Richard Lewis’ spouse, Joyce Lapinsky, shared her appreciation for the outpouring of affection following her husband’s death.
On Thursday on Lewis’ official X (previously Twitter) web page, Lapinsky wrote, “This is Joyce, Richard’s wife. Thank you for your loving tributes. He would be beyond thrilled and so touched, as am I.”
She continued, “In response to the many queries , I know Richard would appreciate donations in his memory to the Los Angeles-based charity comedygivesback.com or the charity of your choice.”
Comedy Provides Again is a nonprofit that helps present a “safety net for the comedy community by providing financial crisis relief, mental health and chemical dependency treatment sponsorship and continued community support.”
Richard Lewis’ spouse, Joyce Lapinsky, shared her appreciation for the “loving tributes” to the comic from followers on social media. (Emma McIntyre)
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The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star was open about his previous struggles with habit. He sought remedy in 1994 and remained sober till his demise.
In keeping with his publicist, Jeff Abraham of Jonas Public Relations, Lewis died peacefully at his residence in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening after struggling a coronary heart assault.
Abraham acknowledged, “His wife, Joyce Lapinsky, thanks everyone for all the love, friendship and support and asks for privacy at this time.”
Lewis and Lapinsky met in 1998, however didn’t marry her till 2005, when he was 57.
Lewis and Lapinsky met in 1998, however didn’t marry her till 2005, when he was 57. (Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic)
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“I was really needy,” he instructed The Washington Submit in 2020, explaining the delay in marriage. “It was all about the road, and I came first.”
Lewis praised Lapinsky in a 2020 interview with the Chicago Tribune discussing his ache and surgical points on the time, saying, “I’m so lucky. I’m so riddled with gratitude that I have a wife who’s doing everything for me, except the rehab.
“After I get down, I believe it could possibly be lots worse, actually.”
In April 2023, Lewis introduced he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, and can be retiring from arise.
In April 2023, Lewis announced he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and would be retiring from stand up. (Michael Schwartz/WireImage)
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Just before his announcement, he happened to have shared a sweet tribute to his wife on social media.
“I had some nice girlfriends up to now on 12 seasons of #curb that LD [Larry David] ruined for me, however in actual life, my spouse, Joyce, has been my dream come true for 25 years,” he wrote after joking about his fictional girlfriends on the show.
Larry David praised his “Curb Your Enthusiasm” co-star and longtime friend after the information of Lewis’ demise.
Larry David said Richard Lewis was “like a brother” to him. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Photographs for AFI)
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“Richard and I had been born three days aside in the identical hospital and for many of my life he’s been like a brother to me,” the “Seinfeld” co-creator said. “He had that uncommon mixture of being the funniest particular person and likewise the sweetest. However right now he made me sob, and for that I’ll by no means forgive him.”
