Articles for Richard Lewis

Oscars 2024: Andrea Bocelli and his son perform Time to Say Goodbye as they honor late stars including Matthew Perry during touching In Memoriam segment
9 months, 1 week ago

Oscars 2024: Andrea Bocelli and his son perform Time to Say Goodbye as they honor late stars including Matthew Perry during touching In Memoriam segment

Daily Mail  

Andrea Bocelli made a surprise appearance at Oscars 2024 on Sunday, where he gave a touching performance during the In Memoriam segment. The Academy Awards paid tribute to Friends star Matthew Perry — who was left out of the BAFTAs annual memoriam list last month — Dumbledore actor Michael Gambon, Little Miss Sunshine star Alan Arkin, Paul Reubens, Harry Belafonte, …

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Richard Lewis took legal steps to ensure his wife of 19 years Joyce Lapinsky would be able to remain in their LA home following his death at 76
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Richard Lewis took legal steps to ensure his wife of 19 years Joyce Lapinsky would be able to remain in their LA home following his death at 76

Daily Mail  

Richard Lewis took legal measures to ensure his wife Joyce Lapinsky would be able to remain living in the Los Angeles home they shared in the wake of his passing. Richard Lewis took legal measures to ensure his wife Joyce Lapinsky, 72, would be able to remain living in the LA home they shared in the wake of his passing. …

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Appreciation: Richard Lewis, The Prince of Pain, will rule forever
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Appreciation: Richard Lewis, The Prince of Pain, will rule forever

LA Times  

I really thought Richard Lewis had 10 more years left to live. Even after four back surgeries and a Parkinson’s diagnosis, my friend and fellow comedian of 51 years was still so vibrant and full of life I never expected Wednesday’s news “from hell.” How many comedians actually impact the lexicon and become part of people’s everyday language? When I …

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Richard Lewis saluted by ‘Curb’ co-stars, said he was ‘quite well’ weeks before death
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Richard Lewis saluted by ‘Curb’ co-stars, said he was ‘quite well’ weeks before death

LA Times  

Comedian Richard Lewis, who died Tuesday from a heart attack, said that he was “doing quite well” a few weeks before his death, despite being absent from the Season 12 premiere of “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” The so-called Prince of Pain, who played an exaggerated version of himself alongside real-life friend Larry David in the HBO series, told People on Feb. …

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Richard Lewis, comedy prophet: He saw the anxiety era coming, and made it funny for us
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Richard Lewis, comedy prophet: He saw the anxiety era coming, and made it funny for us

Salon  

Richard Lewis claimed that he abstained from masturbation because he worried he “might give himself something.” It was one of his many comic confessions effectively capturing how anxiety becomes not only a condition but a lifestyle. On his podcast, Lewis said that Parkinson’s robbed him of the ability to walk, but that otherwise, he was managing — enjoying his marriage, …

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Larry David, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Stiller pay tribute to comedian Richard Lewis after death at 76
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Larry David, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Stiller pay tribute to comedian Richard Lewis after death at 76

The Independent  

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Richard Lewis' Curb Your Enthusiasm costar Larry David leads celebrity tributes following comic's death at 76 amid Parkinson's battle: 'He's been like a brother to me'
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Richard Lewis' Curb Your Enthusiasm costar Larry David leads celebrity tributes following comic's death at 76 amid Parkinson's battle: 'He's been like a brother to me'

Daily Mail  

Curb Your Enthusiasm star and creator Larry David paid tribute to his late friend Richard Lewis on Wednesday. Curb Your Enthusiasm star and creator Larry David paid tribute to his late friend Richard Lewis on Wednesday after Lewis' death at 76; still from Curb Your Enthusiasm David, also 76, called his fellow comedian 'like a brother' in a moving tribute …

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Richard Lewis: 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' star dies after a heart attack
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Richard Lewis: 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' star dies after a heart attack

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Richard Lewis, an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all-black, leading to his nickname “The Prince of Pain,” has died. A regular performer in clubs and on late-night TV for decades, Lewis also played Marty Gold, the romantic co-lead opposite Jamie Lee Curtis, in the ABC series “Anything But …

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Best foes, best friends: Richard Lewis, Larry David and the love between them
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Best foes, best friends: Richard Lewis, Larry David and the love between them

LA Times  

In January, The Times photographed Richard Lewis and Larry David together at John O’Groats for an article about the final season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Lewis died Tuesday at 76. But when Lewis appeared on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” there was a focus to his ire: his lifelong friend, and the series’ star and creator, Larry David. Richard Lewis, left, …

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Richard Lewis, stand-up comic and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ star, dies at 76
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Richard Lewis, stand-up comic and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ star, dies at 76

LA Times  

Comedian Richard Lewis has died less than a year after publicly revealing that he was retiring from stand-up after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Comedian Richard Lewis built a career on making himself a punchline, but in HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” sincerity was his specialty. HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” is just a part of Lewis’ legacy, which included a stand-up …

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‘Am I just being me or am I acting?’ An oral history of HBO’s ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’
11 months ago

‘Am I just being me or am I acting?’ An oral history of HBO’s ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’

LA Times  

Interviewing Larry David at his Santa Monica production offices comes with photographic documentation of the entrance and a note to pull in and park as straight as possible in order to be courteous to the building’s other residents. Before the sun sets on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” one last time, David, Schaffer and some of the series’ most prominent cast members …

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Richard Lewis ‘intensely’ disliked Larry David when the ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ stars first met — cue the theme song
1 year, 3 months ago

Richard Lewis ‘intensely’ disliked Larry David when the ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ stars first met — cue the theme song

LA Times  

Larry David, left, and Richard Lewis on the Season 11 set of HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” If “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star Richard Lewis proves anything about Larry David’s grumpy character, it’s that David is capable of making at least one friend. I’m sure he felt the same way.” Years later, on the New York stand-up scene, Lewis and David reunited …

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Comedian Richard Lewis reveals he has Parkinson’s disease
1 year, 7 months ago

Comedian Richard Lewis reveals he has Parkinson’s disease

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Comedian Richard Lewis is retiring from stand-up following four surgeries and a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. The 75-year-old “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star, who is known for wearing all-black and exploring his neuroses onstage, posted a video Monday to Twitter explaining his various health issues. “For the last three-and-a-half years, I’ve had sort of a rocky time,” he …

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Comedian Richard Lewis is ‘finished with stand-up’ after Parkinson’s disease diagnosis
1 year, 8 months ago

Comedian Richard Lewis is ‘finished with stand-up’ after Parkinson’s disease diagnosis

LA Times  

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” actor Richard Lewis revealed that he was diagnosed with Parkson’s disease. The comedian, who portrays a fictionalized version of himself in “Curb,” said his first symptoms of Parkinson’s disease came after the surgeries. “I started walking a little stiffly, I was shuffling my feet and I went to a neurologist and they gave me a brain scan …

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Curb Your Enthusiasm at 20: The show that made a schmuck the hero
4 years, 2 months ago

Curb Your Enthusiasm at 20: The show that made a schmuck the hero

The Independent  

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