Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 17, 1933
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.
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Known For - Movies
The Muppet Movie
as Additional Muppet Performer
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
as archive footage
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
as Shari / Lamb Chop / Hush Puppy / Charlie Horse (voice)
Shari & Lamb Chop
as Self (archival footage)
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
as Self / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
as Shari
The Vent Event
as Shari Lewis/Lamb Chop
A Wedding Knight
as Gwendolyn (voice)
You Can Do It
as Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Nanny
as Shari Lewis
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Hostess
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Love, American Style
as Diane
Dinah!
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
The Jack Benny Program
as Shari Lewis