JERRY LEWIS - JERRY LEWIS RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL

LATEST: Comedian JERRY LEWIS has been released from hospital after his heart attack scare earlier this month (11JUN06) and is now recovering on his yacht in a San Diego, California harbour. The beloved funnyman spent a week undergoing tests and treatment for a minor heart attack and a case of pneumonia. And his spokeswoman CANDI CAZAU insists the 80-year-old star is already up and about, making plans for his annual Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon, which he hosts every year. Lewis fell ill onboard a flight from New York to San Diego and was taken to hospital, where his heart problem was diagnosed. The comedian underwent angioplasty after it was discovered he had a clogged artery. Although Lewis insists he'll be fit and well for the MDA telethon in September (06), he has cancelled a four-night stint at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lewis is also pressing on with plans to turn his hit comedy THE NUTTY PROFESSOR into a new stage musical, according to Cazau.