Richard Lewis's touching last post saw him pay tribute to Curb Your Enthusiasm

29 February 2024 , 05:08

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Richard's last post was about his love for Curb Your Enthusiasm (Image: Getty Images for AFI)

Actor Richard Lewis tragically died at the age of 76 on Wednesday and his last social media post was a tribute to his time on Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Richard's last tweet was on February 19 and shared with his followers that number over 250,000. The tweet read: "What a night! I loved Episode 3 of #curbyourenthusiasm and just got hot off the presses a cool piece on yours truly in @VanityFair."

It also included a link to Richard's last interview where he spoke to Vanity Fair about Curb Your Enthusiasm, his mother, and his Parkinson's disease diagnosis. The actor announced he was diagnosed with the disease in April of last year.

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The tweet linked to his last interview (Richard Lewis/Twitter)

"Richard Lewis’s Final Interview: 'I’ve Had Such an Amazing Life. I’m a Lucky Man," is the title of the article - which was changed after Richard's death was announced.

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Jeff Abraham, Richard's publicist, shared the news of the actor's death in a statement. "His wife, Joyce Lapinsky, thanks everyone for all the love, friendship and support and asks for privacy at this time," it read in part.

Richard has appeared on over 40 episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm, including the pilot episode back in 2000. He played a semi-fictionalized version of himself in the show, similar to Larry David's character.

Larry shared a heartfelt tribute to his longtime friend and collaborator. "Richard and I were born three days apart in the same hospital and for most of my life he’s been like a brother to me," he said in a statement provided by HBO.

Larry paid tribute to his friend (FilmMagic for HBO)

"He had that rare combination of being the funniest person and also the sweetest. But today he made me sob and for that I’ll never forgive him," the statement ended.

Others who worked with Richard shared their love for their fallen actor. Jamie Lynn Spears co-starred with Richard in the sitcom Anything but Love that aired for four seasons in the 1990s.

"Richard’s last text to me, was hoping that I could convince ABC/Disney to put out another boxed set of episodes of the show," she wrote, "He also is the reason I am sober. He helped me. I am forever grateful for him for that act of grace alone. He found love with Joyce and that, of course, besides his sobriety, is what mattered most to him. I’m weeping as I write this. Strange way of saying thank you to a sweet and funny man. Rest in laughter, Richard. My Marty, I love you, Hannah!"

Tatiana Krisztina