Richard Lewis, the self-deprecating comedian who made many memorable appearances on Curb Your Enthusiasm, has died at 76 years old. The news was confirmed by Deadline.
A cause of death has not been revealed yet, but in 2023, Lewis revealed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
“Three and half years ago I was in the middle of a tour and I finally ended it with a show. I said, ‘You know I’m at the top of my game, after 15 years almost I’m going to call it quits,’ and I felt great about that and then out of the blue the shit hit the fan. I had four surgeries back to back to back to back, it was incredible, I couldn’t believe it, it was bad luck, but that’s life,” he said in a video posted to X. “I’m finished with stand-up. I’m just focusing on writing and acting. I have Parkinson’s disease but I’m under a doctor’s care and everything is cool. I love my wife, I love my little puppy dog and I love all my friends and my fans. And now you know where it’s been at the last three and a half years. God bless you.”
Outside of his stand-up work and Curb cameos, Lewis was fantastically funny in the Mel Brooks movie, Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
(Via Deadline)