Shari Lewis

Born: 1933-01-17, New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1998-08-02

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

Filmography

• The Nanny (1993)
• The Jack Benny Program (1950)
• The Muppet Movie (1979)
• Kooky Classics (1984)
• Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise (1996)
• Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah (1995)
• Have I Got a Story For You (1984)
• You Can Do It (1984)
• The Shari Show (1975)
• The Defiant Giant (1966)
• One-Minute Bible Stories (1994)