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Actor

Shari Lewis

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Acting credits

31

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Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

0.3

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Movies: 11Series: 21Crew credits: 6

TMDB ID: 186821

IMDb ID: nm0507741

Known for: Acting

Born: January 17, 1933

Died: August 2, 1998

Age: 65

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1948 - 2025

Years active: 78

Average TMDB rating: 7.45

Wikidata: Q440604

Also known as

Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop • Lamb Chop • Shari & Jeremy • Jeremy & Shari • Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz

Other jobs

Producer (4)Creator (1)Writer (1)

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

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