Richard Lewis' friends and co-stars, including Larry David, are paying tribute to the late actor and comedian. Lewis, known for his role on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' died Tuesday night at his Los Angeles home after suffering a heart attack. The actor revealed in April last year that he had been living with Parkinson's disease and was retiring from stand-up.
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00:00 Richard Lewis's friends and co-stars, including Larry David, are paying tribute to the late actor
00:04 and comedian. The star known for his role on Curb Your Enthusiasm died Tuesday night at his Los
00:10 Angeles home after suffering a heart attack. The actor revealed in April last year that he had been
00:15 living with Parkinson's disease and was retiring from stand-up. David, the star and creator of
00:19 Curb Your Enthusiasm, shared in a statement, "Richard and I were born three days apart in
00:23 the same hospital, and for most of my life he's been like a brother to me. He had that rare
00:27 combination of being the funniest person and also the sweetest. But today he made me sob,
00:32 and for that I'll never forgive him." Curb Your Enthusiasm's Cheryl Hines also shared a heartfelt
00:36 tribute on Instagram, writing in part, "When I was young I had the biggest crush on Richard Lewis.
00:41 He was the funniest person on stage and the most handsome comedian. Then when I was cast on Curb
00:46 Your Enthusiasm I got to work with him and it was a dream come true. Through the years I learned who
00:50 Richard really was and the gifts he gave. Yes, he was the comedian I fell in love with, but he was
00:55 also one of the most loving people I know." His Anything But Love co-star Jamie Lee Curtis wrote
01:00 in part, "I remember exactly where I was when I saw a billboard of him about a stand-up special
01:04 on Sunset Boulevard when we were casting the ABC pilot Anything But Love and asked the casting
01:09 people to bring him in to audition to play my best friend/maybe boyfriend Marty Gold. He got
01:14 the part when I snort-laughed when he mispronounced the word 'buntcake.' He blew everyone else away."
01:19 She also wrote, "He also is the reason I am sober. He helped me. I am forever grateful for him for
01:24 that act of grace alone." And as Robin Hood Minentites co-star Cary Elwes shared on social
01:29 media, "No. We were literally just making plans to get together. Besides your remarkable talent,
01:34 there was no one sweeter or more generous than you, my friend. I miss you already and forever.
01:39 Rest in power, Richard. Our sincere condolences to Joyce, his family, and fans."
01:43 For more tributes and more on the life and career of Richard Lewis, go to THR.com.
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