William Daniels, the iconic Mr. Feeny from Boy Meets World, recently reconnected with his former students. Beloved Teacher Reunites with Co-Stars The actor posed for a photo with Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong, and Will Friedle. This moment was shared on X (formerly known as Twitter) in a post by Daniels himself, captioned with Just a little reunion with my favorite students!! Joining them was Bonnie Bartlett, Daniels’ wife and fellow Boy Meets World actress. The group appeared joyous as they posed together. In one snapshot, Strong bent down to pose with the couple while Fishel wrapped an arm around Daniels...
- 6/6/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
Bill met friends for a “little reunion.”
William Daniels, the Emmy-winning actor who played teacher George Feeny on the ’90s sitcom, chronicled his hang recently with former Boy Meets World stars Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong and Will Friedle.
“Just a little reunion with my favorite students,” Daniels, who is 97, wrote on Instagram.
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Also included in the photo was Daniels’ wife Bonnie Bartlett, a two-time Emmy winner who once appeared on Boy Meets World as Feeny’s love interest.
Boy Meets World was on ABC from 1993 to 2000 for seven seasons. The series later had a spinoff, Girl Meets World, that ran from 2014 to 2017 for three seasons on the Disney Channel.
In March, members of the cast — Fishel (Topanga Lawrence), Strong (Shawn Hunter), Friedle (Eric Matthews), Trina McGee (Angela Moore), Daniels (Mr. Feeny), Bonnie Bartlett Daniels (Dean Lila Bolander), Betsy Randle...
William Daniels, the Emmy-winning actor who played teacher George Feeny on the ’90s sitcom, chronicled his hang recently with former Boy Meets World stars Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong and Will Friedle.
“Just a little reunion with my favorite students,” Daniels, who is 97, wrote on Instagram.
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A post shared by Bill Daniels (@mrbilldaniels)
Also included in the photo was Daniels’ wife Bonnie Bartlett, a two-time Emmy winner who once appeared on Boy Meets World as Feeny’s love interest.
Boy Meets World was on ABC from 1993 to 2000 for seven seasons. The series later had a spinoff, Girl Meets World, that ran from 2014 to 2017 for three seasons on the Disney Channel.
In March, members of the cast — Fishel (Topanga Lawrence), Strong (Shawn Hunter), Friedle (Eric Matthews), Trina McGee (Angela Moore), Daniels (Mr. Feeny), Bonnie Bartlett Daniels (Dean Lila Bolander), Betsy Randle...
- 6/1/2024
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
In a very unsettled drama Emmy field, one of the few ostensible locks this year is Elizabeth Debicki. With 4/1 odds, she is the runaway favorite to take home the Best Drama Supporting Actress Emmy for her turn as Princess Diana on “The Crown,” which would make the Netflix series the sixth show to deliver two different winners in the category.
Twelve shows have won drama supporting actress more than once. Of those, seven shows have had one person triumph repeatedly, including “Lou Grant” for Nancy Marchand, who won a record four times, and most recently “Ozark” for three-time champ Julia Garner. The five shows that saw the wealth spread among its cast members are “St. Elsewhere”, “The West Wing”, “Hill Street Blues”, “The Practice” and “thirtysomething”. No show has had more than two cast members win the award.
Interestingly, Marchand (1980-82; her first win was in ’78), Roberts (1983), Woodard (1984), Thomas (1985), Bartlett...
Twelve shows have won drama supporting actress more than once. Of those, seven shows have had one person triumph repeatedly, including “Lou Grant” for Nancy Marchand, who won a record four times, and most recently “Ozark” for three-time champ Julia Garner. The five shows that saw the wealth spread among its cast members are “St. Elsewhere”, “The West Wing”, “Hill Street Blues”, “The Practice” and “thirtysomething”. No show has had more than two cast members win the award.
Interestingly, Marchand (1980-82; her first win was in ’78), Roberts (1983), Woodard (1984), Thomas (1985), Bartlett...
- 4/11/2024
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Melissa Gilbert had a ready answer when asked why fans of Little House on the Prairie always seem to burst into tears whenever they see her in person.
“Because I do! I think it’s just, you know … the show evokes so much emotion in people and made everybody feel,” Gilbert told the crowd Friday at the three-day Little House on the Prairie Cast Reunion and Festival in Simi Valley, CA. “So when they see us, they have the feels, and then the leftover feels from 50 years ago. Now they’re feeling it again through children and grandchildren. There’s this continuity and sense of family. This is a giant family reunion.”
Thousands of people converged upon Simi Valley’s Rancho Santa Susana Park to remember Little House on the Prairie, the Michael Landon starrer that debuted 50 years ago this year. With the promise to see stars like Gilbert, who played Laura “Half Pint” Ingalls,...
“Because I do! I think it’s just, you know … the show evokes so much emotion in people and made everybody feel,” Gilbert told the crowd Friday at the three-day Little House on the Prairie Cast Reunion and Festival in Simi Valley, CA. “So when they see us, they have the feels, and then the leftover feels from 50 years ago. Now they’re feeling it again through children and grandchildren. There’s this continuity and sense of family. This is a giant family reunion.”
Thousands of people converged upon Simi Valley’s Rancho Santa Susana Park to remember Little House on the Prairie, the Michael Landon starrer that debuted 50 years ago this year. With the promise to see stars like Gilbert, who played Laura “Half Pint” Ingalls,...
- 3/23/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
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Over the weekend, William Daniels a.k.a. Mr. Feeny, reunited with his “Boy Meets World” co-stars to celebrate his 96th birthday. The group gathered for dinner Friday with Daniels’ wife, Bonnie Bartlett, to mark the special occasion ahead of their appearances at the 2023 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo.
In photos shared by People, Daniels and Bartlett were joined by Will Friedle (Eric Matthews), Danielle Fishel (Topanga Lawrence), Rider Strong (Shawn Hunter), Trina McGee (Angela Moore) and Anthony Tyler Quinn (Jonathan Moore), who were all smiles as they posed for pics alongside everyone’s favorite teacher. Noticeably absent, however, was the show’s star, Ben Savage (Cory Matthews) — who is currently running for Congress in California.
As fans of the ABC sitcom remember, Daniels starred as the wise teacher Mr. Feeny for the entirety of the show’s seven-season run from 1993 to 2000, doling out words of...
Over the weekend, William Daniels a.k.a. Mr. Feeny, reunited with his “Boy Meets World” co-stars to celebrate his 96th birthday. The group gathered for dinner Friday with Daniels’ wife, Bonnie Bartlett, to mark the special occasion ahead of their appearances at the 2023 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo.
In photos shared by People, Daniels and Bartlett were joined by Will Friedle (Eric Matthews), Danielle Fishel (Topanga Lawrence), Rider Strong (Shawn Hunter), Trina McGee (Angela Moore) and Anthony Tyler Quinn (Jonathan Moore), who were all smiles as they posed for pics alongside everyone’s favorite teacher. Noticeably absent, however, was the show’s star, Ben Savage (Cory Matthews) — who is currently running for Congress in California.
