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Daily Mail
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Friends star, 63, stuns with youthful appearance in new video 28 years after fan favorite role on sitcom
An actress and singer who made a fan favorite appearance on Friends has stunned fans with her youthful glow 28 years later. When she was in her early 30s, Elizabeth 'E.G.' Daily featured as the title character on the 1997 episode The One With Phoebe's Ex-Partner. E.G. made a splash as Leslie, the former singer-songwriter collaborator of Lisa Kudrow 's beloved character Phoebe Buffay. Leslie and Phoebe plunge into a seething feud over Smelly Cat, the song that all fans will instantly recognize as the centerpiece of Phoebe's repertoire. In a scene that Friends devotees remember fondly to this day, Phoebe and Leslie get back together for one last hurrah to sing a duet called Sticky Shoes. Now, E.G., 63, has posted a new TikTok remembering her Friends shot - leaving viewers agog at how she has aged 'like wine' and looks 'amazing.' 'Everybody says that I look like the girl who sang "Smelly Cat" on Friends,' she wrote over a new video of her grinning. 'Probably because I am!' With her hair still blonde, her megawatt smile still radiant and her lithe figure shown off by a crop top, E.G. looked nowhere near her 63 years. Fans flocked to the comments section to gush over how 'hot' and 'amazing' she looks, as one effervesced: 'You age like wine, GORGEOUS.' Other viewers marveled: 'God you're beautiful,' and: 'How do you look so young,' while one prayed: 'Dear gawd , please let me be this pretty when I'm her age.' E.G. enjoys a host of fans who remember her wide variety of roles over the years, including the voice of Tommy Pickles on the children's show Rugrats. Others recall her as Dottie in Tim Burton's classic 1985 feature film debut Pee Wee's Big Adventure, starring the late Paul Reubens in the title role. She has also won her admirers as the voice of Buttercup on The Powerpuff Girls, and a part in the 1983 live-action romantic comedy Valley Girl. However perhaps her most enduring role was on Friends as Leslie, who wrote songs with Phoebe before going off to work for an ad agency. When Leslie hears the tune to Phoebe's song Smelly Cat, she suggests she sell it for a jingle, an idea that Phoebe rejects out of hand. Ultimately, Phoebe gives her old friend an ultimatum - either they can collaborate again or Leslie can hawk Smelly Cat for use as a jingle. Leslie chooses her ad agency, prompting Phoebe to write a song that goes: 'Jingle b**** screwed me over, go to hell jingle w****.' On the personal front, she was married from 1995 until 2000 to Rick Salomon, who infamously co-starred in Paris Hilton's sex tape and whose subsequent wives were Shannen Doherty and Pamela Anderson.
South China Morning Post
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Meet Everybody Loves Raymond star Ray Romano's 4 kids: daughter Ally is a PR maven, twins Matthew and Gregory followed their dad into showbiz, while the youngest, Joseph, is an ordained minister
In a recent episode of his SiriusXM podcast, Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, the television host and comedian discussed his first encounter with Everybody Loves Raymond's Ray Romano – and how he rejected Romano's job application. 'Ray Romano wanted to be a monologue writer for my show. Great comedian, great joke writer. We didn't have a slot, but he had a good packet and people knew him, so I met with him,' O'Brien said in his podcast. Ray Romano and his wife, Anna Romano. Photo: @tom_caltabiano_photo/Instagram Advertisement 'And I just kind of said that, 'Your stuff is great but we didn't have an opening,'' O'Brien, 62, explained. 'He goes from that experience to maybe a year later getting Everybody Loves Raymond and then becoming this monolithic TV star. 'I remember later on running into him and [him] saying, 'Ah, so I was really bummed I didn't get that job,' I'm like, 'What are you talking about? Do you realise what we pay monologue writers? Ray, Ray, hello! Ray, you're Ray Romano. That doesn't happen if you're with me writing!'' Romano, a stand-up comedian, rose to prominence in the early 90s and noughties for his role in CBS' hit sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, for which the actor won three Primetime Emmy Awards. Ray Romano's daughter Alexandra with her brothers Matthew, Gregory and Joseph. Photo: @allyromano/Instagram More recently, Romano is starring in Netflix's dark comedy, No Good Deed, alongside Lisa Kudrow and Luke Wilson. Alongside his accomplished Hollywood career, the 67-year-old has also been happily married to his wife, Anna , for 37 years. The couple share four children together: Alexandra, Matthew, Gregory and Joseph. Here's everything to know about Ray Romano's four adult children.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tina Fey Addresses Fake Viral ‘Golden Girls' Remake Poster: 'If This Fooled You, You Might Be A Boomer'
Tina Fey is clarifying details about the alleged Golden Girls remake that was in development. In a recent interview, the 30 Rock star and creator addressed the viral poster of The Golden Girls that was shared on social media. More from Deadline 'The Four Seasons' Trailer: Steve Carell's Character Is In The Midst Of A Tense (But Funny) Midlife Crisis In Tina Fey's Netflix Comedy - Update Tracy Morgan To Star In NBC Comedy Pilot From Tina Fey, Robert Carlock & Sam Means In '30 Rock' Reunion 'SNL50' Weekend Update Welcomes Back Former Anchors Seth Meyers, Bill Murray; Colin Jost Jokes A-List Audience Went To Diddy's Parties 'Oh, this. I did know about this,' she told Entertainment Tonight. 