Shari Lewis

SHARI LEWISBy Maximilan

WHY DID I CHOOSE THIS GIFTED PERSON ?

She made a puppet show called The Sheri Lewis Show and she is also ventriloquist. A ventriloquist is a person who can talk

with their mouth closed. She also was good puppeteer. I picked her because she made good puppet shows.

CONTRIBUTIONS

She taught kids numbers, letters, words, and math.

She taught through puppets and songs on her TV show.

EARLY LIFE

Early life was bad for Shari Lewis because she lived in the Great Depression. Her family did not have enough money. She was also learned a lot of piano when she was a kid.

CHALLENGES

Early in her life, she lived in the Great Depression so she didn’t have a lot of items. Her parents had to find a job to get more money.

She had had breast cancer and uterine cancer which led to her death.

ATTRIBUTES

She was a ventriloquist and a puppeteer. She was also a children’s entertainer and she made three popular puppets that were called, “Lamb Chop,” “Hush Puppy,” and “Charlie Horse.”

GIFTS AND TALENTS

She can make puppets. She also can speak with her mouth close. She used her imagination to work hard on her puppet show.

EPISODE OR STORY

The main reason why she famous is because her most famous show was called “Lamb Chop’s Play-Along.” Parents and kids liked it. It started in 1992 and there were three characters called “Lamb Chop,” “Charlie Horse,” and “Hush Puppy.”

SOME OF SHARI LEWIS’ SHOWS

•Shari Lewis started her first show called “Shariland” in 1956.

•Her second show was called the “Shari Lewis Show” in 1960.

•Her third show was called “Lamb Chop Play- Along” in 1992.

• Her fourth show was called “Charlie Horse Music Pizza” in 1998.

BIRTH AND DEATHShe was born in1952. Shari Lewis died of cancer in 1998.

AWARDS WON•12 Emmy Awards

•Peabody Award

•Monte Carlo Prize Award for the Best Television Variety Show

• John F. Kennedy Center Award for Excellence and Creativity

•7 Parents Choice Awards

•1995 American Academy of Children's Entertainment Award for the Entertainer of the Year.

REFERENCEShttp://www.biography.com/people/shari-lewis-20856607

http://www.legacy.com/news/legends-and-legacies/shari-lewis--lamb-chop/1484/graphy.com/people/shari-lewis-20856607

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Lewis_Shari.html