As fans of the ABC sitcom remember, Daniels starred as the wise teacher Mr. Feeny for the entirety of the show’s seven-season run from 1993 to 2000, doling out words of...
- 4/2/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Bonnie Bartlett Daniels says moving to Hollywood with husband William Daniels ultimately saved their marriage.
The actress, 93, had previously opened up about the couple’s experiments with an open marriage early on in their relationship, saying it was “very painful.”
Now, she adds that such an arrangement was common back in the 1950s.
“You have to realize that we live in a very puritanical nation still,” Barlett Daniels told People in an interview Tuesday to promote her new memoir Middle of the Rainbow. “[When we got married], people were just loose about things. The only thing is that it harms you, does some damage to your self-esteem. It hurts really badly.”
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“You have to have lived during that time as an adult to see what that was like. The culture is simply different,” the 93-year-old...
The actress, 93, had previously opened up about the couple’s experiments with an open marriage early on in their relationship, saying it was “very painful.”
Now, she adds that such an arrangement was common back in the 1950s.
“You have to realize that we live in a very puritanical nation still,” Barlett Daniels told People in an interview Tuesday to promote her new memoir Middle of the Rainbow. “[When we got married], people were just loose about things. The only thing is that it harms you, does some damage to your self-esteem. It hurts really badly.”
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“You have to have lived during that time as an adult to see what that was like. The culture is simply different,” the 93-year-old...
- 1/25/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
“Boy Meets World” alum William Daniels and wife Bonnie Bartlett have been spouses for more than 70 years, but Bartlett is opening up about how their early experiments with an open marriage proved to be “painful.”
As Bartlett details in her new memoir, Middle of the Rainbow, the two “never felt tied to fidelity” in the early days of their marriage until Daniels had an affair that led them to question their stance.
“I guess it was a little bit of an open marriage at first, but that was very painful. That didn’t work well,” Bartlett, 93, told Fox News.
Read More: William Daniels On Why He Turned Down His Iconic ‘Boy Meets World’ Mr. Feeny Role Twice (Exclusive)
“And it was a time when people were doing that,” she continued. “It was at a time in New York when there was a lot of sex and a lot of people doing all kinds of things,...
As Bartlett details in her new memoir, Middle of the Rainbow, the two “never felt tied to fidelity” in the early days of their marriage until Daniels had an affair that led them to question their stance.
“I guess it was a little bit of an open marriage at first, but that was very painful. That didn’t work well,” Bartlett, 93, told Fox News.
Read More: William Daniels On Why He Turned Down His Iconic ‘Boy Meets World’ Mr. Feeny Role Twice (Exclusive)
“And it was a time when people were doing that,” she continued. “It was at a time in New York when there was a lot of sex and a lot of people doing all kinds of things,...
- 1/18/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo’s list of guests for 2023 is beginning to take form, as TV Insider exclusively announces that the cast of Boy Meets World will be attending the event from March 31 to April 2, 2023. During all three days of C2E2, actors Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong, Trina McGee, William Daniels, Will Friedle, and Bonnie Bartlett of Boy Meets World/Girl Meets World will be offering photo ops and autographs for fans of the series. The cast will also be participating in a reunion panel, with the date and time of the event to be announced. C2E2 2023 takes place at McCormick Place in Chicago, and tickets are currently on sale. For fans unable to attend the event in person, fans can purchase digital tickets to receive access to live video panels from all three days for most major panel rooms. There will also be audio streams available for panels in smaller rooms,...
- 12/1/2022
- TV Insider
Before “ER,” “Chicago Hope” and “The Good Doctor,” there was a great little medical drama called “St. Elsewhere.” Today, it’s not unusual to have topics like rape, abortion, domestic abuse, breast cancer discussed. But 40 years ago, such issues were taboo. Much as “Hill St. Blues” revolutionized police dramas in the early 1980s, “St. Elsewhere” pushed boundaries and opened discussions about issues that affected viewers everywhere.
“St. Elsewhere” refers to hospitals who take in the patients no other hospital wants to deal with; the fictitious St. Eligius is such an institution in Boston, a teaching hospital with more budget issues than personnel. But within the crumbling walls is a staff of doctors and nurses who struggle to provide the best care possible for the string of often difficult to diagnose, difficult to understand and difficult to tolerate patients who come through the doors, while balancing their personal lives and own...
“St. Elsewhere” refers to hospitals who take in the patients no other hospital wants to deal with; the fictitious St. Eligius is such an institution in Boston, a teaching hospital with more budget issues than personnel. But within the crumbling walls is a staff of doctors and nurses who struggle to provide the best care possible for the string of often difficult to diagnose, difficult to understand and difficult to tolerate patients who come through the doors, while balancing their personal lives and own...
- 10/14/2022
- by Susan Pennington and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
It’s hard to imagine “Boy Meets World” without legendary actor William Daniels playing the iconic role of Mr. Feeny. But it almost didn’t happen, because Daniels turned down the role twice!
The 95-year-old actor, flanked by his wife of over 70 years, actress Bonnie Bartlett, opened up to Et’s Kevin Frazier about the reasons why he didn’t see himself playing Cory Matthews’ (Ben Savage) teacher-turned-mentor. For starters — and simply put — Daniels didn’t want to do a sitcom.
He was having the time of his life playing Dr. Mark Craig in the drama series “St. Elsewhere”, for which he won two Emmys, including in 1986 for Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Bartlett also won an Emmy that year for Best Supporting Actress, as they became the second married couple in history to win an Emmy on the same night for “St. Elsewhere”. Williams had also voiced K.
The 95-year-old actor, flanked by his wife of over 70 years, actress Bonnie Bartlett, opened up to Et’s Kevin Frazier about the reasons why he didn’t see himself playing Cory Matthews’ (Ben Savage) teacher-turned-mentor. For starters — and simply put — Daniels didn’t want to do a sitcom.
He was having the time of his life playing Dr. Mark Craig in the drama series “St. Elsewhere”, for which he won two Emmys, including in 1986 for Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Bartlett also won an Emmy that year for Best Supporting Actress, as they became the second married couple in history to win an Emmy on the same night for “St. Elsewhere”. Williams had also voiced K.
- 10/8/2022
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Trailblazing medical drama series “St. Elsewhere” celebrates its 40th anniversary on October 26. Gold Derby recently gathered together 10 cast members of the NBC program for a special reunion. All episodes from the six-season original run are now available for streaming on Hulu.
The series never had the greatest of overall ratings but was saved time and again by the Peacock network due to its Emmy wins and nominations, plus excellent demographics among the 18-49 viewers who advertisers coveted. The show was set at the fictional Boston hospital St. Eligius (nicknamed St. Elsewhere because its rundown conditions), tackling topical medical subjects with unexpected deaths among the patients and staff members throughout the six seasons airing 1982-1988.
