Most Recent Role: Herself, Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse, Hush Puppy and others on The Charlie Horse Music Pizza
Gender: Female
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Birthday: 1-17-1933
Birth Name: Sonia Phyllis Hurwitz
Date of Death: 8-2-1998
Cause of Death: Cancer
Gender: Female
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Birthday: 1-17-1933
Birth Name: Sonia Phyllis Hurwitz
Date of Death: 8-2-1998
Cause of Death: Cancer
Shari Lewis was an American ventriloquist and puppeteer. She is mostly known as the first puppeteer of Lamb Chop, a puppet appearing Lamb Chop's Play-Along.
Ms. Lewis had been previously married to Steve Lewis a talented manager. Her marriage to him was short lived, but she maintained his last name as her own.
Shari was married to Jeremy Tarcher from 1958 to the time of her death.
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Most Recent Appearance
Drum Show
Friday 30 January 1998 on PBS
Shari is tired of everybody using the phone constantly using the phone. Maybe things will change when a Haida nation drummer visits the Music Pizza. MUSICAL TIE-INS: Various drums; the heartbeat is a natural human rhythm.
Other Appearances
| Star | |
|---|---|
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Arabian Knights
the voice of Princess Nida |
Lamb Chop's Play-Along
Herself, Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse, Hush Puppy and others |
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The Charlie Horse Music Pizza
Herself, Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse, Hush Puppy and others |
| Recurring Role | |
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The Ed Sullivan Show
Herself |
The New Hollywood Squares
Herself |
| Guest Star | |
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America 2Night
The UBS Story Herself |
Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
Mr. Biddle's Crime Wave Lois |
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Car 54, Where are You?
How High is Up? Melinda Walsh |
Car 54, Where are You?
Puncher and Judy Judy Sanford |
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Cybill
Little Bo Peep Herself and Lambchop |
Dinah
August 18, 1975 Herself |
| Other |
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The Charlie Horse Music Pizza
Whistle While You Work Music |
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Arabian Knights
Arabian Knights originally aired as part of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. more Lamb Chop's Play-Along
It had been 29 years since Shari Lewis had been canceled by NBC, and she was ready to win back American audiences. With the creation of Lamb Chop's Play-Along! , a new generation of preschoolers... more The Charlie Horse Music Pizza
This show was the legendary multi-Emmy Award winning ventriloquist Shari Lewis' final television venture before her untimely death. Shari died within weeks of wrapping production. The theme of this... more
Arabian Knights originally aired as part of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. more Lamb Chop's Play-Along
It had been 29 years since Shari Lewis had been canceled by NBC, and she was ready to win back American audiences. With the creation of Lamb Chop's Play-Along! , a new generation of preschoolers... more The Charlie Horse Music Pizza
This show was the legendary multi-Emmy Award winning ventriloquist Shari Lewis' final television venture before her untimely death. Shari died within weeks of wrapping production. The theme of this... more
