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She famously created and performed the sock puppet Lamb Chop for Captain Kangaroo in March 1956. Early life. Lewis was born to Jewish parents, Ann (née Ritz) and Abraham Hurwitz, an education professor at Yeshiva University, who was originally from Vilnius, Lithuania. She had one sister, Barbara.
Lamb Chop is a sock puppet anthropomorphic sheep created by the puppeteer and ventriloquist Shari Lewis. The character first appeared during Lewis' guest appearance on Captain Kangaroo in March 1956 and later appeared on Hi Mom (1957–1959), a local morning show that aired on WRCA-TV in New York, New York.
Shari Lewis, was an American ventriloquist, puppeteer, and children's entertainer and television show host. She was best known as the original puppeteer of s...
Feb 13, 2013 · Sheri Lewis & Lambchop. TeleMiracle. 2.58K subscribers. Subscribed. 3.8K. 543K views 11 years ago. Telemiracle #6 (1982)...more.
Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop touched millions of lives from 1957 to 1998 while airing across NBC, CBS, and PBS networks. The show came to an end when founder an...
Apr 2, 2014 · Shari Lewis was the host of 'Lamb Chop's Play-Along,' which aired from 1992 to 1997, and received several Emmy Awards.
Shari Lewis died in 1998 of pneumonia while being treated at Cedars-Sinai Hospital at the age of 65. Shari is survived by daughter, Mallory Lewis (who now performs with Lamb Chop) and her only grandchild, James Abraham Tarcher Hood, who slept with his Grandma’s Lamb Chop!
Jul 29, 2024 · Shari Lewis was an American puppeteer and author who entertained and educated children on a series of television shows for some 40 years as the creator and voice of a series of sock puppets, most notably a woolly character named Lamb Chop.
Nov 15, 2023 · Shari & Lamb Chop tells the story of Lewis, the Peabody Award-winning children's entertainer, ventriloquist and groundbreaking puppeteer known for animating...
Jun 9, 2021 · The Legacy of a Beloved Kids' Sock Puppet. Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop touched millions of lives from 1957 to 1998 while airing across NBC, CBS, and PBS networks. The show came to an end when founder and creator Shari Lewis died in 1998 from uterine cancer.
