Hollywood, California – June 26, 2007 – Around the world, entertainment superstar Dean Martin has the market cornered on charisma, easygoing charm, playful wit, and gracious humility, all of which combine to make him infinitely cool.

"(Barack) Obama, he's a piece of s**t. I told him to suck on my machine gun and Hillary Clinton, you're a worthless bitch." Republican rocker Ted Nugent has no time for the leading Democratic presidential candidates.

Jerry Lewis' spokeswoman has hit out at bosses on "Entertainment Tonight," accusing of them of taking the comedian's comments about Merv Griffin out of context.

Merv Griffin "deserved to die" because he avoided treating his prostate cancer, according to comedian Jerry Lewis. Griffin, the brains behind game shows like Jeopardy and Wheel Of Fortune, died earlier this month at the age of 82.

Jerry Lewis has fired his publicist Rick Saphire after he allegedly demanded $20,000 from the media to interview the legendary funnyman.

Legendary comedian Jerry Lewis was convinced he was going to die when he suffered a second heart attack last year. The 81-year-old, who had his first heart attack in the 1980s, feared he'd never see his family and friends again when the health scare occurred mid-air on a place in June 2006.

Happy Birthday to "Firefly" actor Alan Tudyk (1971), "Gilmore Girl" Lauren Graham (1967), singer/songwriter Patty Griffin (1964), Public Enemy rapper Flavor Flav (1959), Heart guitarist Nancy Wilson (1954), French actress Isabelle Huppert (1953), English stage star Kate Nelligan (1950), stage actor Victor Garber (1949), "ChiPs" actor Erik Estrada (1949), low-budget director David Cronenberg (1943), outlaw country artist Jerry Jeff Walker (1942), game show host Chuck Woolery (1940), "Last Tango in Paris" director Bernardo Bertolucci (1940), folk-rocker Fred Neil (1936; d. 2001), comedian/actor Jerry Lewis (1926), French realist painter Rosa Bonheur (1822; d. 1899) and 4th President of the United States James Madison (1751; d. 1836).

Jason Schwartzman's portrayal of Max Fischer in cult movie Rushmore has topped a new poll to find the greatest film nerd. Fischer beat Anthony Michael Hall's Farmer Ted in 1984's Sixteen Candles and Jerry Lewis' turn as Julius Kelp in The Nutty Professor to claim the top spot on the Premiere magazine "10 Best Movie Nerds" list.

Thomas Edison, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, Althea Gibson, Vince Lombardi -- these are five of the final 25 nominees announced recently for election to the first class of the New Jersey Hall of Fame, a new museum dedicated to celebrating the leaders and legends associated with the state.

Legendary comedian Jerry Lewis makes a rare and dramatic guest star appearance on NBC's Law and Order: SVU as a homeless man who may have a clue to the brutal rape and murder of a mother and daughter. The episode, "Uncle," will air Tuesday, October 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.