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“St. Elsewhere” was nominated at the Emmy Awards for all six seasons as Best Drama Series but lost to “Hill Street Blues” twice, “Cagney and Lacey” twice,...
The series never had the greatest of overall ratings but was saved time and again by the Peacock network due to its Emmy wins and nominations, plus excellent demographics among the 18-49 viewers who advertisers coveted. The show was set at the fictional Boston hospital St. Eligius (nicknamed St. Elsewhere because its rundown conditions), tackling topical medical subjects with unexpected deaths among the patients and staff members throughout the six seasons airing 1982-1988.
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“St. Elsewhere” was nominated at the Emmy Awards for all six seasons as Best Drama Series but lost to “Hill Street Blues” twice, “Cagney and Lacey” twice,...
- 10/5/2022
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Just four years after making her small screen acting debut on FX’s “The Americans,” Julia Garner landed her first regular role on a continuing series as Ruth Langmore on “Ozark.” Her Best Drama Supporting Actress Emmy wins for the Netflix show in 2019 and 2020 made her the category’s seventh and youngest back-to-back champ. Her six predecessors, all of whom were at least 16 years her senior, were Ellen Corby (“The Waltons”), Nancy Marchand (“Lou Grant”), Bonnie Bartlett (“St. Elsewhere”), Allison Janney (“The West Wing”), Blythe Danner (“Huff”), and Anna Gunn (“Breaking Bad”).
Garner’s first victory at age 25 also made her the fourth youngest person to ever triumph in her category. At the time, she also ranked as its ninth-youngest nominee, and has since been bumped to 10th place. Included among the nine younger actresses on the list are two of her 2019 competitors as well as three child stars.
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Garner’s first victory at age 25 also made her the fourth youngest person to ever triumph in her category. At the time, she also ranked as its ninth-youngest nominee, and has since been bumped to 10th place. Included among the nine younger actresses on the list are two of her 2019 competitors as well as three child stars.
The...
- 9/4/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Just four years after making her small screen acting debut on FX’s “The Americans,” Julia Garner landed her first regular role on a continuing series as Ruth Langmore on “Ozark.” Her Best Drama Supporting Actress Emmy wins for the Netflix show in 2019 and 2020 made her the category’s seventh and youngest back-to-back champ. Her six predecessors, all of whom were at least 16 years her senior, were Ellen Corby (“The Waltons”), Nancy Marchand (“Lou Grant”), Bonnie Bartlett (“St. Elsewhere”), Allison Janney (“The West Wing”), Blythe Danner (“Huff”), and Anna Gunn (“Breaking Bad”).
Garner’s first victory at age 25 also made her the fourth youngest person to ever triumph in her category. At the time, she also ranked as its ninth-youngest nominee, and has since been bumped to 10th place. Included among the nine younger actresses on the list are two of her 2019 competitors as well as three child stars.
The...
Garner’s first victory at age 25 also made her the fourth youngest person to ever triumph in her category. At the time, she also ranked as its ninth-youngest nominee, and has since been bumped to 10th place. Included among the nine younger actresses on the list are two of her 2019 competitors as well as three child stars.
The...
- 9/4/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
If Julia Garner (“Ozark”) ends up winning a third Emmy this year in the Best Drama Supporting Actress category after her victories in 2019 and ’20, she would be tied with Ellen Corby (“The Waltons”), who won thrice in 1973, ’75 and ’76. Together, Garner and Corby would then share the second place position in the category, behind only Nancy Marchand (“Lou Grant”), who claimed a leading four trophies in 1978, ’80, ’81 and ’82.
Currently there are eight women who have two wins apiece in this Emmy race: Kristy McNichol (“Family”), Bonnie Bartlett (“St. Elsewhere”), Allison Janney (“The West Wing”), Tyne Daly (“Christy” and “Judging Amy”), Blythe Danner (“Huff”), Anna Gunn (“Breaking Bad”), Maggie Smith (“Downton Abbey”) and Garner. A couple of notes here: Janney later won two more trophies for “The West Wing” as a lead actress, and Smith claimed a prior statuette for “Downton Abbey” when it was classified as a limited series.
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Currently there are eight women who have two wins apiece in this Emmy race: Kristy McNichol (“Family”), Bonnie Bartlett (“St. Elsewhere”), Allison Janney (“The West Wing”), Tyne Daly (“Christy” and “Judging Amy”), Blythe Danner (“Huff”), Anna Gunn (“Breaking Bad”), Maggie Smith (“Downton Abbey”) and Garner. A couple of notes here: Janney later won two more trophies for “The West Wing” as a lead actress, and Smith claimed a prior statuette for “Downton Abbey” when it was classified as a limited series.
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- 7/5/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Having bagged back-to-back Best Drama Supporting Actress Emmys for her turn as firecracker Ruth Langmore on “Ozark” in 2019 and 2020, Julia Garner is currently tied with seven other performers as the third most-nominated actors in the category. Should she now nab a third statuette for the Netflix drama’s fourth and final season, she would enter Emmy record territory by tying Ellen Corby (“The Waltons”) at three wins — though Nancy Marchand (“Lou Grant”) would remain the category’s all-time leader at four wins.
Here are the seven people with whom Garner is presently tied as the category’s third most-decorated actors at two wins:
1. Bonnie Bartlett: “St. Elsewhere” (1986-87)
2. Tyne Daly: “Christy” (1996) and “Judging Amy” (2003)
3. Blythe Danner: “Huff” (2005-06)
4. Anna Gunn: “Breaking Bad” (2013-14)
5. Allison Janney: “The West Wing” (2000-01)
6. Kristy McNichol: “Family”
7. Maggie Smith: “Downton Abbey”
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Here are the seven people with whom Garner is presently tied as the category’s third most-decorated actors at two wins:
1. Bonnie Bartlett: “St. Elsewhere” (1986-87)
2. Tyne Daly: “Christy” (1996) and “Judging Amy” (2003)
3. Blythe Danner: “Huff” (2005-06)
4. Anna Gunn: “Breaking Bad” (2013-14)
5. Allison Janney: “The West Wing” (2000-01)
6. Kristy McNichol: “Family”
7. Maggie Smith: “Downton Abbey”
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- 5/11/2022
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
For her portrayal of Ruth Langmore on Netflix’s “Ozark,” Julia Garner won her first Emmy last year, in Best Drama Supporting Actress. With “Ozark’s” third season having dropped on March 27, she is now in the hunt for the statuette once again and would be just the seventh back-to-back winner in this category and the first since 2014.
The six thespians who achieved this feat before her are Ellen Corby for “The Waltons” (1975-76), Nancy Marchand for “Lou Grant” (1980-82), Bonnie Bartlett for “St. Elsewhere” (1986-87), Allison Janney for “The West Wing” (2000-01), Blythe Danner for “Huff” (2005-06) and Anna Gunn for “Breaking Bad” (2013-14). Garner would be the first to net back-to-back statuettes in this category under the new voting system, established in 2015 — but can she pull it off?
