Shari Lewis
Actress

Shari Lewis Net Worth

Shari Lewis was an American actress, writer, and producer born in New York City on January 17, 1933. She was best known for her work on Lamb Chop's Play-Along (1992), The Charlie Horse Music Pizza (1998), and Star Trek (1966). She was married to Jeremy Tarcher and Stan Lewis, and passed away in Los Angeles on August 2, 1998.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress, Writer, Producer
Birth Day January 17, 1933
Birth Place  New York City, New York, United States
Age 87 YEARS OLD
Died On 2 August 1998(1998-08-02) (aged 65)\nLos Angeles, California, United States
Birth Sign Aquarius
Cause of death Uterine cancer and viral pneumonia
Occupation Ventriloquist, puppeteer, author, children's television show host
Years active 1952–1998
Spouse(s) Stan Lewis Jeremy Tarcher
Children Mallory Tarcher

💰 Net worth: $6 Million (2024)

Shari Lewis, a well-known actress, writer, and producer in the United States, is estimated to have a net worth of $6 million in 2024. Throughout her career, she has made significant contributions to the entertainment industry, captivating audiences with her versatile talents. Whether through her acclaimed performances as an actress, her captivating storytelling as a writer, or her creative vision as a producer, Shari Lewis has undoubtedly left an indelible mark. Her success is a testament to her unwavering dedication and undeniable talent in the world of entertainment.

Biography/Timeline

1953

The program was a variety show in which she engaged her viewers and studio audiences in games, songs, stories, craftmaking, informational segments, and interviews with guest performers and personalities. She also performed comedy skits with two vent figures, Samson and Taffy Twinkle. The series remained on the air until September 26, 1953.

1956

She moved to WPIX in 1953 to replace Ted Steele as host of Kartoon Klub, which featured a variety format with a live studio audience. Lewis performed with Randy Rocket and Taffy Twinkle, and the program also featured reruns of Crusader Rabbit cartoons. Kartoon Klub later changed its title to Shari & Her Friends on September 23, 1956, and then to Shariland a month later.

1957

Lewis won New York-area Emmy Awards for her work on Shariland and a succeeding series on WRCA-TV, Hi Mom (1957–1959), which introduced Charlie Horse, Hush Puppy, and Wing Ding. Lamb Chop, which also appeared, had been previously introduced during Lewis' guest appearance on Captain Kangaroo in March 1956.

1960

From the late 1960s until the early 1980s, she appeared on a number of British shows, such as the Val Doonican Show and the Royal Variety Performance. In 1975, Lewis briefly hosted another puppet show that was syndicated, called The Shari Show. In 1992, her show Lamb Chop's Play-Along began a five-year run on PBS. She came up with "Lamb Chop's Play-Along" as an anti-couch potato show. Lewis starred in another PBS series The Charlie Horse Music Pizza which was one of her last projects before her death. "The Charlie Horse Music Pizza" was the short lived spin off series of "Lamb Chop's Play-Along". When Lamb Chop's Play-Along ended Shari and her husband Jeremy created The Charlie Horse Music Pizza to teach children about music after talking about what kids loved the most. Because a third of elementary schools were cutting music class from their curriculum at the time Shari and Jeremy felt that they should introduce kids to music through the show.

1961

In 1961, she played title character Dulie Hudson in Watching Out for Dulie, a United States Steel Hour production. She occasionally guest-starred in TV shows such as Car 54, Where Are You?, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and Love, American Style.

1963

Lewis kept her surname from her first, relatively brief marriage, to Stan Lewis. Her second husband was publisher Jeremy Tarcher, a brother of Novelist Judith Krantz. Lewis and Tarcher welcomed their daughter Mallory Lewis on June 19, 1963.

1968

Lewis's other work included providing the voice of the Princess in the cartoon segment "Arabian Knights", part of the 1968 series The Banana Splits Adventure Hour. With her husband, Jeremy Tarcher, she cowrote an episode for the original series of Star Trek, "The Lights of Zetar" (1969). Lewis wrote over 60 books for children.

1993

When Lewis appeared before Congress in 1993 to testify in favor of protections for children's television, Lamb Chop was granted permission to speak.

1996

The video Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah was released in 1996 and received the Parents' Choice award of the year. Lamb Chop and she both appeared in a commercial for PrimeStar in 1997.

1998

Lewis was diagnosed with uterine cancer in June 1998. After her diagnosis, she insisted on taping the last episode of The Charlie Horse Music Pizza. She had previously been treated for breast cancer in 1984. The doctors informed Shari that the cancer was inoperable. She had a hysterectomy and was given six weeks to live. After recovering from the hysterectomy, she began chemotherapy at Cedars-Sinai Hospital. While undergoing chemotherapy, she developed viral pneumonia and died on August 2, 1998, at the age of 65. Her body was cremated. She was survived by her husband, daughter, and sister. After her death The Charlie Horse Music Pizza was canceled. The last episode of "The Charlie Horse Music Pizza" aired on January 17, 1999.

2015

Mallory Tarcher wrote for the shows Lamb Chop's Play-Along and The Charlie Horse Music Pizza. She legally changed her last name to Lewis resumed her mother's work with Lamb Chop in 2000. On September 20, 2015 17 years after her death Shari's husband Jeremy Tarcher died from Parkinson's disease. He was 83 at the time of his death. Jeremy got remarried after Shari died. Jeremy's second wife preceded him in death. Prior to her death Shari Lewis sold the rights of Lamb Chop to DreamWorks. Her daughter Mallory still owns the live performing rights to Lamb Chop.

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