Acting
Shari Lewis
1933 · New York City, New York, USA
17 films
Bio
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.
Filmography
The Muppet Movie
Additional Muppet Performer
Kids for Character
Self/Self - Lamb Chop/Self - Charlie Horse/Self - Hush Puppy
Kooky Classics
Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
Shari & Lamb Chop
Self (archival footage)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
Shari / Lamb Chop / Hush Puppy / Charlie Horse (voice)
A Wedding Knight
Gwendolyn (voice)
Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
Shari
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
archive footage
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
Self / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
The Vent Event
Shari Lewis/Lamb Chop
Lamb Chop in the Land of No Manners
Self / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)