musical in October.