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Friends, castmates and fans are sharing their remembrances of and tributes to Richard Lewis, the beloved comedian and longtime Curb Your Enthusiasm actor who died Tuesday at 76.
Lewis was part of the raft of comedianns who broke through during the 1980s and gained fame as stand-up comedy began to flood cable TV later that decade and into the ’90s. His contemporaries included Jerry Seinfeld, Paul Reiser, Ellen DeGeneres, Ray Romano, Sinbad, Gilbert Gottfried, Rita Rudner, Larry Miller, Paula Poundstone, George Wallace and many more.
Lewis probably was best known for recurring on his longtime friend Larry David’s HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, playing himself as David’s neurotic, often needy longtime best pal.
Farewell, Richard Lewis. Procol Harum has lost another fan, and the rest of us have lost a very good man.
— Michael McKean (@MJMcKean) February 28, 2024Absolutely devastated by this news. Richard was my hero when I was a standup. I was lucky enough to get to know him and he was the most wonderful man. So supportive and kind and truly one of the funniest people on the planet. You will be missed, my friend. https://t.co/NX4G9i39xX
— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) February 28, 2024RIP Richard Lewis. A brilliantly funny man who will missed by all. The world needed him now more than ever.
— Albert Brooks (@AlbertBrooks) February 28, 2024We are saddened to learn of the passing of Richard Lewis. The accomplished comedian and actor was a talkshow staple and recently appeared on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' Our condolences to his wife, colleagues and friends. #RIP #SagAftraMember since 1975 https://t.co/5Zaw9pe18b
— SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) February 28, 2024Ran into Richard Lewis in Improv bathroom 1982, said I'm a fan. RL: "Thanks. You a comic?" me: 'no, just open mics' RL: "Do you go on stage?" me: 'yeah' RL: "Do you tell jokes?" me: 'yeah' RL:"Then you're a comic." He could've just said thanks and left. Never forgot it
— Mike Scully (@scullymike) February 28, 2024Richard Lewis was an amazing man. What a life. We became friendly thru Twitter after I had been a fan my whole life. He would send friendly little messages from time to time over the past few years while he battled health issues. What a guy. Rest in peace, Richard.💔 pic.twitter.com/Ruw8iadty8
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) February 28, 2024God Bless Richard Lewis. One of the greatest comics I’ve ever seen.
I love him so much and he was always so kind and supportive and sweet to me.
Live From Hell. Best cover ever. pic.twitter.com/BLNUffYpzS
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