Repeat winners have been far more common on the comedy side, with this past decade seeing only two instances in...
The six thespians who achieved this feat before her are Ellen Corby for “The Waltons” (1975-76), Nancy Marchand for “Lou Grant” (1980-82), Bonnie Bartlett for “St. Elsewhere” (1986-87), Allison Janney for “The West Wing” (2000-01), Blythe Danner for “Huff” (2005-06) and Anna Gunn for “Breaking Bad” (2013-14). Garner would be the first to net back-to-back statuettes in this category under the new voting system, established in 2015 — but can she pull it off?
Repeat winners have been far more common on the comedy side, with this past decade seeing only two instances in...
- 4/17/2020
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
It’s only happened 14 times that fictional TV husbands and wives have won Emmy Awards in the same year. Tour our photo gallery above to see who they were over the past 70 years. Our research is for drama and comedy series only (not TV movies or limited series).
And there are four possibilities that could join them at the 2019 ceremony: Jason Bateman and Laura Linney (“Ozark”), Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore (“This Is Us”), Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara (“Schitt’s Creek”), and Tony Shalhoub and Marin Hinkle (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”).
Here is a full list of the 14 couples who have achieved this before:
2014
Bryan Cranston and Anna Gunn (“Breaking Bad”)
2011
Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen (“Modern Family”)
2003
James Gandolfini and Edie Falco (“The Sopranos”)
2001
James Gandolfini and Edie Falco (“The Sopranos”)
1993
Tom Skerritt and Kathy Baker (“Picket Fences”)
1991
Timothy Busfield and Patricia Wettig (“thirtysomething”)
1986
Williams Daniels and...
And there are four possibilities that could join them at the 2019 ceremony: Jason Bateman and Laura Linney (“Ozark”), Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore (“This Is Us”), Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara (“Schitt’s Creek”), and Tony Shalhoub and Marin Hinkle (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”).
Here is a full list of the 14 couples who have achieved this before:
2014
Bryan Cranston and Anna Gunn (“Breaking Bad”)
2011
Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen (“Modern Family”)
2003
James Gandolfini and Edie Falco (“The Sopranos”)
2001
James Gandolfini and Edie Falco (“The Sopranos”)
1993
Tom Skerritt and Kathy Baker (“Picket Fences”)
1991
Timothy Busfield and Patricia Wettig (“thirtysomething”)
1986
Williams Daniels and...
- 8/22/2019
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
It’s only happened 14 times that fictional TV husbands and wives have won Emmy Awards in the same year. Tour our photo gallery above to see who they were over the past 70 years. Our research is for drama and comedy series only (not TV movies or limited series).
And there are four possibilities that could join them at the 2019 ceremony: Jason Bateman and Laura Linney (“Ozark”), Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore (“This Is Us”), Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara (“Schitt’s Creek”), and Tony Shalhoub and Marin Hinkle (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”).
Here is a full list of the 14 couples who have achieved this before:
2014
Bryan Cranston and Anna Gunn (“Breaking Bad”)
2011
Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen (“Modern Family”)
2003
James Gandolfini and Edie Falco (“The Sopranos”)
2001
James Gandolfini and Edie Falco (“The Sopranos”)
1993
Tom Skerritt and Kathy Baker (“Picket Fences”)
1991
Timothy Busfield and Patricia Wettig (“thirtysomething”)
1986
Williams Daniels and...
And there are four possibilities that could join them at the 2019 ceremony: Jason Bateman and Laura Linney (“Ozark”), Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore (“This Is Us”), Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara (“Schitt’s Creek”), and Tony Shalhoub and Marin Hinkle (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”).
Here is a full list of the 14 couples who have achieved this before:
2014
Bryan Cranston and Anna Gunn (“Breaking Bad”)
2011
Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen (“Modern Family”)
2003
James Gandolfini and Edie Falco (“The Sopranos”)
2001
James Gandolfini and Edie Falco (“The Sopranos”)
1993
Tom Skerritt and Kathy Baker (“Picket Fences”)
1991
Timothy Busfield and Patricia Wettig (“thirtysomething”)
1986
Williams Daniels and...
- 8/22/2019
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
“Game of Thrones” has a bunch of Emmy records to its name — most wins by a primetime series, most wins by a series in a single year, most nominations for a drama, most nominations for a drama in a single year, to name a few — but it might add another one in September that it, safe to say, definitely does not want: most Best Drama Supporting Actress nominations without a win.
Thanks to its quadruple bids for Gwendoline Christie, Lena Headey, Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams, “Thrones” has topped out at 12 nominations in this category, breaking down to five for Headey, three for Emilia Clarke (now in lead), two for Williams, and one each for Christie and Turner. That’s the second most nominations for a show in drama supporting actress behind “Hill Street Blues,” which bagged 13. But unlike “Hill Street Blues,” which won for Alfre Woodard and Betty Thomas,...
Thanks to its quadruple bids for Gwendoline Christie, Lena Headey, Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams, “Thrones” has topped out at 12 nominations in this category, breaking down to five for Headey, three for Emilia Clarke (now in lead), two for Williams, and one each for Christie and Turner. That’s the second most nominations for a show in drama supporting actress behind “Hill Street Blues,” which bagged 13. But unlike “Hill Street Blues,” which won for Alfre Woodard and Betty Thomas,...
- 8/4/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
It might be hard to believe, but Angela Bassett has never won an Emmy before. She’s now her fifth nomination after making the Best Narrator lineup for her work on Nat Geo’s “The Flood.” If she prevails, not only will she get her first statuette, but she and husband Courtney B. Vance will join the club of Emmy-winning married couples.
Vance has a perfect record at the Emmys, converting his first nomination into a win in 2016 in Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actor for his performance as Johnnie Cochran on “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.” He gave a brief but memorable speech in which he dedicated the award to his wife of now nearly 22 years — or “the woman that rocks my chain.” #truelove
Bassett’s previous nominations were for “The Rosa Parks Story”, “American Horror Story: Coven”, “American Horror Story: Freak Show” and “Master of None”. In “The Flood,...
Vance has a perfect record at the Emmys, converting his first nomination into a win in 2016 in Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actor for his performance as Johnnie Cochran on “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.” He gave a brief but memorable speech in which he dedicated the award to his wife of now nearly 22 years — or “the woman that rocks my chain.” #truelove
Bassett’s previous nominations were for “The Rosa Parks Story”, “American Horror Story: Coven”, “American Horror Story: Freak Show” and “Master of None”. In “The Flood,...
- 7/18/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
1984: All My Children's Erica was curious about Adam's first wife.
1990: General Hospital's Frisco planned a surprise for Felicia.
1994: Days of our Lives' Alice found Tom dead in their bedroom.
2003: The Young and the Restless' Jill tried to stop a wedding."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1963: James Pritchett made his first appearance on NBC soap opera The Doctors. He played a corporation president running away and having a broken back that brought me to the hospital. Pritchett returned to The Doctors on July 9, 1963, as Dr.
