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Shari Lewis
Known For: Acting · Birthday: 1933-01-17 · Deathday: 1998-08-02 (65 years old) · Gender: Female · Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
3 Movies · 13 TV shows
Also Known As: Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop · Lamb Chop · Shari & Jeremy · Jeremy & Shari · Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz
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Biography
Shari Lewis (born Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz; January 17, 1933 – August 2, 1998) was an American ventriloquist, puppeteer, children's entertainer, comedian, 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.
Movies & TV shows
1996.
1 TV show
TV
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
3.93
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It aired for six seasons from 1996 to 2002. Topics often discussed on...
1994.
1 Movie
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
1994
Shari, Lamb Chop, and the gang visit a studio haunted by a mysterious phantom.
1993.
1 TV show
TV
The Nanny
6.18
1993
Fran, fresh out of her job as a bridal consultant in her boyfriend's shop, first appeared on the doorstep of Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield peddling cosmetics, and quickly stumbled upon the oppor...
1991.
1 TV show
TV
Lamb Chop's Play-Along
1991
Lamb Chop's Play-Along is an American children's television series that was shown on PBS in the United States from 1992 until 1997, as well as on YTV in Canada. It was created and hosted by puppeteer ...
1979.
1 Movie
The Muppet Movie
5.36
1979
A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he meets his future muppet crew while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!
1974.
1 TV show
TV
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974
CBS gave the group a television variety show (entitled Tony Orlando and Dawn) from the summer of 1974, after The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour ended its run, until December 1976. The show was in the same...
1969.
1 TV show
TV
Love, American Style
1969
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love ...
1968.
1 TV show
TV
Arabian Knights
1968
Arabian Knights is an animated segment of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, created by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series is based on Arabian Nights, a classic work of Middle Eastern literature.
1966.
1 TV show
TV
Star Trek
5.76
1966
There is a space. The final frontier is what it is. The U.S.S. is located in the United States. The spaceship is embarking on a five year mission to explore the universe. The command of the ship is he...
1964.
1 TV show
TV
The Hollywood Palace
1964
The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly on ABC from January 4, 1964 to February 7, 1970. Originally titled The Saturday Night Hollywood Palace, ...
1963.
1 TV show
TV
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
The Danny Kaye Show is an American variety show hosted by Danny Kaye that aired on CBS from 1963 to 1967 on Wednesday nights. Directed by Robert Scheerer, the show premiered in black-and-white, but la...
1962.
1 TV show
TV
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndi...
1958.
1 TV show
TV
Kraft Music Hall
1958
In the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s, several television series were aired by NBC in the musical variety genre, which was sponsored by the producers of a well-known line of cheeses and rel...
1956.
1 TV show
TV
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was sponsored by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General...
1948.
1 TV show
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
6
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show ran on CBS from 1948 to 1971 and was hosted by Ed Sullivan. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 greatest TV shows of all time.
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