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Shari & Lamb Chop: Full Cast & Crew 2025 Documentary/Biography
Before Fred Rogers and Jim Henson, there was Shari Lewis, a children's television pioneer whose whimsical characters and ebullient spirit have guided generations of children as they came of age. Raised in the Bronx by a proud feminist mother and a professor father who moonlighted as Peter Pan the Magic Man, Shari became a multitalented dancer, singer, and magician. But when an injury sidelined her dance aspirations, she channeled her creativity into a passion for ventriloquism, creating the now beloved sock puppet characters Charlie Horse, Hush Puppy and, of course, Lamb Chop. From her early years of TV success to the crush of her show's cancellation to her 1990s comeback in her 60s, Lisa D'Apolito's heartfelt doc charts the life, loves, and career hits and misses of the spunky perfectionist whose talent and perseverance stand as a testament to women's power and forever changed the landscape of children's entertainment. Featuring interviews with ventriloquists inspired by Lewis alongside nostalgia-rich clips and home movies, this vibrant portrait brims with the same warmth, wit, and magic that defined her, celebrating the power of imagination and the inner child within. Released: Jul 18, 2025 See Movie Details

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Lisa Dapolito Director, Writer, Producer Shari Lewis Self Mallory Lewis Self Megan Piphus Self Darci Lynne Farmer Self Sarah Sherman Self Cassidy Hartmann Writer, Producer Andrea Lewis Writer, Film Editing Nicholas Ferrall Producer Morris Ruskin Producer Douglas Warner Producer Wesley Adams Executive Producer Michael Cho Executive Producer Steven H. Cohen Executive Producer Sophia Dilley Executive Producer Nick Bibbo Cinematographer Anne Etheridge Cinematographer Miriam Cutler Original Music