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Richard Lewis
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American stand-up comedian (1947–2024)
Film & TV
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Richard Philip Lewis (June 29, 1947 – February 27, 2024) was an American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian. He came to prominence in the 1980s and became known for his dark, neurotic and self-deprecating humor. As an actor he was known for co-starring with Jamie Lee Curtis in the sitcom Anything but Love, for playing the role of Prince John in the film Robin Hood: Men in Tights and for his…
Known for
- Group Therapy — Self (archive footage)2024
- Emily @ the Edge of Chaos — Aristotle (voice)2021
- Bucky and the Squirrels — Richard Lewis2018
- The Great Buster: A Celebration — Self2018
- Sandy Wexler — Testimonial2017
- Misery Loves Comedy — Self2015
- She's Funny That Way — Al Finkelstein2015
- Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self2014
- BoJack Horseman — Ziggy Abler (voice)2014
- Mel Brooks: Make a Noise — Self2013
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Key facts
- Born
- Richard Philip Lewis , ( 1947-06-29 ) June 29, 1947, New York City, U.S.
- Died
- February 27, 2024 (2024-02-27) (aged 76), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Resting place
- Temple of Aaron Cemetery, Roseville, Minnesota , U.S.
- Education
- Ohio State University ( BSBA )
- Notable work
- Anything but Love , Curb Your Enthusiasm , Robin Hood: Men in Tights
- Spouse
- Joyce Lapinsky ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2005 )
- Years active
- 1971–2024
- Medium
- Stand-up television film
- Genres
- Dark comedy surreal humor
- Subjects
- Self-deprecation neuroticism psychotherapy alcoholism hypochondria paranoia depression bipolar disorder human sexuality Jewish culture pop culture family eating disorders annoyance
- Website
- richardlewisonline .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Family name
- Lewis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- television personality
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Official website
- richardlewisonline.com
- Image
- Richard Lewis 2015 chicago (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1947-06-29
- different from
- Richard Lewis
- ethnic group
- American Jews
- name in native language
- Richard Philip Lewis
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- Commons category
- Richard Lewis
- end of work period
- 2018-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- medical condition
- depression
- date of death
- 2024-02-27
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- P12674
- Enercon E-126
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Encyclopedic overview
Richard Philip Lewis (June 29, 1947 – February 27, 2024) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. Lewis came to prominence in the 1980s and became known for his dark, neurotic, and self-deprecating humor. As an actor, he was known for starring in the ABC sitcom Anything but Love from 1989 to 1992, and for playing the role of Prince John in the 1993 film Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Lewis also had a recurring role as a fictionalized version of himself in the HBO comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm from 2000 to 2024.
Early life and education
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