The Marilu Henner Show – Thursday May 7th 2015
9:30AM (PST) – Fran Drescher, Actress and head of the Cancer Schmancer Movement!
Fran Drescher currently stars as Los Angeles florist Fran in TV Land’s new sitcom ‘Happily Divorced’. Written by Fran Drescher (‘The Nanny‘) and Peter Marc Jacobson (‘The Nanny‘), ‘Happily Divorced‘ is inspired by Fran Drescher’s real life experience and follows Los Angeles florist Fran, whose 18-year marriage ends suddenly when her husband announces he’s gay. And if that werent enough, he cant afford to move out. They figured out how to be ‘Happily Divorced,’ but her being single and his being gay, while living under one roof, is a whole other story.
Fran Drescher has been described as a ‘Russell’ she has the comic timing of Rosalind Russell, the curves of Jane Russell, and the tenacity of a Jack Russell!
Fran received two Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe nominations for her portrayal as the lovable Miss Fine on the hit CBS series ‘The Nanny’, a show she also created, wrote, directed and executive produced.
An accomplished film actress, Drescher won Esquire magazines Five Minute Oscar for her memorable performance in the mockumentary ‘This Is Spinal Tap’. She has co-starred in countless films throughout her career with the likes of Robin Williams, Dan Aykroyd, Tim Robbins and Billy Crystal, and worked with such esteemed directors as Rob Reiner, Milos Forman and Francis Ford Coppola. But she is most proud of her starring turn opposite Timothy Dalton in ‘Beautician and The Beast’, a film she also executive produced.On stage, Fran Drescher has had the privilege of performing in Ron Ribman’s ‘Rug Merchants of Chaos’ at The Pasadena Playhouse in Los Angeles, ‘The Exonerated’ in New York City, Neil La Butes ‘Some Girls’, and the New York production of Nora Ephron’s Love, Loss, and What I Wore’. Fran also performed in a special production of ‘Camelot’ at the renowned Lincoln Center.
