Shari Lewis

Personal Info

Birthday

January 17, 1933

Day of Death

1998-08-02

(65 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop

Lamb Chop

Shari & Jeremy

Jeremy & Shari

Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz

Shari Lewis

Biography

Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz (January 17, 1933 – August 2, 1998), better known as Shari Lewis, was an American ventriloquist, puppeteer, children's entertainer and television show host. She was best known as the original puppeteer of the sock puppet Lamb Chop, first appearing on Captain Kangaroo in March 1956 and then Hi Mom, a local morning television show that aired on WRCA-TV (now WNBC-TV) in New York City. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

The Nanny

Love, American Style

The Jack Benny Program

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Muppet Movie

Arabian Knights

Shari's Passover Surprise

Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah

Filmography

1996
Shari's Passover Surprise
as Shari / Lamb Chop / Hush Puppy / Charlie Horse (voice)
1995
Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
as Shari
1994
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
as Self / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
1992
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
as archive footage
1989
Lamb Chop in the Land of No Manners
as Self / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1984
Kooky Classics
as Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
Have I Got a Story For You
as Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
You Can Do It
as Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
1979
The Muppet Movie
as Additional Muppet Performer
1978
The Vent Event
as Shari Lewis/Lamb Chop
1975
The Shari Show
as Herself
1966
A Wedding Knight
as Gwendolyn (voice)
The Defiant Giant
as Honey Halfwitch