Shari Lewis
Biography
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
as archive footage
1992
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
as Shari / Lamb Chop / Hush Puppy / Charlie Horse (voice)
1996
The Shari Show
as Herself
1975
Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
as Shari
1995
You Can Do It
as Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
1984
Have I Got a Story For You
as Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
1984
Kooky Classics
as Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
1984
Lamb Chop in the Land of No Manners
as Self / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
1989
Shari & Lamb Chop
as Self (archival footage)
2025
A Wedding Knight
as Gwendolyn (voice)
1966
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
as Self / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
1994
The Muppet Movie
as Additional Muppet Performer
1979
The Defiant Giant
as Honey Halfwitch
1966
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1987
The Vent Event
as Shari Lewis/Lamb Chop
1978
Kids for Character
as Self/Self - Lamb Chop/Self - Charlie Horse/Self - Hush Puppy
1996
TV Appearances
The Nanny
as Shari Lewis
1993
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer / Ventriloquist
1964
Arabian Knights
as Princess Nida (voice)
1968
The Charlie Horse Music Pizza
as Herself (Host) / Lamb Chop (voice) / Hush Puppy (voice) / Charlie Horse (voice)
1998
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
as Self
1968
Tony Orlando and Dawn
as Self
1974
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
as Self
1979
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
Vicki!
as Self
1992
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962