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Producer, Actor Born: June 29, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York City, NY Biography:Standup comedians are famous for their neuroses, but "Richard Lewis" takes anxiety to a new level. On-stage, he energetically frets and overanalyses the most personal aspects of his life and wallows in his low self-esteem until the audience convulses with sympathetic laughter. He was born in Brooklyn, but raised in New Jersey. While attending Ohio State University as a marketing major, "Lewis" also studied communications. Upon graduation, he worked as the lead copywriter for an advertising agency. Four years into his career, he abandoned it to become a standup comedian, making his club debut in Greenwich Village in 1972. His first break came when he won a regular gig at "Budd Friedman"'s the Improv comedy club and then debuted on The Tonight Show. "Lewis" became really well known in 1979 when he co-wrote and starred in Diary of a Young Comic, a show which gained him a cult following. Its success led... Full Biography
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