Richard Philip Lewis is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He came to prominence as a stand-up comedian in the 1980s and became known for his dark, neurotic and self-deprecating humour.
As an actor, he is known for co-starring with Jamie Lee Curtis in the sitcom Anything but Love, and for playing the role of Prince John in the film Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
Lewis gained much wider exposure in the 1980s and 1990s with numerous appearances on talk shows such as The Tonight Show, both Late Night and the Late Show with David Letterman, and The Howard Stern Show.
He also produced the comedy specials I’m in Pain, which aired on Showtime in 1985, followed by I’m Exhausted, I’m Doomed and Richard Lewis: The Magical Misery Tour, which all aired on HBO in 1988, 1990 and 1997 respectively.
GQ magazine included Lewis on their list of “The 20th Century’s Most Influential Humorists”, and Lewis was ranked #45 on Comedy Central’s list of “100 Greatest Standups of All Time” released in 2004.
Has Richard Lewis ever been married?
Ricahrd Lewis has been married to his wife, Joyce since 2005.
Lewis met Joyce Lapinsky in 1998 at a Ringo Starr album release party, while Lapinsky was working in music publishing. The pair were engaged in 2004 and married the following year.
But the pair do not have any cildren of their own.
A noted humanitarian, Joyce has helped shape the foundation of the charity, Urban Farming, working extensively with the founder for several of the organization’s formative years.
She built her highly successful health and wellness business through the brilliant model of network marketing, having understood recommendations of forecasters and economic advisors, such as Paul Zane Pilzer and authors, inclusive of Robert Kiyosaki (“Rich Dad, Poor Dad”), who had presented his forward-thinking business model in his more recent book, “The Business of the 21st Century”.