Personal Info
Birth date
1947-06-29 (78 Years)
Day of death
2024-02-27
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
ریچارد لوئیس
Richard Lewis
Biography
Richard Philip Lewis (June 29, 1947 – February 27, 2024) was an American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian. He came to prominence in the 1980s and became known for his dark, neurotic and self-deprecating humor. As an actor he was known for co-starring with Jamie Lee Curtis in the sitcom Anything but Love, for playing the role of Prince John in the film Robin Hood: Men in Tights and for his recurring role as a semi-fictionalized version of himself in HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Filmography
The Daily Show
6.371
Overview:
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.936
Overview:
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.362
Overview:
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".
The Simpsons
8.012
Overview:
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
Two and a Half Men
7.451
Overview:
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.5
Overview:
Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.
Curb Your Enthusiasm
8.019
Overview:
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.178
Overview:
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.
The View
4.363
Overview:
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
BoJack Horseman
8.545
Overview:
Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s , 20 years later. He's a curmudgeon with a heart of...not quite gold...but something like gold. Copper?
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
Overview:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
7.713
Overview:
From living with his deadbeat son, Ben, to his day-to-day dealings with his stunningly sarcastic secretary, Laura, join therapist Jonathan Katz as he picks the brains of your favorite stand-up comedians.
American Masters
7.429
Overview:
American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and others who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States.
The Larry Sanders Show
7.671
Overview:
Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night talk show. Larry, along with his obsequious TV sidekick Hank Kingsley and his fiercely protective producer Artie, allows Garry Shandling and his talented writers to look behind the scenes and to show us a convincing slice of behind the camera life.
Las Vegas
7
Overview:
Ed Deline is a strict ex-CIA officer who went from being Head of Security to becoming President of Operations of the Montecito, whose job is to run the day-to-day operations of the casino. Following his departure, former Marine Danny McCoy, Ed's former protégé, becomes the Montecito's new President of Operations.
V.I.P.
5.3
Overview:
While attending a Hollywood premiere with a famous action star, a crazed fan pulls a gun—but her movie hunk turns into a coward, and it's Vallery who becomes the hero. Suddenly, she's thrown into a world of action and danger as owner of a Hollywood protection agency, Vallery Irons Protection (V.I.P.), taking risks to protect others at a price few are willing to pay.
Pound Puppies
5.2
Overview:
Lucky, Cookie and the rest of the dogs in Shelter 17 have an important secret mission: to help every dog that comes to the pound find a new home.
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
6
Overview:
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.
Tales from the Crypt
7.954
Overview:
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
'Til Death
6.432
Overview:
A comedy about the triumphs and tribulations of marriage and friendship from very different perspectives. It's about the funny – and sometimes annoying – things that happen between husbands, wives, parents, children, neighbors and friends day after day after day. The show focuses on Eddie and Joy Stark, a couple married for 23 years who live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Revealed with Jules Asner
10
Overview:
Revealed...with Jules Asner is a biography-style television show that first aired on E! Entertainment Television from 2001-2003. The host, Jules Asner, was a rising star among the network's stable of on-air personalities, and programmers at the cable channel decided she was the right person to begin hosting the existing series Celebrity Profile which had premiered in 1997. The name change also meant a slight change in format; while Celebrity Profile had been strictly a biographical show voiced by an unseen narrator -- and without a fresh interview of the star featured -- each episode of Revealed featured a new, one-on-one interview of the profile conducted by Asner herself. The first three shows in the series profiled Julia Roberts, George Clooney, and Matt Damon. Each had agreed to participate because of a quid pro quo: Oceans Eleven, their film being released at the time, was directed by Asner's then-boyfriend, Steven Soderbergh. While Asner conducted the "main" interview for each episode, staff producers and associate producers interviewed everyone else whose sound bites turned up in episodes -- co-stars, family, friends, industry insiders, etc. Asner and E! parted company under some unhappy circumstances -- she moved to New York and wed the director, even as network executives were unhappy with the series' declining ratings and Asner's increasing petulance -- especially regarding her unwillingness to ask anything more than softball questions during interviews for her show.
Inside Comedy
6.5
Overview:
Half hour comedy documentary series from veteran funny-man David Steinberg and Steve Carell reveals the inspirations, influences and idols of some of the greatest comics of our time.
Hercules
6.8
Overview:
Follow Herc's many labors during the years he spent training on how to be a hero under the tutelage of satyr Phil. Many of the Olympian Gods and Goddesses pay visit to the young hero-to-be and help or hinder him in his new adventures.
Everybody Hates Chris
8.042
Overview:
Chris is a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused to a predominantly white middle school two-hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his siblings in line at home and surmounting the challenges of junior high.
