Actor

Shari Lewis

January 17, 1933 · 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 York City.

Notable work

8
Star Trek (1966)
Writer
8.1
The Nanny (1993)
as Shari Lewis
7.2
The Muppet Movie (1979)
as Additional Muppet Performer

Often works with

Alan Thicke
3 titles together
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise, Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah, The Alan Thicke Show
Edgar Bergen
2 titles together
The Muppet Movie, The Jack Benny Program
Dom DeLuise
2 titles together
The Muppet Movie, Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
Bob Hope
2 titles together
The Muppet Movie, The Jack Benny Program

Full filmography · 14

Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
as Shari / Lamb Chop / Hush Puppy / Charlie Horse (voice)
1996
Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
as Shari
1995
One-Minute Bible Stories
cast
1994
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
as archive footage
1992
The Muppet Movie
as Additional Muppet Performer
19797.2
A Wedding Knight
as Gwendolyn (voice)
1966
The Defiant Giant
as Honey Halfwitch
1966