Biography
A stand-up comic whose stream-of-consciousness riffs earned him both a loyal audience and the respect of his peers, Lewis was named by both GQ magazine and the Comedy Central cable channel as one of the best and most influential comics of the last century. And though comedy continued to be his most popular creative outlet - most notably via his live performances, taped specials, and on the HBO improv series "Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000- ) - he …
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Career Milestones
2002 | Had recurring role of a rabbi on the popular series "7th Heaven" (The WB) | |
| Co-starred with Kevin Nealon in the ABC sitcom "Hiller and Diller" | ||
1993 | Starred as Steven Mitchell opposite Don Rickles on the Fox-TV sitcom, "Daddy Dearest"; also co-executive produced | |
1990 | Played to a standing-room-only audience at New York's Carnegie Hall | |
| Starred as Marty Gold opposite Jamie Lee Curtis on popular ABC sitcom, "Anything But Love" | ||
| Appeared in two sequels to successful cable special: "The Richard Lewis 'I'm Exhausted' Concert" (1988) and "I'm Doomed" (1990) | ||
1988 | Co-starred in slapstick comedy feature film, "Wrong Guys" opposite fellow comedians Louie Anderson and Richard Belzer | |
1987 | Played supporting role of Richard on short-lived ABC sitcom, "Harry", starring Alan Arkin | |
1986 | Starred in first cable special, "I'm in Pain" | |
1982 | Made first of over 50 appearances on "Late Night with David Letterman" | |
| Wrote pilots and comedy material for television; acted in some of them | ||
1979 | Co-wrote and starred in "Diary of a Young Comic" which pre-empted an episode of "Saturday Night Live" and attracted favorable attention | |
1976 | Appeared as a regular on the CBS variety program, "The Sonny and Cher Show" | |
1972 | Made Greenwich Village club debut as stand-up comedian | |
| Worked for four years after graduating college as head copywriter at a New Jersey advertising agency | ||
| Raised in Englewood, New Jersey | ||
Awards
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Curb Your Enthusiasm |