Lee Siegfried, Beloved “Crazy Cabbie” of “The Howard Stern Show,” Passes Away at 55 .

Lee Siegfried—known to many fans of “The Howard Stern Show” as “Crazy Cabbie”—is dead, multiple outlets reported. There were no further details immediately available about the death, announced Sunday night.

Siegfried, an outgoing persona linked to radio contributions and especially “The Howard Stern Show,” had earlier talked freely about his battles with the disease. He recently disclosed in 2021 that he was fighting autoimmune disorders, among them being diseases like Guillain-Barré syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; these had caused him to end up in a wheelchair.

Cane Peterson, a fellow radio host and DJ, paid homage to Siegfried with a touching tribute on his Facebook account. “Sad update on this Easter Sunday. At 7:09 last night, Lee Siegfried.Crazy Cabbie, passed away peacefully with his love of his life, Lexi, by his side,” Peterson wrote. He also said, “He is no longer in pain, and he is now with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Nobody did radio better than Cabbie, and everybody that knew him loved him. He had a razor-sharp wit, an insatiable lust for life, and most of all, he had a heart of gold.”

His radio career was launched in his native Minnesota, where he had affectionately become known as “Cabbie” during the early years of “The Andy Savage Show” in Minneapolis. Eventually, his journey brought him to “The Howard Stern Show” as a recurring guest, with him being known for notorious stunts that would attract a huge new fan base for him.

His death is another loss to the “Howard Stern Show” family, coming after the deaths last year of writer and performer Al Rosenberg and Stern’s long-time friend and stylist Ralph Cirella.

Lee Siegfried, or rather known as “Crazy Cabbie,” will be remembered for one thing: some of the most outlandish input ever gracing the airwaves. He combines all the traits needed to keep the fans entertained and in touch with your listener nationwide. He has bequeathed his wit, courage, and sharing of his health struggles, and above all, his great love for the radio, to his colleagues, fans, and the broadcasting world.