Shari Lewis

Actor

Born: January 17, 1933
Died: August 2, 1998 (age 65)
From: New York City, New York, USA

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…

Filmography (17)

Shari & Lamb Chop (2025)
Self (archival footage)
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise (1996)
Shari / Lamb Chop / Hush Puppy / Charlie Horse (voice)
Kids for Character (1996)
Self/Self - Lamb Chop/Self - Charlie Horse/Self - Hush Puppy
Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah (1995)
Shari
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio (1994)
Self / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
One-Minute Bible Stories (1994)
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' (1992)
archive footage
Lamb Chop in the Land of No Manners
Lamb Chop in the Land of No Manners (1989)
Self / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
Self
Kooky Classics (1984)
Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
Have I Got a Story For You (1984)
Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
You Can Do It (1984)
Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
Additional Muppet Performer
The Vent Event
The Vent Event (1978)
Shari Lewis/Lamb Chop
The Shari Show (1975)
Herself
A Wedding Knight
A Wedding Knight (1966)
Gwendolyn (voice)
The Defiant Giant (1966)
Honey Halfwitch

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