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Featured: Richard Lewis, Jamie Lee Curtis, Albert Brooks, Michael McKean, Sam Morrell, Keith Olbermann, Bette Midler
What’s in This Episode
- Richard Lewis death at age 76
- Richard Lewis heart attack
- Richard Lewis Curb Your Enthusiasm legacy
- Richard Lewis Anything but Love sitcom
- Richard Lewis memoir The Other Great Depression
- Comedian tributes to Richard Lewis
Questions Answered in This Episode
Did Richard Lewis pass away?
Yes, Richard Lewis, the comedian and Curb Your Enthusiasm star, passed away peacefully at his home in Los Angeles on February 27, 2024, at age 76 after suffering a heart attack.
What was Richard Lewis best known for?
Richard Lewis was best known for his self-deprecating humor, his long-running role on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, guest appearances on Late Show with David Letterman and The Howard Stern Show, and co-starring with Jamie Lee Curtis in the sitcom Anything but Love (1989-1992).
Did Richard Lewis write a memoir?
Yes, Richard Lewis wrote a memoir titled The Other Great Depression published in 2000, in which he discussed his struggles with depression and childhood issues.
What did Richard Lewis say about happiness?
In a 2020 Washington Post interview, Richard Lewis stated he was grateful for his life and career but acknowledged there was a part of him that would always be unhappy, attributing it to his childhood.
Who confirmed Richard Lewis’s death?
Richard Lewis’s representative Jeff Abraham confirmed the news to People magazine on Wednesday afternoon with a statement from his wife thanking everyone for their support.
Full Transcript
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Caloroga Shark Media. Wow. I was just heading out the door, checked the email one last time, and I see Comedian and Curb Your Enthusiasm star Richard Lewis has passed away at age seventy six. Richard’s rep. Jeff Abraham I know Jeff, confirmed the news in a statement to people on Wednesday afternoon.
The statement reads, Comedian actor Richard Lewis passed away peacefully at his home in la last night after suffering a heart attack. His wife thanks everyone for all the love, friendship, and support, and ask for privacy at this time. Lewis best known for his self deprecating humor, his long running roles on Curb Your Enthusiasm, his guest spots on Letterman, and The Howard Sterns Show. He also co starred with Jamie Lee Curtis in a sitcom that I really liked way back when it was called Anything but Love, that run from nineteen eighty nine to nineteen ninety two. In two thousand, he had a memoir titled The Other Great Depression.
He told The Washington Post in twenty twenty, I’m not a very happy man. I’m thrilled to be alive. I’m grateful for he was in my life. I’ve got great friends, a great wife, a dog, and I have a great career. But there’s a part of me that’s always going to be never totally happy, and I think that has a lot to do with my childhood.
I did not prep this episode at all. Like I said, I was running out the door. Let me see what comedians are seeing on Twitter. Albert Brooks, Sorry, p Richard Lewis a brilliantly funny man who will be missed by all the world needed him now more than ever. Michael McKeon, Farewell Richard Lewis.
Brocol Harum has lost another fan, and the rest of us have lost a very good man. Sam Morrell, not Richard Lewis such a funny guy for so long watching a curb as this news broke. I remember reading his pickup line with the ladies in the book I’m dying up here. I’ll buy you a two to sandwich anywhere in the city. Rest in peace, Keith Olberman.
I’ve never had a brother. From the day he came up and said hi in nineteen eighty nine, Richard Lewis and I called each other brother. I used to kid him if people knew how good and kind of person he was, it would ruin his career. Bet Midler, on a sad note, the great Richard Lewis has died. Richard Lewis has passed away at age seventy six.
All right, Like I said, I was running out the door, so I put this together quickly. The Thursday episode is already recorded. You will not hear me address this in the normal Thursday episode, but I’ll probably do a bonus episode with a proper Richard Lewis tribute sometime tomorrow afternoon. Richard was fantastic. Rest in peace.