Comedian Richard Lewis Dies at 76
Comedian Richard Lewis died Tuesday night at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 76. Lewis, who acted in HBO’s “ Curb Your Enthusiasm ,” died of a heart attack, according to Variety . Lewis had many health struggles…
Comedian Richard Lewis died Tuesday night at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 76.
Lewis, who acted in HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” died of a Heart attack, according to Variety.
Lewis had many health struggles throughout the years.
He announced last April he was retiring from stand-up comedy after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, according to Variety.
In 2021, he appeared in one episode of season 11 of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” after announcing he would not be in the season at all due to recovering from three surgeries, the outlet reported.
“When I walked in and they applauded, I felt like a million bucks. Larry (David) doesn’t like to hug, and he hugged me and told me how happy he was after we shot our scene,” Lewis told Variety at that time.
Lewis started in show business in 1979 in “Diary of a Young Comic” and gained more exposure with appearances on “The Tonight Show” and the “Late Show With David Letterman” in the 1980s and 1990s, according to Variety, which added He went on to do specials on HBO and Showtime.