Richard Lewis, the comic and star of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” has died. He was 76.

The Post can confirm that Lewis passed peacefully Tuesday night at his Los Angeles home after suffering a heart attack.

“His wife, Joyce Lapinsky, thanks everyone for all the love, friendship, and support and asks for privacy at this time,” his publicist Jeff Abraham added. 

Lewis announced in April that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and retired from stand-up comedy. 

“I have Parkinson’s disease, but I’m under a doctor’s care and everything is cool,” the veteran actor-comic said in a video posted to X a the time. “I’m finished with standup. I’m just focusing on writing and acting from here on out.”

“But you know, the last three and a half years I’ve had sort of a rocky time,” the “Leaving Las Vegas” actor lamented. “And people have said, ‘Gee I haven’t heard from you, are you still touring?’ Well, here’s really what happened.”

Lewis, who starred alongside Larry David on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” playing a semi-fictionalized version of himself for 24 years, also spoke about his Parkinson’s diagnosis in a Vanity Fair interview published last week. 

“It changed my outlook in that it’s been a combination of forcing myself to look back and be grateful. I’ve had such an amazing life. I still do. I’m a lucky man,” he said.

“I got in touch with more gratitude and also acceptance. It’s imperative that I accept the fact that I have Parkinson’s. If you don’t accept it, then it lingers around your brain and you get morbid and depressed. You lose energy.”

In 2021, Lewis announced that he would only appear in one episode of “Enthusiasm” Season 11 due to experiencing pain during filming. He returned for the show’s 12th and final season, which premiered earlier this month on HBO with the finale episode set to air on April 7.

Vanity Fair asked Lewis last week if he knew the longtime series would end on Season 12. 

“Well, there were rumblings,” he replied. “There was behind-the-scenes gossip that ‘Larry sort of feels that this would be it.’ I never asked him from year one if he’s coming back. The truth is he never knows. He has the luxury of being able to tell HBO, ‘I’m not sure. I’ll tell you in a couple of months.’ And they’ll say, ‘Fine.’ They’ll just put him on hold until he says yes or no. I don’t know what his plans are after it wraps.”

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An HBO spokesperson told The Post in a statement Wednesday: “We are heartbroken to learn that Richard Lewis has passed away.” 

“His comedic brilliance, wit and talent were unmatched. Richard will always be a cherished member of the HBO and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ families, our heartfelt condolences go out to his family, friends and all the fans who could count on Richard to brighten their days with laughter,” the statement concluded. 

Lewis is also known for co-starring with Jamie Lee Curtis in the sitcom “Anything but Love,” as well as his role as Prince John in the movie “Robin Hood: Men in Tights.”

Per: NYP