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Richard Lewis, Legendary Stand-up and Curb Actor, Dead at 76
The comedian died in his Los Angeles home of a heart attack on February 27.
Richard Lewis, the pioneering comedian known for mining the depths of his neuroses in his stand-up and for his recurring role as a fictionalized version of himself on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, died of a heart attack in his Los Angeles home on February 27, Vulture has confirmed. In April 2023, Lewis posted an update on social media in which he announced that he’d been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and that, in 2019, he’d retired from stand-up after almost 50 years to focus on his health, writing, and acting. That same year, he launched a podcast titled Richard Lewis: Alive and Unwell, the last episode of which was posted in December 2023 and featured a guided tour of his home.
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