Mallory Lewis with Lamb Chop.

Mallory Lewis (born Mallory Tarcher; c. 1962, changed her name legally in honor of her mother, Shari Lewis) is an American writer, television producer, and puppeteer.

She is the daughter of Jeremy Tarcher and Shari Lewis, creator of Lamb Chop. Mallory had worked closely with her mother as producer of Lamb Chop's Play-Along. After her mother's death in 1998, on the advice of family friend Dom DeLuise,^[1] Mallory decided that Lamb Chop should live on for her many fans and has begun performing with Lamb Chop.

Mallory (or "Mally" as she is known on stage) said of her decision to take up the puppet: "My mom was one of the world's greatest entertainers. I don't want to challenge that. I don't think it's wise to go there. But I do want to do everything that I can do for Lamb Chop. I'll help keep her going".^[2]

She is also a writer,^[3] of children's books, some of which star Zoey, a baby orangutan character she also puppeteers.

Upon relaunching Lamb Chop's career she changed her surname to Lewis.^[1]

She has one son, James Abrham Tarcher Hood.

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• Mallory Lewis and Lamb Chop website
• Mallory's IMDB listing
• Mallory's page on MySpace