- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 17, 1933
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- August 2, 1998
Shari Lewis
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
movieShari & Lamb Chop
2025 · Self (archival footage)
tvThe Charlie Horse Music Pizza
1998 · Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice), Producer, Creator
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self
movieLamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
1996 · Shari / Lamb Chop / Hush Puppy / Charlie Horse (voice)
movieKids for Character
1996 · Self/Self - Lamb Chop/Self - Charlie Horse/Self - Hush Puppy, Executive Producer
movieLamb Chop's Special Chanukah
1995 · Shari
movieLamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
1994 · Self / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
movieOne-Minute Bible Stories
1994 · , Producer
tvThe Nanny
1993 · Shari Lewis
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
movieHoliday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992 · archive footage
Vicki!
tvVicki!
1992 · Self
tvLamb Chop's Play-Along
1992 · Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice), Producer, Creator
Lamb Chop in the Land of No Manners
movieLamb Chop in the Land of No Manners
1989 · Self / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice), Writer
movieHappy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 · Self
movieKooky Classics
1984 · Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
movieHave I Got a Story For You
1984 · Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice), Producer
movieYou Can Do It
1984 · Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice), Producer
tvThe Alan Thicke Show
1980
movieThe Muppet Movie
1979 · Additional Muppet Performer
tvThe Paul Daniels Magic Show
1979 · Self
The Vent Event
movieThe Vent Event
1978 · Shari Lewis/Lamb Chop
movieThe Shari Show
1975 · Herself, Creator, Writer
tvTony Orlando and Dawn
1974 · Self
tvDinah!
1974 · Self
tvLove, American Style
1969 · Diane
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
tvThe Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
1968 · Self
tvArabian Knights
1968 · Princess Nida (voice)
tvHollywood Squares
1966 · Self
tvStar Trek
1966 · Writer
A Wedding Knight
movieA Wedding Knight
1966 · Gwendolyn (voice)
movieThe Defiant Giant
1966 · Honey Halfwitch
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Janet Jerrod
tvThe Hollywood Palace
1964 · Self - Singer / Ventriloquist
tvThe Danny Kaye Show
1963 · Self
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Co-Host, Self - Co-Hostess
tvKraft Music Hall
1958 · Self
tvThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · Self
tvThe Jack Benny Program
1950 · Shari Lewis
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self