Compelling People — Interesting Lives
Friday
December 2017
COMMENTS
Written by Marc Parker and Melissa Benefield Parker, Posted in Interviews Comedians
Carol Burnett’s extraordinary entertainment career spans six decades and encompasses television, film and Broadway. She is best known for her long-running television variety series, The Carol Burnett Show, which originally aired on CBS and premiered September 11, 1967.
Wednesday
November 2017
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Written by Marc Parker and Melissa Benefield Parker, Posted in Interviews Actors
Alison Sweeney is best known for her portrayal of Samantha “Sami” Brady on the NBC daytime drama Days of Our Lives, a role she has played under contract with the show since 1993. Her highly anticipated short-term return to Days, reprising her 21+ year role of Sami Brady, airs October through December 2017.
Monday
November 2017
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Written by Marc Parker and Melissa Benefield Parker, Posted in Interviews Comedians
Tommy Chong is perhaps best known as one-half of the legendary cannabis-fueled comedy duo Cheech & Chong, which minted six gold records and released eight films during their reign, for which Chong also co-wrote and directed. Up in Smoke (1978), the highest grossing comedy of the time, topped $100 million at the box office. Chong is also highly recognizable from his role as the aging hippie photo store worker Leo on That 70s Show, which aired on television from 1998 to 2006 in its original run.
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Saturday
November 2017
COMMENTS
Written by Marc Parker and Melissa Benefield Parker, Posted in Interviews Authors
Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Anne Rice is perhaps best known for her series of novels, The Vampire Chronicles, revolving around the fictional character Lestat de Lioncourt, a French nobleman turned into a vampire in the 18th century. She published her debut novel, Interview with the Vampire, in 1976. Books from The Vampire Chronicles were the subject of two film adaptations, Interview with the Vampire in 1994, and Queen of the Damned in 2002. The Vampire Chronicles has been optioned by Paramount and Anonymous Content for an upcoming TV series.