'I like that this was fooling people. Like, why would we ever take a picture where Amy and Lisa Kudrow are in costume, but we're not? If this fooled you, you might be a Boomer. And if you're Gen X, and this fooled you, go to a hospital.' The fake post claimed Disney+ had ordered a remake of the classic sitcom starring Fey as Dorothy, Amy Poehler as Sophia, Lisa Kudrow as Rose, and Maya Rudolph as Blanche. Fey says that she 'would never touch' the sitcom and produce a remake, adding, 'The original is … those ladies can't be touched.' Maya Rudolph was asked about the viral image when she made an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers and said she found it 'fascinating' and 'good to know,' it was out there. After looking at the fake poster, Rudolph was confused as to which character she would be playing. 'I think they gave up,' Rudolph said, noting only Poehler and Kudrow were made to look older, but not she or Fey. GOLDEN GIRLS – 10 EPISODES!!!This June, get ready to laugh until it hurts with Disney+'s brand new series, "The Golden Girls," featuring the comedic genius of Tina Fey as Dorothy, Amy Poehler as Sophia, Lisa Kudrow as Rose, and Maya Rudolph as Blanche.#WomensHistoryMonth — Dr. Valerie R. Landfair, Ph.D. (@1Firstfruit) March 23, 2024 The Golden Girls starred Bea Arthur (Dorothy), Betty White (Rose), Rue McClanahan (Blanche), and Estelle Getty (Sophia), as four older women who share a home in Miami. Susan Harris created the comedy, which premiered on NBC in 1985 and ran for seven seasons, concluding in 1992. Watch Tina Fey's interview below. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About Netflix's 'The Thursday Murder Club' So Far TV Show Book Adaptations Arriving In 2025 So Far Which Colleen Hoover Books Are Becoming Movies? 'Verity,' 'Reminders Of Him' & 'Regretting You' Will Join 'It Ends With Us'
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Friends' Actor Recalls Racist Incident While Filming Sitcom: 'Nobody Felt the Need to Correct This'
Friends actor Stephen Park is looking back at a racist incident he experienced while filming the hit sitcom in the 1990s. The actor, who appeared in two episodes of the show — 'The One With the Chicken Pox' in season two and 'The One With the Ultimate Fighting Champion' in season three — recalled working on Friends during a recent episode of the Pod Meets World podcast. More from The Hollywood Reporter Matthew Perry Doc Explores Ketamine Culture: "Hollywood Is Full of Enablers" Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano on Their 'No Good Deed' Marriage and Why They Hope the Finale Isn't the End Lisa Kudrow Says 'Friends' Cast "Worked Hard" to Be Friends With "Respectful Communication" 'It was at the time, I felt it was kind of a toxic environment,' Park said about Friends. 'James Hong [known for roles in Everything Everywhere All at Once and Kung Fu Panda, among hundreds of other projects] was the actor who was also on the episode with me, and [the AD] was calling him to the set and you know, essentially saying, you know, 'Where the fuck is the Oriental guy? Get the Oriental guy.'' The Mickey 17 actor said he knew 'this is bigger than this show' as 'this isn't the first time that this happened, you know, but this is the environment where this is business as usual in Hollywood in 1997, I guess it was. And nobody felt the need to correct this or say anything about it. So this is normal behavior.' After, an angry Park said he wanted to speak out about his experience. 'When I called the Screen Actors Guild after that happened, the person I spoke with recommended I write an article to the L.A. Times,' he recalled. 'I started writing this mission statement and I sent it to the L.A. Times. They sent a couple of reporters and interviewed me, and then they never printed it.' That's when Park decided to take it upon himself to get his open letter out (which can still be found online) and sent his 'mission statement out to who was on my email list.' And while he claimed 'it went viral before 'viral' was even a word,' the whole experience impacted his perspective on the industry. 'I had become so race-conscious and so angry that I was looking at everything through the lens of race,' the Asteroid City actor explained. 'I felt like there was no freedom. I didn't feel any freedom. So, I didn't have any idea what I was going to do, but I just decided to drop out. I told everybody, 'I'm not acting anymore.'' Following a year's hiatus, he had a 'slow climb back into the business' after being asked to audition for a role. Park has appeared in dozens of projects throughout his career, including Ghosted, The Mindy Project and Law & Order. Friends, which ran for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004, starred Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer and Matthew Perry (who died in 2023). Best of The Hollywood Reporter The Cast of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' Then and Now 'Yellowstone' and the Sprawling Dutton Family Tree, Explained A 'Star Wars' Timeline: All the Movies and TV Shows in the Franchise
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow in Talks to Return for ‘Romy and Michele' Sequel
Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow are in final talks to return for a sequel to the 1997 cult classic comedy 'Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.' The new movie will be directed by Tim Federle, who created 'High School Musical: The Musical: The Series' and wrote and directed the Disney+ original movie 'Better Nate Than Never.' Returning from the original film are screenwriter Robin Schiff and producer Laurence Marks. Barry Kemp will also produce. More from Variety Matthew Perry Gifted Lisa Kudrow the 'Friends' Cookie Jar in 2004. She Found the Note He Left Inside It 20 Years Later and After His Death: 'Timing Is Everything' Lisa Kudrow Surprises Fans at the 'Friends' Couch on WB Lot, Tells 'No Good Deed' Co-Star Ray Romano 'Go Sit on Your Own Show's Couch' Lisa Kudrow Criticizes Tom Hanks' De-Aging Movie 'Here' as 'Endorsement for AI': 'What Work Will There Be for Human Beings?' THR was first to report news of the advanced talks. More to come… Best of Variety What's Coming to Netflix in February 2025 New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Disney+ in February 2025
