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Richard Lewis took legal steps to ensure his wife of 19 years Joyce Lapinsky would be able to remain in their LA home following his death at 76


The beloved comic, who died at 76 Tuesday following a fatal heart attack, took steps with their real estate portfolio to ensure his spouse's ease moving forward.

The beloved comic, who died at 76 Tuesday following a fatal heart attack, took a series of steps with their real estate portfolio, changing the home's standard mortgage to an assignment of rents trust deed. Lewis, who appeared in films such as Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Wagons East, Once Upon a Crime... and Leaving Las Vegas, wrapped up in saying, 'All things considered, I'm doing quite well.' Among the other notable names in entertainment who hailed the late comedian included Bette Midler, Steve Martin, Jimmy Kimmel, Jamie Lee Curtis, Albert Brooks and Michael McKean, among others.

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