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Richard Lewis' Cause of Death Revealed

The comedian and actor died Tuesday night at the age of 76.

In a statement to ET, the actor and comedian's publicist confirmed that Lewis died Tuesday night after suffering a heart attack at his Los Angeles home. The entertainer -- who was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Englewood, New Jersey -- is perhaps best known for his role in the '80s sitcom Anything But Love alongside Jamie Lee Curtis, portraying Prince John in the 1993 movie Robin Hood: Men in Tights and most recently for playing a fictionalized version of himself in Larry David's HBO series, Curb Your Enthusiasm. Immediately after Lewis' death became public, tributes for the comedian began rolling in on Wednesday from his longtime Curb Your Enthusiasm co-stars and friends, as well as others from his prolific career in the entertainment industry.

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