This was one of Lemmon 's final performances before his death in 2001 .
The movie premiered on December 5 , 1999 on the ABC Network and starred Jack Lemmon as Morrie and Hank Azaria as Mitch .
This was one of Jack Lemmon 's final performances before Morrie 's death in 2001 .
The movie premiered on December 5 , 1999 on the ABC Network and starred Jack Lemmon as Morrie and Hank Azaria as Mitch .