Excerpts from TV Squad:
Of all the original Not Ready for Prime Time Players from Saturday Night Live, who knew that Jane Curtin was going to be the one to have the most consistent and sustainable entertainment career? Think about it: John Belushi and Gilda Radner are dead, Lorraine Newman and Garrett Morris have fallen off the face of the earth, and Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd show up as guest actors on TV from time to time, but that's about it. Curtin, on the other hand, had hit sitcoms in the '80s (Kate & Allie) and the '90s (Third Rock from the Sun) and continues to get interesting roles in new shows, the last of which was the crazy mother in last year's failed ABC comedy Crumbs. ...
Why has she been so successful? Here's a thought: according to many accounts, Curtin was the only one of the original SNLers who had a home life, and didn't participate in the cast's druggified reindeer games that later became so legendary. So, while at the time she was probably considered a prudish snob, it looks like she just had her head screwed on straight. It's amazing to see how these things turn out, don't they?
Have you seen the "Librarian" movies? (I think they show on TNT.) They star Noah Wyle, with Jane Curtin and Bob Newhart co-starring.
And Dan Ackroyd hosts the House of Blues radio show (as Elwood Blues).
Posted by: Sam L. | 03/21/2007 at 09:55 AM
Lorraine Newman played Madam Butterfly in the delightful, gentle animated Oswald (Fred Savage) that is still showing on Noggin. It's really too bad they didn't make any more.
Posted by: Black Hat | 03/22/2007 at 03:57 PM
I just realized I'll still be typing next week if I keep talking about the great stuff we've gotten, so I'm going to list it!
Posted by: MBT Online | 07/31/2011 at 02:52 AM