Bio taken from Wiki: "The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is an American organization, formed in 1950, which combats muscular dystrophy and diseases of the nervous system and muscular system in general by funding research, providing medical and community services, and educating health professionals and the general public.  MDA had a successful 60-year partnership with comedian, actor, singer and filmmaker Jerry Lewis, the most popular and well known celebrity associated with the organization, whose work was known through his tenure as its national chairman from 1956 to 2011 and his ann