1990: General Hospital's Frisco planned a surprise for Felicia.
1994: Days of our Lives' Alice found Tom dead in their bedroom.
2003: The Young and the Restless' Jill tried to stop a wedding."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1963: James Pritchett made his first appearance on NBC soap opera The Doctors. He played a corporation president running away and having a broken back that brought me to the hospital. Pritchett returned to The Doctors on July 9, 1963, as Dr.
- 6/20/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1955: Love of Life's Van wanted to adopt Carol.
1986: Search for Tomorrow's Jo had a dream.
2000: All My Children's Bianca came out to Erica.
2008: Atwt's Lucinda didn't know Brian had a thing for her grandson."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1939: On Bachelor's Children, Sam and Ruth Ann kept an anxious vigil at the hospital as Sam's wife, Janet, delivered their first child. Complications ensued during the birth, and the ordeal stretched late into the night. Sam tried to rest in the deserted waiting...
1986: Search for Tomorrow's Jo had a dream.
2000: All My Children's Bianca came out to Erica.
2008: Atwt's Lucinda didn't know Brian had a thing for her grandson."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1939: On Bachelor's Children, Sam and Ruth Ann kept an anxious vigil at the hospital as Sam's wife, Janet, delivered their first child. Complications ensued during the birth, and the ordeal stretched late into the night. Sam tried to rest in the deserted waiting...
- 12/22/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Cory Matthews could never get anything past Mr. Feeny, and apparently a burglar couldn't, either. William Daniels, the 91-year-old actor best known for playing Mr. Feeny on Boy Meets World, stopped an attempted burglary at his San Fernando Valley home last Saturday. According to ABC7, an intruder tried to force their way into the home that Daniels shares with his 89-year-old wife, Bonnie Bartlett. Daniels reportedly ended up scaring the burglar off by switching on a light before things escalated.
"Someone tried to break into the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Daniels on Saturday evening," Daniels's rep confirmed to People. "Luckily, Mr. Daniels was able to frighten away the person and the Lapd quickly responded. They are both well. Mr. Daniels thanks all his fans for their concern."
Even though we're all happy to hear that this encounter didn't go awry, it goes without saying that fans are still pretty shook right now.
"Someone tried to break into the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Daniels on Saturday evening," Daniels's rep confirmed to People. "Luckily, Mr. Daniels was able to frighten away the person and the Lapd quickly responded. They are both well. Mr. Daniels thanks all his fans for their concern."
Even though we're all happy to hear that this encounter didn't go awry, it goes without saying that fans are still pretty shook right now.
- 11/1/2018
- by Danielle Jackson
- Popsugar.com
Even at the ripe-old-age of 91-years, let it be known that you do not mess with William Daniels, the beloved actor known best for his role as Mr. Feeny on the ABC family sitcom Boy Meets World. Recently, Daniels put a stop to an attempted burglary at his San Fernando Valley home, while he and his wife, 89-year-old Bonnie Bartlett, were together inside the house marked by vandals. According to a report by…...
- 10/30/2018
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
William Daniels, the actor who played Mr. Feeny in "Boy Meets World," stopped an attempted burglary at his home ... TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... William and his wife, actress Bonnie Bartlett, were at their San Fernando Valley home Saturday night at 9:20 Pm when someone tried to kick in the back door. William sprang into action, turned on the lights, and the intruder high-tailed it off the property. Sounds like Mr. Feeny...
- 10/30/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ann Dowd finally received the recognition she long deserved last year when she won the Emmy for Best Drama Supporting Actress for her memorable performance as Aunt Lydia on Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale.” For her second consecutive Emmy nomination she went with the Season 2 opener “June.”
The series picked up where it left off with the handmaids rounded up and forced to endure a fake hanging. Aunt Lydia then makes her grand appearance — if you’re a villain this is how you make an entrance! As she’s punishing the handmaids by making them hold rocks in the rain she learns that Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is pregnant. She demands the ladies join her in chanting, “Praise Be!”
SEEHow to watch Drama Supporting Actress Emmy episodes for Alexis Bledel, Millie Bobby Brown, Ann Dowd, Lena Headey, Vanessa Kirby, Thandie Newton, Yvonne Strahovski
After quickly ushering Offred inside to change,...
The series picked up where it left off with the handmaids rounded up and forced to endure a fake hanging. Aunt Lydia then makes her grand appearance — if you’re a villain this is how you make an entrance! As she’s punishing the handmaids by making them hold rocks in the rain she learns that Offred (Elisabeth Moss) is pregnant. She demands the ladies join her in chanting, “Praise Be!”
SEEHow to watch Drama Supporting Actress Emmy episodes for Alexis Bledel, Millie Bobby Brown, Ann Dowd, Lena Headey, Vanessa Kirby, Thandie Newton, Yvonne Strahovski
After quickly ushering Offred inside to change,...
- 9/11/2018
- by Amanda Spears
- Gold Derby
Last year, Ann Dowd’s Emmy win for “The Handmaid’s Tale’s” first season was one of the biggest surprises of the evening as Thandie Newton (“Westworld”) seemed to be the frontrunner to win. Dowd was able to overcome vote splitting with her co-star Samira Wiley, but it remains unclear whether she will be able to overcome two of her co-stars this year. This time around, she is up against Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”), Alexis Bledel (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Lena Headey (“Game of Thrones”), Vanessa Kirby (“The Crown”), Yvonne Strahovski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) and Newton.
If Dowd prevails, she’ll be the seventh in Best Drama Supporting Actress to win back-to-back Emmys, joining Ellen Corby, Nancy Marchand, Bonnie Bartlett, Allison Janney, Blythe Danner and Anna Gunn.
SEE2018 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 70th Emmy Awards
Looking back at last year’s race,...
If Dowd prevails, she’ll be the seventh in Best Drama Supporting Actress to win back-to-back Emmys, joining Ellen Corby, Nancy Marchand, Bonnie Bartlett, Allison Janney, Blythe Danner and Anna Gunn.
SEE2018 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 70th Emmy Awards
Looking back at last year’s race,...
- 8/17/2018
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Jessica Biel received her first career Emmy nomination last week, for Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actress for “The Sinner,” and her husband Justin Timberlake was just as pumped as she was. He tweeted his excitement and commented on her Instagram post. Proud hubby all around. And if Biel takes home the gold, she and Timberlake will join a long line of married couples who’ve won acting Emmys.
A four-time winner, Timberlake has “Saturday Night Live” to thank for all his statuettes. He won two for songwriting (“Dick in a Box” in 2007 and his 2011 monologue) and two for Best Comedy Guest Actor, in 2009 and 2011. He has an addition guest nomination for “SNL” and three other songwriting nominations, two for “SNL” and one for the 2008 ESPYs. Too bad he didn’t host “SNL” last season because then he and Biel could’ve been nominees in the same year (you know...
