{"id":79585,"date":"2024-03-01T16:58:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T16:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/01\/jamie-lee-curtis-credits-late-comedian-richard-lewis-with-making-her-25-year-sobriety-possible\/"},"modified":"2024-03-01T16:58:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T16:58:57","slug":"jamie-lee-curtis-credits-late-comedian-richard-lewis-with-making-her-25-year-sobriety-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/01\/jamie-lee-curtis-credits-late-comedian-richard-lewis-with-making-her-25-year-sobriety-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Lee Curtis Credits Late Comedian Richard Lewis With Making Her 25-Year Sobriety Possible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/topic\/jamie-lee-curtis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jamie Lee Curtis<\/strong><\/a> recently marked a quarter-century of sobriety, <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C24kkq0ro5f\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C24kkq0ro5f\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C24kkq0ro5f\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sharing a photo of herself<\/a> with a commemorative token for the milestone on her Instagram in early February. This week, shortly after his death, she attributed the beginning of that 25-year journey to her friend, comedian Richard Lewis.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C35_pjyxM3M?img_index=4\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C35_pjyxM3M?img_index=4&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C35_pjyxM3M?img_index=4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">series of Instagram posts<\/a> on Wednesday, Curtis mourned her friend and <em>Anything But Love<\/em> co-star. \u201cHe also is the reason I am sober,\u201d she wrote in one caption. \u201cHe helped me. I am forever grateful for him for that act of grace alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"InstagramEmbedContainer-jbvDdB bgqGfh\">\n<div class=\"MessageBannerWrapper-krrtvl YIGPO ConsentBannerWrapper-bMdLtU WTFWJ\" data-testid=\"message-banner\">\n<div class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ MessageBannerContent-gLUJfX iUEiRd jyISiS hloGrW\">\n<h4 class=\"ConsentBannerTitle-lgaGAH gOfech\">Instagram content<\/h4>\n<p>This content can also be viewed on the site it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C35_pjyxM3M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Opens in a new window\" class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BaseLink-eNWuiM ConsentBannerLink-dJZMSz iUEiRd jyISiS joAuXZ\">originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cI&#8217;m weeping as I write this,\u201d she continued. \u201cStrange way of saying thank you to a sweet and funny man. Rest in laughter, Richard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Curtis reminisced about how Lewis came to star alongside her on <em>Anything But Love<\/em>\u2019s four-season run on ABC from 1989 to 1992.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cHe made me laugh, which is the one thing that a strong, capable woman can&#8217;t really do for herself,\u201d she wrote. \u201cHe got the part when I snort laughed when he mispronounced the word Bundt cake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">In <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C37hGhXrNYz\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C37hGhXrNYz\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C37hGhXrNYz\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">another post on the same day<\/a>, she again thanked Lewis for his part in her sobriety.<\/p>\n<div class=\"InstagramEmbedContainer-jbvDdB bgqGfh\">\n<div class=\"MessageBannerWrapper-krrtvl YIGPO ConsentBannerWrapper-bMdLtU WTFWJ\" data-testid=\"message-banner\">\n<div class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ MessageBannerContent-gLUJfX iUEiRd jyISiS hloGrW\">\n<h4 class=\"ConsentBannerTitle-lgaGAH gOfech\">Instagram content<\/h4>\n<p>This content can also be viewed on the site it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C37hGhXrNYz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Opens in a new window\" class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BaseLink-eNWuiM ConsentBannerLink-dJZMSz iUEiRd jyISiS joAuXZ\">originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cRichard Lewis helped people laugh and he helped people heal through his tireless, indefatigable belief in sobriety,\u201d she wrote alongside a red carpet photo of the two. \u201cThe laughs may stop but the healing never does. It&#8217;s the power of recovery and fellowship and solidarity and it&#8217;s available everywhere all at once. A phone call away. Rest in the knowledge that you helped people, Richard. First of all, me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/style\/jamie-lee-curtis-comedian-richard-lewis-25-year-sobriety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamie Lee Curtis recently marked a quarter-century of sobriety, sharing a photo of herself with a commemorative token for the milestone on her Instagram in early February. This week, shortly after his death, she attributed the beginning of that 25-year journey to her friend, comedian Richard Lewis. 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