Shari Lewis

Birthday: 17 January 1933, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name: Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz

Height: 152 cm

Shari Lewis was born on January 17, 1933 in New York City, New York, USA as Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz. She was an actress and writer, known for The Shari Lewis Show (1960), The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) and A Picture of Us (1973). She was married to Jeremy Tarcher and Stan Lewis. She died on August 2, 1998 in Los Angeles, California, U... Show more »

I don't contemplate these things. I'm very intuitive and instinctive about what I do. There's a stor...Show more »

I don't contemplate these things. I'm very intuitive and instinctive about what I do. There's a story about a man with a long beard. Somebody asked him one day: "Do you sleep with your beard outside of the blanket or under the blanket?" and from that moment on he didn't sleep! He kept watching where his beard was. What I do works and I'm not analytic. (on the enduring appeal of Lambchop) Show less «

All fantasy is about exploring facets of your personality that aren't surface, facets not dealt with...Show more »

All fantasy is about exploring facets of your personality that aren't surface, facets not dealt with in everyday life. When you deal with a puppet, you're allowing a sub-personality to emerge and create itself. You don't create it; it does what it wants to do. You know how you hear writers say the character takes over? Well, if the puppet doesn't take over, the puppet isn't worth doodley-squat! Show less «

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