A four-time winner, Timberlake has “Saturday Night Live” to thank for all his statuettes. He won two for songwriting (“Dick in a Box” in 2007 and his 2011 monologue) and two for Best Comedy Guest Actor, in 2009 and 2011. He has an addition guest nomination for “SNL” and three other songwriting nominations, two for “SNL” and one for the 2008 ESPYs. Too bad he didn’t host “SNL” last season because then he and Biel could’ve been nominees in the same year (you know...
- 7/17/2018
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
1984: All My Children's Erica was curious about Adam's first wife.
1990: General Hospital's Frisco planned a surprise for Felicia.
1994: Days of our Lives' Alice found Tom dead in their bedroom.
2003: The Young and the Restless' Jill tried to stop a wedding."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1963: James Pritchett made his first appearance on NBC soap opera The Doctors. He played a corporation...
1990: General Hospital's Frisco planned a surprise for Felicia.
1994: Days of our Lives' Alice found Tom dead in their bedroom.
2003: The Young and the Restless' Jill tried to stop a wedding."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1963: James Pritchett made his first appearance on NBC soap opera The Doctors. He played a corporation...
- 6/20/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1955: Love of Life's Van wanted to adopt Carol.
1986: Search for Tomorrow's Jo had a dream.
2000: All My Children's Bianca came out to Erica.
2008: Atwt's Lucinda didn't know Brian wanted her grandson."History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1939: On Bachelor's Children, Sam and Ruth Ann kept an anxious vigil at the hospital as Sam's wife, Janet, delivered their first child. Complications ensued during the birth, and the ordeal stretched late into the night. Sam tried to rest in the deserted waiting room and fitfully dozed as memories spanning the breadth of his relationship with Janet flickered through his semi-conscious mind.
1986: Search for Tomorrow's Jo had a dream.
2000: All My Children's Bianca came out to Erica.
2008: Atwt's Lucinda didn't know Brian wanted her grandson."History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1939: On Bachelor's Children, Sam and Ruth Ann kept an anxious vigil at the hospital as Sam's wife, Janet, delivered their first child. Complications ensued during the birth, and the ordeal stretched late into the night. Sam tried to rest in the deserted waiting room and fitfully dozed as memories spanning the breadth of his relationship with Janet flickered through his semi-conscious mind.
- 12/22/2017
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Actor William Daniels is opening up about being the victim of child abuse.
The two-time Emmy winner -- best known for playing kindhearted teacher Mr. Feeny on the '90s sitcom Boy Meets World and brilliant surgeon Dr. Mark Craig on the '80s medical drama St. Elsewhere -- writes in his new memoir that he didn't realize he'd suffered from child abuse until he was an adult.
According to the 89-year-old actor, he was forced into becoming a child actor by his mother, who pushed him into auditioning for roles at a very young age, and was made to sing, dance and act alongside his sisters, Jacqueline and Carol, for hours on end without having any say in the matter.
Watch: Ali Larter Reveals Why She Won't Let Her Kids Be Child Stars
In his new memoir, There I Go Again: How I Came to Be Mr. Feeny, John Adams, Dr. Craig, Kitt & Many...
The two-time Emmy winner -- best known for playing kindhearted teacher Mr. Feeny on the '90s sitcom Boy Meets World and brilliant surgeon Dr. Mark Craig on the '80s medical drama St. Elsewhere -- writes in his new memoir that he didn't realize he'd suffered from child abuse until he was an adult.
According to the 89-year-old actor, he was forced into becoming a child actor by his mother, who pushed him into auditioning for roles at a very young age, and was made to sing, dance and act alongside his sisters, Jacqueline and Carol, for hours on end without having any say in the matter.
Watch: Ali Larter Reveals Why She Won't Let Her Kids Be Child Stars
In his new memoir, There I Go Again: How I Came to Be Mr. Feeny, John Adams, Dr. Craig, Kitt & Many...
- 3/8/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
There are oodles of ways to end a TV series. Marriage! Death! Birth! Flashforward! It was all a dream! Ambiguous cut to black! In 1988, though, St. Elsewhere truly shook things up and gave us one of the most talked-about series finales in history with “the snow globe.” After watching six Emmy-nominated seasons of drama — medical and emotional, dark and light, envelope-pushing and heartstring-pulling — at the run-down St. Eligius, we were led to believe in the finale’s last scene that the entire show was actually a product of the imagination of (construction worker?) Donald Westphall’s autistic son, who was...
- 10/12/2012
- by Dan Snierson
- EW - Inside TV
The agents work on an investigation where the foot of a marine is found in a dumpster, with the tattoo, Semper Fi, which is why it's necessary to call in NCIS. Gibbs (Mark Harmon) asks why it's so hard to believe that a woman can find him attractive? And vice versa. Not so hard to believe at all!! Kate (Sasha Alexander) couldn't believe it, especially since Melissa (Stacy Haiduk) was a redhead, but as Tony (Michael Weatherly) said, Gibbs wouldn't get involved with a murder suspect. None of the team would, but this has happened in several episodes. (See ep with Tony and the transsexual in 1.14 Dead Man Talking) Tony's desperate to find the location of Kate's tattoo. What's hard to believe is that Kate would actually have a tattoo. Kate can get drunk. She tells him she's got a heart – a rose on her butt. Gibbs says it's not...
- 3/29/2012
- by mhasan@corp.popstar.com (Mila Hasan)
- PopStar
For years, Lifetime haters have railed against the dull, amateurish, soapy original movies shown on this cable channel. Well, step away from the TV set, doubters, the new original Lifetime movie, Of Two Minds , smashes all of those generalizations. This is an engrossing movie and is led by a pitch perfect performance by Tammy Blanchard. When awards are handed out next year she should be at the front of the line.
Of Two Minds is a tale of two sisters. Billie (Kristin Davis) is a woman who has it all. She has a loving husband, a job she enjoys and two kids she adores. Her one sibling is Elizabeth, called Baby (Blanchard). Baby is schizophrenic and lives with the girls' mother (Bonnie Bartlett). When the mother has a stroke Billie gets the call from her Aunt Will (Louise Fletcher). She rushes to her mother's bedside. In their one brief conversation...
Of Two Minds is a tale of two sisters. Billie (Kristin Davis) is a woman who has it all. She has a loving husband, a job she enjoys and two kids she adores. Her one sibling is Elizabeth, called Baby (Blanchard). Baby is schizophrenic and lives with the girls' mother (Bonnie Bartlett). When the mother has a stroke Billie gets the call from her Aunt Will (Louise Fletcher). She rushes to her mother's bedside. In their one brief conversation...
- 3/9/2012
- by Jackie K. Cooper
- Aol TV.
On this date in...
1978: On Guiding Light, Jackie revealed her feelings to Mike Bauer, who told her heh only considers her a friend.
1988: Joseph Hardy took over as executive producer of Loving.
