TV legend Norman Lear turns 100

(JTA) - Jewish comedy titan Norman Lear turned a century old on July 27, and he's still got a spring in his step.

Lear took to Instagram to reminisce the day before his 100th birthday with a video, singing a lick from the classic tune "That's Amore," recalling how he once worked for Dean Martin singing the same during the Colgate Comedy Hour in the 1950s.

"My God, the miracle of being alive with everything that's available to us," Lear told his 44,000 followers.

The decorated creator of "All In The Family," "The Jeffersons," "Sanford and Sons" and a host of other groundbreaking TV sitcoms, Lea...