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
7.9
Overview:
Comedian and director of the obscenely hilarious hit film The Aristocrats, Paul Provenza invites some of the biggest names in stand-up to sit down and try to beat each other to the punch line. From politics and racism to sex and money, no topic is off limits in The Green Room.
Presidio Med
8
Overview:
Presidio Med is an American medical drama that aired on CBS from September 2002, to January 2003. The series centers on a San Francisco hospital. It was created by John Wells and Lydia Woodward, who also created ER.
George Lopez
7.6
Overview:
George raises daughter Carmen and dyslexic son Max with his wife Angie, after surviving a miserable, dysfunctional childhood at the hands of his neglectful alcoholic mother Benny.
Acting
TBAThe 6th Annual Young Comedians as Self
2021Emily @ the Edge of Chaos as Aristotle (voice)
2018The Great Buster: A Celebration as Self
2018Bucky and the Squirrels as Richard Lewis
2017Sandy Wexler as Testimonial
2015She's Funny That Way as Al Finkelstein
2015Misery Loves Comedy as Self
2014BoJack Horseman (1 Episode) as Ziggy Abler (voice)
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers (1 Episode) as Self
2013Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self
2012Vamps as Danny
2012Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man as Self
2012Inside Comedy (1 Episode) as Self
2011Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis as Self
2011Looking for Lenny as Self
2010Pound Puppies (1 Episode) as Buddy (voice)
2010The Green Room with Paul Provenza (1 Episode) as Self
2010Just 3 Boyz as Shades (voice)
2007Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
2006'Til Death (2 Episodes) as Miles Tunnicliff
2005Everybody Hates Chris (1 Episode) as Kris
2005The Aristocrats as Self
2005Confessions of an Action Star as Self, Unknown
2003Las Vegas (1 Episode) as Unknown
2003Two and a Half Men (1 Episode) as Stan
2003The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians as Self (archive footage)
2002Presidio Med (1 Episode) as Francis Weinod
2002The Dead Zone (1 Episode) as Jack Jericho
2002George Lopez (1 Episode) as Unknown
2001Revealed with Jules Asner (1 Episode) as Unknown
2001Alias (1 Episode) as Mitchell Yaeger
2001Dinner for Five (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2001Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians as Self (archive footage)
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm (45 Episodes) as Richard Lewis
1999Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm as Self
1999Game Day as Steve Adler
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1, 1 Episode) as Sportsman Larry, Sportsman Larry (voice)
1998V.I.P. (1 Episode) as Ronald Zane
1998Hercules as Neurosis
1998The Elevator as Phil Milowski
1997Hugo Pool as Chick Chicalini
1997Hiller and Diller (18 Episodes) as Neil Diller
1997The View (6 Episodes) as Self
1997Drunks as Jim
1997The Maze as Markov
1996Richard Lewis: The Magical Misery Tour as Himself
19967th Heaven (9 Episodes) as Richard Glass
1996The Daily Show (8 Episodes) as Self
1996A Weekend in the Country as Bobby Stein
1996Nichols and May: Take Two as Self
1995Leaving Las Vegas as Peter
1995MADtv (1 Episode) as Self
1995A.J.'s Time Travelers (5 Episodes) as Edgar Allan Poe
1995Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1 Episode) as Richard (voice)
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1 Episode) as Old Beggar (voice)
1994Wagons East! as Phil Taylor
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien (5 Episodes) as Self - Guest
1993Daddy Dearest (13 Episodes) as Steven Mitchell
1993The Last Party as Self
1993Robin Hood: Men in Tights as Prince John
1993'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming as Self
1993TriBeCa (7 Episodes) as Unknown
1992The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story as Edward Sanders
1992The Larry Sanders Show (1 Episode) as Richard Lewis
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1 Episode) as Unknown
1992Once Upon a Crime as Julian Peters
1991The One, the Only... Groucho as Self
1990Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed as Self
1989The Simpsons (1 Episode) as Golem (voice)
1989Tales from the Crypt (1 Episode) as Vern (segment "Whirlpool")
1989Comic Relief III as Self
1989Anything But Love (56 Episodes) as Marty Gold
1989That's Adequate as Pimples Lapedes
1988Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted as Self
1988The Wrong Guys as Richard
1988An All-Star Toast to the Improv as Self
1987Harry (7 Episodes) as Richard Breskin
1986American Masters (1 Episode) as Self
1985Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain as Self
1982The Facts as Host
1979Diary of a Young Comic as Billy Goldstein / Gondola
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (3 Episodes) as Self
Writing
1996Richard Lewis: The Magical Misery Tour ... Writer
1990Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed ... Writer
1988Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted ... Writer
1979Diary of a Young Comic ... Writer
Creator
1993Daddy Dearest ... Creator