Comedian Richard Lewis, the comedian who recently played a fictional version of himself on HBO's “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” has died. He was 76 years old.
Lewis died “peacefully at his home in Los Angeles” on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack, his publicist Jeff Abraham confirmed Wednesday.
“His wife, Joyce Lapinsky, thanks everyone for all the love, friendship and support and asks for privacy at this time,” Abraham said.
The actor, who starred in Mel Brooks' “Robin Hood: Men in Tights” and “Leaving Las Vegas,” announced his retirement from stand-up comedy after revealing his Parkinson's disease diagnosis and four surgeries. Lewis had been acting for more than 50 years.
“Fortunately, I caught it late in my life and they say if anything you progress very slowly, and I'm on the right medications, so I'm fine,” he said at the time. “I'm done with stand-up. “I’m just concentrating on writing and acting.”
Lewis began his career when he was 20 years old performing at the Improv in New York. In the '90s she landed a variety of television series, including “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” starring Larry David.
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