In the interview, originally published just nine days prior to the actor’s passing, Richard Lewis opened up about living with Parkinson’s disease, a progressive condition characterized by body tremors, muscle stiffness, and impaired balance. “It changed my outlook in that it’s been a combination of forcing myself to look back and be grateful,” Lewis said of the disease, poignantly adding, “I’ve had such an amazing life. I still do. I’m a lucky man.”
Although he retired from stand-up comedy in 2023, Lewis continued to act. He reprised his role in Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” a partially improvised series that allowed him to exhibit his trademark self-deprecating humor effortlessly. The HBO show has come to an end after 12 years and 12 seasons, and Lewis’ final appearance is equally heartbreaking as his last tweet.
In the third episode of Season 12, titled “Vertical Drop, Horizontal Tug,” Lewis, portraying a fictionalized version of himself, talks to David’s character, also a dramatized version of David, about dying. “I’m leaving you in my will. I’m tweaking it, and you’re in it,” Lewis says to David. After David declines the offer, Lewis tells him, “When I die, I want you to know how much I care about you. You’re my best friend. You’re getting [the money].” On the show, the two have been friends since they were teenagers, which isn’t much different from their real-life friendship.
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