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Add the andPOP Facebook Application(andPOP) - Jerry Lewis, the legendary comedian, has returned to working on his annual charity telethon after suffering a minor heart attack on June 11.
The 80-year-old is recuperating on his boat in San Diego after undergoing heart surgery, according to the BBC. The surgery was to insert a tube into an artery.
"He's recovering and already working on the telethon," said Lewis' long-time manager, Claudia Marghilano.
Lewis, who has suffered from ill health for two decades (including bouts with prostate cancer and meningitis), is also taking medication for pneumonia. The disease commonly accompanies pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung condition that Lewis has been fighting for 6 years.
Lewis has organized an annual telethon to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association since 1966.
