Shari Lewis

Puppeteer

Birthday January 17, 1933

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace The Bronx, NY

DEATH DATE Aug 2, 1998 (65)

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About

Children's puppeteer and cheerful TV personality whose character's, Lamb Chop and Charlie Horse, became popular in the 1960s and 1990s.

Before Fame

She was trained in acrobatics, juggling, ventriloquism, baton twirling, piano, violin and ice skating.

Trivia

She guest-starred in American Style and Car 54.

Family Life

She married second husband Jeremy Tarcher in 1958, and the couple had a daughter named Mallory.

Associated With

She had a guest performance with Lamp Chop on the TV series The Nanny, starring Fran Drescher.