1994: The character of Tom Horton died on Days Of Our Lives.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Bonnie Bartlett (ex-Miriam, General Hospital; ex-Vanessa/Ellie, Love Of Life) - 82
John McCook (Eric, The Bold And The Beautiful; ex-Lance, The Young And The Restless) - 67
Tika Sumpter (Raina, Gossip Girl; ex-Layla, One Life To Live) - 31...
1978: On Guiding Light, Jackie revealed her feelings to Mike Bauer, who told her heh only considers her a friend.
1988: Joseph Hardy took over as executive producer of Loving.
1994: The character of Tom Horton died on Days Of Our Lives.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Bonnie Bartlett (ex-Miriam, General Hospital; ex-Vanessa/Ellie, Love Of Life) - 82
John McCook (Eric, The Bold And The Beautiful; ex-Lance, The Young And The Restless) - 67
Tika Sumpter (Raina, Gossip Girl; ex-Layla, One Life To Live) - 31...
- 6/20/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
The honor roll for the supporting actress in a drama series category at the Emmy Awards is almost as varied as the one for actors. The first winner of the supporting actress in a drama series award in 1979 was Kristy McNichol ("Family"), who had also won a more expansive race that included telefilms two years earlier. Then Nancy Marchand ("Lou Grant") won three years in a row (1980-1982), adding to her win in the wider race in 1978. In the 27 races since then, there have been just three repeat winners for the same role: Bonnie Bartlett, "St. Elsewhere" (1986, 1987); Alison Janney, "The West Wing" (2000, 2001); and Blythe Danner, "Huff" (2005, 2006)....
- 7/13/2010
- by tomoneil
- Gold Derby
The AFTRA Los Angeles results are in. Many candidates were reelected, but new winners include two Membership First leaders—SAG 1st VP Anne-Marie Johnson (AFTRA national board) and former SAG Hollywood Board member David Jolliffe (AFTRA Los Angeles local board)—as well as Membership First member Alan Ruck (AFTRA national board). They join several Mf stalwarts already on the national board (not sure about the La local board).
Johnson and Jolliffe bring a particularly interesting dynamic to the AFTRA boards. Johnson, for instance, in a recent video described running for the AFTRA board as “really distasteful for me” and accused AFTRA of leech[ing] off of [SAG].” Jolliffe, for his part, told me in an interview last summer that SAG was the “one union for actors.” These remarks certainly make one skeptical of their intentions as they join the AFTRA boards.
I'm told by a source that even with these new board members,...
Johnson and Jolliffe bring a particularly interesting dynamic to the AFTRA boards. Johnson, for instance, in a recent video described running for the AFTRA board as “really distasteful for me” and accused AFTRA of leech[ing] off of [SAG].” Jolliffe, for his part, told me in an interview last summer that SAG was the “one union for actors.” These remarks certainly make one skeptical of their intentions as they join the AFTRA boards.
I'm told by a source that even with these new board members,...
- 6/4/2009
- by jhandel@att.net (Jonathan Handel)
The Screen Actors Guild stalemate grinds on. Variety says there are back-channel talks with studio heads, but it’s hard to know whether talks are actually in progress or, if any, how substantive they are. These rumors have persisted off and on for almost two months at least.
Causing the stalemate is the issue of contract expiration date rather than new media; there’s talk of a trade-off between this issue and the (unrelated) SAG demand for force majeure payments per the previous SAG agreement. Meanwhile, the passage of time itself threatens to generate new roadblocks.
The SAG Board is meeting this weekend, and Variety suggests a proposed TV/theatrical deal might be presented to the Board then. I’m skeptical, but you never know. The SAG story has had a surprise around every corner, although for the last year, stalemate has unfortunately been the one constant.
What is known...
Causing the stalemate is the issue of contract expiration date rather than new media; there’s talk of a trade-off between this issue and the (unrelated) SAG demand for force majeure payments per the previous SAG agreement. Meanwhile, the passage of time itself threatens to generate new roadblocks.
The SAG Board is meeting this weekend, and Variety suggests a proposed TV/theatrical deal might be presented to the Board then. I’m skeptical, but you never know. The SAG story has had a surprise around every corner, although for the last year, stalemate has unfortunately been the one constant.
What is known...
- 4/17/2009
- by jhandel@att.net (Jonathan Handel)
The controversial MembershipFirst faction of SAG announced Friday a slate of 33 potential candidates who will vie for openings on the national and local boards and go head-to-head with the newly formed opposition group, Unite for Strength.
Among the actors looking to fill Hollywood's 11 national board seats and 22 local seats are 11 new MembershipFirst candidates, including Scott Bakula, Keith Carradine, Charles Shaughnessy and Joely Fisher. Also on the slate are 22 incumbents to the board, including JoBeth Williams, Joe Bologna, and Lainie Kazan.
The announcement of the candidates comes a day before a crucial SAG national board meeting Saturday and two days after Unite for Strength announced its intention to contest seats held by those in MembershipFirst. Unite's 31 candidates include Amy Brenneman, Kate Walsh and Doug Savant.
MembershipFirst came to power in 2005 and currently dominates the Hollywood board, holding the majority of seats as well as backing current president Alan Rosenberg. The group is the controlling voice in the SAG contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, which is currently at a stand still.
Unite for Strength blames MembershipFirst for its hardline approach to the negotiations as well as its anti-aftra sentiment, which led to the unsuccessful campaign to get members to vote down the sister union's primetime/TV deal with the AMPTP.
In its announcement, MembershipFirst said its goals for the coming year include uniting "all actors under the Screen Actors Guild banner, protect actors wages and working conditions in all areas, fight for residuals in all media platforms, protect the right of every dues paying member to vote on SAG issues and to secure complete jurisdiction in new media."
Unite for Strength's main goal is to merge SAG with AFTRA, something the MembershipFirst faction has bitterly opposed in the last two attempts in 1999 and 2003.
The potential MembershipFirst national board candidates are:
Scott Bakula
Joe Bologna (incumbent)
Clancy Brown
Keith Carradine,
Joely Fisher
Lainie Kazan (incumbent)
William Russ (incumbent)
Alan Ruck
Charles Shaughnessy
JoBeth Williams (incumbent).
Joe d'Angerio (incumbent)
Jane Austin (incumbent)
Jeff Austin (incumbent)
Renee Aubrey (incumbent)
Steve Barr (incumbent)
Michael Bell (incumbent)
Warren Berlinger (incumbent)
Eugene Bogs (incumbent)
Tom Bower
Anthony Desantis (incumbent)
Ron Harper (incumbent)
David Jolliffe (incumbent)
Russell McConnell (incumbent)
Peggy Miley (incumbent)
Paul Napier (incumbent)
Peter Van Norton
France Nuyen (incumbent)
F.J. O'Neil (incumbent)
Vic Polizos
Yale Summers (incumbent)
Charles Malik Whitfield
Christopher R. Wielh
Scott Wilson (incumbent)
Current MembershipFirst sitting members of the SAG National Board of
the Hollywood Division are:
1st Vice President Kent McCord
Angel Tompkins
Bonnie Bartlett
Justine Bateman
Joanna Cassidy
Seymour Cassel
George Coe
Anne DeSalvo
Frances Fisher
Leigh French
Elliott Gould
Valerie Harper
Sumi Haru
Robert Hays
Anne-MarieJohnson
Diane Ladd
Piper Laurie
William Mapother
Esai Morales
Barbara Niven
Harrison Page
Susan Savage
Nancy Sinatra
Renee Taylor
Angela Watson
Jenny Worman...
