Richard Lewis

Richard Lewis, born Richard Phillip Lewis, was born on June 29th, 1947 in New York and is an American comedian and actor. With a degree from The Ohio State University, he began working as a stand up comedian in the 1970’s, gaining popularity in the 1980’s, Lewis has appearances on Late Night with David Letterman and his own television specials that aired on HBO.

Lewis also worked with Jamie Lee Curtis on the television show Anything but Love and held a recurring role in Rude Awakening. Most recently, Lewis has been portraying himself in Curb Your Enthusiasm and held the role of Al Paterson in She’s Funny That Way and Dr. Weiss in the series Blunt Talk alongside Patrick Stewart and Jacki Weaver.