FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2009 file photo, Jerry Lewis is seen backstage at the 81st Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2009 file photo, Jerry Lewis is seen backstage at the 81st Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.

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  1. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - Actors Anil Kapoor (L), Dev Patel (C) and Freida Pinto of "Slumdog Millionaire" arrive at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009.
  2. RNPS YEAR 2009 - (L-R) Kate Winslet accepts the Oscar for best actress for "The Reader" in front of former best actress winners Sophia Loren, Shirley MacLaine, Nicole Kidman, Halle Berry, and Marion Cotillard during the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009.
  3. RNPS YEAR 2009 - Miley Cyrus is positioned by her publicist at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009.
  4. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - Sean Penn holds up his Oscar for best actor for his role in "Milk" backstage at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 22, 2009.
  5. Director Adam Shankman arrives as a guest at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences 2009 Governor Awards in Hollywood, California November 14, 2009. Shankman is one of the producers of the 82nd Academy Awards which will be held March 7, 2010.
  6. Actress Lauren Bacall (C), cinematographer Gordon Willis (R) and filmmaker Roger Corman stand onstage with the Honorary Oscars they received at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences 2009 Governors Awards in Hollywood, California November 14, 2009.
  7. Filmmaker Roger Corman, left, actress Lauren Bacall, center, and cinematographer Gordon Willis pose with their honorary Oscars following The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 2009 Governors Awards, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Los Angeles.
  8. Actress Lauren Bacall (R) and filmmaker Roger Corman pose with the Honorary Oscars they received at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences 2009 Governors Awards in Hollywood, California November 14, 2009.
  9. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 21: King of comedy Jerry Lewis performs at the Enmore Theatre 'Laugh For Life' Concert to support Muscular Dystrophy Foundation Australia (MDFA) in their fund raising and awareness efforts to fight this devastating muscle wasting disease, on September 21, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  10. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 21: King of comedy Jerry Lewis performs at the Enmore Theatre 'Laugh For Life' Concert to support Muscular Dystrophy Foundation Australia (MDFA) in their fund raising and awareness efforts to fight this devastating muscle wasting disease, on September 21, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  11. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 21: King of comedy Jerry Lewis performs at the Enmore Theatre 'Laugh For Life' Concert to support Muscular Dystrophy Foundation Australia (MDFA) in their fund raising and awareness efforts to fight this devastating muscle wasting disease, on September 21, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  12. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 21: King of comedy Jerry Lewis performs at the Enmore Theatre 'Laugh For Life' Concert to support Muscular Dystrophy Foundation Australia (MDFA) in their fund raising and awareness efforts to fight this devastating muscle wasting disease, on September 21, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  13. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 21: King of comedy Jerry Lewis performs at the Enmore Theatre 'Laugh For Life'Concert to support Muscular Dystrophy Foundation Australia (MDFA) in their fund raising and awareness efforts to fight this devastating muscle wasting disease, on September 21, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  14. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 21: King of comedy Jerry Lewis performs at the Enmore Theatre 'Laugh For Life' Concert to support Muscular Dystrophy Foundation Australia (MDFA) in their fund raising and awareness efforts to fight this devastating muscle wasting disease, on September 21, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  15. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 21: King of comedy Jerry Lewis performs at the Enmore Theatre 'Laugh For Life' Concert to support Muscular Dystrophy Foundation Australia (MDFA) in their fund raising and awareness efforts to fight this devastating muscle wasting disease, on September 21, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  16. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 21: Comedian Peter Berner performs at the Jerry Lewis 'Laugh For Life' Concert to support Muscular Dystrophy Foundation Australia (MDFA) in their fund raising and awareness efforts to fight this devastating muscle wasting disease, at the Enmore Theatre on September 21, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.

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