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Richard Lewis

Age: 62
Height: 5' 9 1/2"

Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Born: Jun. 29th, 1947

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Richard Lewis' Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Curb Your Enthusiasm	Richard Lewis
Dinner for Five	Richard Lewis
Daddy Dearest	Steven Mitchell
Hiller and Diller	Neil Diller
Anything but Love	Marty Gold
Harry	Richard Breskin
The Daily Buzz	Richard Lewis

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Born in Brooklyn, NYC and raised in Englewood, New Jersey. He went to Dwight Morrow High School (where John Travolta went a few years later). He graduated from Ohio State University in 1969 with a degree in marketing and communications. He wrote ad copy in New Jersey while also writing jokes for comedians such as Morty Gunty. He finally got the nerve to perform his own jokes in 1971 at New York's Improvisation and Pips. After appearing on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962) in 1974, he continued to tour and hone his act with help from David Brenner (II) and Robert Klein (I). His film Diary of a Young Comic (1977) (TV) aired in the "Saturday Night Live" (1975) time-slot. His work on cable "I'm in Pain" for Showtime in 1988, "I'm Exhausted" earned a nomination from American Comedy Awards for Funniest Male Performer in a Television Special (for HBO); "I'm Doomed" (HBO) won him a second Ace Nomination for Best Stand-Up Comedy Special. His "Magical Misery Tour" was filmed at NY's "Bottom Line" in December, 1996. In December 1989, he performed to an SRO crowd at Carnegie Hall.

TRIVIA:

Longtime friend of 'David Brenner (II)' (qv).
Met 'Larry David (I)' (qv) at a summer camp at age 12.
First appearance on TV: _"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)_ (qv) in March 1974.
Gentleman's Quarterly named him one of the 20th century's influential humorists.
He appeared on _"Candid Camera" (1960/I)_ (qv) when he was approximately 17. A bogus guidance counselor advised him he was best-suited for work as a laborer and/or shepherd. (This was re-aired on _"Candid Camera" (1998)_ (qv) in 2000 and he appeared advising Burbank, California, students that they were best-suited for some unusual jobs, including stand-up comedian).
Friend of 'Albert Brooks (I)' (qv).
Longtime friend of 'Richard Belzer' (qv).
He appeared on _"Candid Camera" (1960/I)_ (qv) when he was a young man. The segment had him submit to a sham "aptitude test" which determined that he was best suited to manual work and was very handy and good at constructing things.