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Famous as :
ActressBirth Name :
Mary Jean TomlinBirth Date :
September 01, 1939Birth Place :
Detroit, Michigan, USAClaim to fame :
As Edith Ann and telephone operator, Ernestine in "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1969-1970)
'Desperate Housewives' Spin-Off May Get a Green Light
May 19, 2009 02:05:37Last week, words were spreading that "Desperate Housewives" could get a spin-off with Lily Tomlin and Kathryn Joonsten as the lead cast. In the development of the story, NY Post reported that the news gathered so many great response from the public that the execs are expected to consider making it true.
It is said in the report that Lily and Kathryn will reprise their "Desperate" roles as sisters Roberta and Karen McCluskey respectively. The idea is to have them snooping and solving light crime mysteries in another neighborhood outside Wisteria Lane. "(Creator Marc) Cherry loves the idea of a mystery series," said a source close to the project.
Picturehouse Heading Home with 'Companion'
November 01, 2005 01:11:08All North American rights to the Academy Award-nominated director Robert Altman's "A Prairie Home Companion" has been acquired by Picturehouse. In the meantime, the team to work on the comedy flick also is ready. Altman's Sandcastle 5 Productions is set to produce, with GreeneStreet Films and River Road Entertainment in hand to executive produce and co-finance. Responsible for foreign sales is Capitol Films.
Moreover, the cast also has been settled. They are Academy Award-winners Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones, Academy Award-nominees Lily Tomlin, John C. Reilly, Woody Harrelson, Virginia Madsen, Saturday Night Live star Maya Rudolph, and Lindsay Lohan. The film is based on Garrison Keillor's legendary radio variety show with a script penned by Keillor himself. Besides, Keillor will also star in.
Martin Honored Twain Humor Award
October 24, 2005 01:10:12Comic star Steve Martin has gained almost all awards during his career as an actor. But that he receiving the Mark Twain Prize is something extraordinary. It's true somehow.
Martin was honored the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday with those saluting him were actors Tom Hanks, Lily Tomlin, Diane Keaton, Martin Short and Claire Danes and musicians Paul Simon and Randy Newman.
