Richard Lewis, comedian and Curb Your Enthusiasm star, dies aged 76
Richard Lewis has died: Richard Lewis, Larry David’s co-star in Curb Your Enthusiasm and a beloved standup comedian has died at the age of 76. He was raised in Englewood, New Jersey. He was born into a Jewish family, but was not especially religious. Stay with the entertainment section and introduction of celebrities with Eternalpen online magazine.
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Richard Lewis has died, Lewis said last year that he had Parkinson’s disease and was stepping off the standup stage. Despite that partial retirement, he was in the currently airing Season 12 of the Curb Your Enthusiasm show on HBO.
Lewis died peacefully at his home in Los Angeles last night after suffering a heart attack, according to his publicist Jeff Abraham of Jonas Public Relations.
“His wife, Joyce Lapinsky, thanks everyone for all the love, friendship and support and asks for privacy at this time,” Abraham said in a statement.
“Richard and I were born three days apart in the same hospital and for most of my life he’s been like a brother to me,” David said in a statement shared by HBO. “He had that rare combination of being the funniest person and also the sweetest. But today he made me sob and for that I’ll never forgive him.”
biography of Richard Lewis
Richard Philip Lewis (June 29, 1947 – February 27, 2024) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He came to prominence in the 1980s and became known for his dark, neurotic, and self-deprecating humor.
As an actor, he was known for having co-starred with Jamie Lee Curtis in the sitcom Anything but Love, for playing the role of Prince John in the film Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and for his recurring role as a semi-fictionalized version of himself in HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Life and family
Lewis was born on June 29, 1947, in Brooklyn. He was raised in Englewood, New Jersey. He was born into a Jewish family, but was not especially religious. His father, Bill (d. 1971), was co-owner of Ambassador Caterers in nearby Teaneck, New Jersey, and his mother, Blanche, was an actress in community theatre. Lewis was the youngest of three siblings – his brother was older than him by 6 years, and his sister by 9. Lewis’s father’s catering business kept his father very busy, and his siblings had both left home by the 1960s, leaving Lewis at home alone with his mother, with whom he did not get along. Lewis told The Washington Post in 2014 that he suspected that his birth had been a mistake.
Lewis was known for being the class clown and causing trouble in school. He graduated from Dwight Morrow High School in 1965 and attended Ohio State University where he attained a degree in marketing.
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Death – Richard Lewis has died
Richard Lewis has died: Following a battle with Parkinson’s since April 2023, Lewis died of a heart attack on February 27, 2024 He was 76.
Filmography of Richard Lewis
Cinema
Year | Title | Role |
1988 | The Wrong Guys | Himself |
1989 | That’s Adequate | Pimples Lapedes |
1992 | Once Upon a Crime | Julian Peters |
1993 | Robin Hood: Men in Tights | Prince John |
1994 | Wagons East | Phil Taylor |
1995 | Drunks | Jim |
Leaving Las Vegas | Peter | |
1996 | The Elevator | Phil Milowski |
1997 | Hugo Pool | Chick Chicalini |
The Maze | Markov | |
1999 | Game Day | Steve Adler |
2005 | Sledge: The Untold Story | Himself |
2012 | Vamps | Danny Horowitz |
2014 | She’s Funny That Way | Al Finkelstein |
2017 | Sandy Wexler | Testimonial |
2018 | The Great Buster: A Celebration | Himself |
TV
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1974–1992 | The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson | Himself – Guest | 22 episodes |
1977 | Diary of a Young Comic | Billy Goldstein | Television movie |
1980 | House Calls | Dr. Leon Prometheus | Episode: “The Phantom of Kensington” |
1982–1993 | Late Night with David Letterman | Himself – Guest | 44 episodes |
1985 | Temporary Insanity | Performer | Television movie |
1986 | Riptide | Andrew Fitzsimmons Carlton III | Episode: “The Wedding Bell Blues” |
1987 | Harry | Richard Breskin | 7 episodes |
CBS Summer Playhouse | Joey | Episode: “King of the Building” | |
1988 | Tattingers | Longo | Episode : “Death and Taxis” |
1989–1992 | Anything But Love | Marty Gold | 56 episodes |
1992 | The Danger of Love | Edward Sanders | Television movie |
1993 | Daddy Dearest | Steven Mitchell | 13 episodes |
TriBeCa | Joseph | Episode: “Stepping Back” | |
The Larry Sanders Show | Himself | Episode: “Life Behind Larry” | |
1993–2008 | Late Show with David Letterman | Himself – Guest | 9 episodes |
1994 | Tales from the Crypt | Vern | Episode: “Whirlpool” |
1995–2008 | Late Night with Conan O’Brien | Himself – Guest | 12 episodes |
1995 | A.J.’s Time Travelers | Edgar Allan Poe | Episode: “Edgar Allan Poe” |
1996 | A Weekend in the Country | Bobby Stein | Television movie |
Nichols and May: Take Two | Himself | Documentary Special, PBS | |
1996–2015 | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Himself | 16 episodes |
1997 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Old Beggar (voice) | Episode: “The Golden Goose” |
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | Richard (voice) | Episode: “Undercover” | |
1997–1998 | Hiller and Diller | Neil Diller | 13 episodes |
1998 | Rude Awakening | Harve Schwartz | 6 episodes |
1999 | Hercules | Neurosis (voice) | Episode: “Hercules and the Tiff on Olympus” |
V.I.P. | Ronald Zane | Episode: “Big Top Val” | |
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm | Himself | Television movie – Pilot | |
2000–2024 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Himself | 40 episodes |
2002 | Presidio Med | Francis Weinod | Episode: “Once Upon a Family” |
2002–2004 | 7th Heaven | Rabbi Richard Glass | 9 episodes |
2003 | Alias | Mitchell Yaeger | Episode: “A Dark Turn” |
2004 | Two and a Half Men | Stan | Episode: “I Can’t Afford Hyenas” |
The Dead Zone | Jack Jericho | Episode: “The Cold Hard Truth” | |
2005 | Las Vegas | Stan | Episode: “Fake the Money and Run” |
George Lopez | Phillip Nickleson | Episode: “George Finds Therapy Benny-ficial” | |
2006 | The Simpsons | Golem (voice) | Episode: “Treehouse of Horror XVII” |
Everybody Hates Chris | Kris | Episode: “Everybody Hates Kris” | |
2007 | Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project | Himself | Documentary, PBS |
2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sportsman Larry (voice) | Episode: “Closet” |
2009 | The Cleaner | Henry | Episode: “Trick Candles” |
2010 | Funny or Die Presents | Shades (voice) | Episode: #1.10 |
‘Til Death | Miles Tunnicliff | 3 episodes | |
2011 | Lewis on Film: The Oscar Edition | Performer | Short |
Pound Puppies | Buddy (voice) | Episode: “Rebel Without a Collar” | |
2013 | Mel Brooks: Make Some Noise | Himself | Documentary Special, PBS |
2015 | Blunt Talk | Dr. Weiss | 6 episodes |
2016 | Code Black | Stewart Gough | Episode: “Hero Complex” |
2018 | BoJack Horseman | Ziggy Abler (voice) | Episode: “Head in the Clouds” |
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