Person
Shari Lewis
- Specialty
- Acting
- Birth
- January 17, 1933 · 65 years
- Death
- August 2, 1998
- Origin
- New York City, New York, USA
Technical Alias
Shari Lewis & Lamb ChopLamb ChopShari & JeremyJeremy & ShariPhyllis Naomi Hurwitz
Professional Trajectory
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
