Shari Lewis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

39

Gender

Female

Birthday

1933-01-17

Day of death

1998-08-02 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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 Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Nanny

    The Nanny

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Vicki!

    Vicki!

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • The Paul Daniels Magic Show

    The Paul Daniels Magic Show

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Tony Orlando and Dawn

    Tony Orlando and Dawn

  • The Muppet Movie

    The Muppet Movie

  • The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

    The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

  • The Defiant Giant

    The Defiant Giant

  • Arabian Knights

    Arabian Knights

  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

  • Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

    Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

  • The Charlie Horse Music Pizza

    The Charlie Horse Music Pizza

  • Lamb Chop's Play-Along

    Lamb Chop's Play-Along

  • The Alan Thicke Show

    The Alan Thicke Show

  • Shari & Lamb Chop

    Shari & Lamb Chop

  • Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah

    Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah

  • Shari's Passover Surprise

    Shari's Passover Surprise

  • The Vent Event

    The Vent Event

  • Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio

    Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio

  • Have I Got a Story For You

    Have I Got a Story For You

  • Kooky Classics

    Kooky Classics

  • A Wedding Knight

    A Wedding Knight

  • The Shari Show

    The Shari Show

  • You Can Do It

    You Can Do It

  • Lamb Chop in the Land of No Manners

    Lamb Chop in the Land of No Manners