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Shari Lewis

Shari Lewis

Born: 1933-01-17 • 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.

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Filmography
Shari & Lamb Chop poster
Shari & Lamb Chop
2025 • Self (archival footage)
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise poster
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
1996 • Shari / Lamb Chop / Hush Puppy / Charlie Horse (voice)
Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah poster
Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
1995 • Shari
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio poster
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
1994 • Self / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
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Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992 • archive footage
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Lamb Chop in the Land of No Manners
1989 • Self / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood poster
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 • Self
Kooky Classics poster
Kooky Classics
1984 • Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
Have I Got a Story For You poster
Have I Got a Story For You
1984 • Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
You Can Do It poster
You Can Do It
1984 • Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
The Muppet Movie poster
The Muppet Movie
1979 • Additional Muppet Performer
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The Vent Event
1978 • Shari Lewis/Lamb Chop
The Shari Show poster
The Shari Show
1975 • Herself
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A Wedding Knight
1966 • Gwendolyn (voice)
The Defiant Giant poster
The Defiant Giant
1966 • Honey Halfwitch