Richard Lewis

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Birth Name: Richard Philip Lewis

Born: 29 June 1947 Died: 27 February 2024

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 7"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Joyce Lapinsky

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Description: Born in Brooklyn, NYC and raised in Englewood, New Jersey. He went to Dwight Morrow High School (where John Travolta went a few years later). He graduated from Ohio State University in 1969 with a degree in marketing and communications. He wrote ad copy in New Jersey while also writing jokes for comedians such as Morty Gunty. He finally got the nerve to perform his own jokes in 1971 at New York's Improvisation and Pips. After appearing on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962) in 1974, he continued to tour and hone his act with help from David Brenner and Robert Klein. His film Diary of a Young Comic (1977) ( ... (more)