Among the actors looking to fill Hollywood's 11 national board seats and 22 local seats are 11 new MembershipFirst candidates, including Scott Bakula, Keith Carradine, Charles Shaughnessy and Joely Fisher. Also on the slate are 22 incumbents to the board, including JoBeth Williams, Joe Bologna, and Lainie Kazan.
The announcement of the candidates comes a day before a crucial SAG national board meeting Saturday and two days after Unite for Strength announced its intention to contest seats held by those in MembershipFirst. Unite's 31 candidates include Amy Brenneman, Kate Walsh and Doug Savant.
MembershipFirst came to power in 2005 and currently dominates the Hollywood board, holding the majority of seats as well as backing current president Alan Rosenberg. The group is the controlling voice in the SAG contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, which is currently at a stand still.
Unite for Strength blames MembershipFirst for its hardline approach to the negotiations as well as its anti-aftra sentiment, which led to the unsuccessful campaign to get members to vote down the sister union's primetime/TV deal with the AMPTP.
In its announcement, MembershipFirst said its goals for the coming year include uniting "all actors under the Screen Actors Guild banner, protect actors wages and working conditions in all areas, fight for residuals in all media platforms, protect the right of every dues paying member to vote on SAG issues and to secure complete jurisdiction in new media."
Unite for Strength's main goal is to merge SAG with AFTRA, something the MembershipFirst faction has bitterly opposed in the last two attempts in 1999 and 2003.
The potential MembershipFirst national board candidates are:
Scott Bakula
Joe Bologna (incumbent)
Clancy Brown
Keith Carradine,
Joely Fisher
Lainie Kazan (incumbent)
William Russ (incumbent)
Alan Ruck
Charles Shaughnessy
JoBeth Williams (incumbent).
Joe d'Angerio (incumbent)
Jane Austin (incumbent)
Jeff Austin (incumbent)
Renee Aubrey (incumbent)
Steve Barr (incumbent)
Michael Bell (incumbent)
Warren Berlinger (incumbent)
Eugene Bogs (incumbent)
Tom Bower
Anthony Desantis (incumbent)
Ron Harper (incumbent)
David Jolliffe (incumbent)
Russell McConnell (incumbent)
Peggy Miley (incumbent)
Paul Napier (incumbent)
Peter Van Norton
France Nuyen (incumbent)
F.J. O'Neil (incumbent)
Vic Polizos
Yale Summers (incumbent)
Charles Malik Whitfield
Christopher R. Wielh
Scott Wilson (incumbent)
Current MembershipFirst sitting members of the SAG National Board of
the Hollywood Division are:
1st Vice President Kent McCord
Angel Tompkins
Bonnie Bartlett
Justine Bateman
Joanna Cassidy
Seymour Cassel
George Coe
Anne DeSalvo
Frances Fisher
Leigh French
Elliott Gould
Valerie Harper
Sumi Haru
Robert Hays
Anne-MarieJohnson
Diane Ladd
Piper Laurie
William Mapother
Esai Morales
Barbara Niven
Harrison Page
Susan Savage
Nancy Sinatra
Renee Taylor
Angela Watson
Jenny Worman...
- 7/25/2008
- by By Leslie Simmons
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
AFTRA Los Angeles president Ron Morgan and most other incumbents have been retained after several testy board contests in which some candidates with dual SAG affiliations raised Cain over perceived AFTRA slights to SAG.
An AFTRA Leadership slate, supporting current officers and policies of the 70,000-member performers union, faced off against a slate dubbed AFTRA Artists. The latter group, featuring such SAG/AFTRA members as JoBeth Williams, Frances Fisher and Kent McCord -- currently first national vp for SAG -- claimed AFTRA regularly settles for weak contract terms, effectively undermining SAG's ability to negotiate more lucrative pacts.
As it turned out, the upstart slate made only minimal headway.
Of 13 AFTRA Artists candidates to AFTRA's national board, only Farmer, Bonnie Bartlett and incumbent Sumi Haru won seats. None of the slate's three candidates for local board seats were successful.
"The AFTRA Leadership team is very pleased and happy with the election results, and what we think this means is that the membership is pleased with the way things have been going," said Morgan, an actor who ran unopposed for a new two-year term to start July 1. "We need people to understand that we are in favor of increasing our contracts, getting them more money, better terms and conditions.
An AFTRA Leadership slate, supporting current officers and policies of the 70,000-member performers union, faced off against a slate dubbed AFTRA Artists. The latter group, featuring such SAG/AFTRA members as JoBeth Williams, Frances Fisher and Kent McCord -- currently first national vp for SAG -- claimed AFTRA regularly settles for weak contract terms, effectively undermining SAG's ability to negotiate more lucrative pacts.
As it turned out, the upstart slate made only minimal headway.
Of 13 AFTRA Artists candidates to AFTRA's national board, only Farmer, Bonnie Bartlett and incumbent Sumi Haru won seats. None of the slate's three candidates for local board seats were successful.
"The AFTRA Leadership team is very pleased and happy with the election results, and what we think this means is that the membership is pleased with the way things have been going," said Morgan, an actor who ran unopposed for a new two-year term to start July 1. "We need people to understand that we are in favor of increasing our contracts, getting them more money, better terms and conditions.
- 5/23/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A handsomely crafted boy-and-his-dog picture in the tradition of "Old Yeller" and "Lassie Come Home", "Shiloh" hits all the requisite emotional chords while adroitly veering clear of mushy sentimentality.
Serving as a solid directorial debut for Dale Rosenbloom, the low-key, family-oriented picture might drum up a little theatrical business, but "Shiloh" will ultimately have its day on video.
Adapted by Rosenbloom from the award-winning novel by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, the story is set in the microscopic town of Friendly, W.Va. While most folks live up to the municipal moniker, an exception to the rule is Judd Travers (Scott Wilson), a lonely hunter whose method of training his dogs is known to involve kicking, caging and general all-around abusiveness.
When his new beagle decides he has been smacked in the head with a rifle butt for the last time, he runs into the forest, where he meets up with young Marty Preston (Blake Heron), and the two strike up a fast friendship.
While Marty wants to keep the dog, who he has named Shiloh because he found him near the Shiloh Bridge, his stern, by-the-book dad (Michael Moriarty) insists he return the pooch to its owner. The wheels of moral dilemma are thus set in motion.
There's some terrific casting at work here. As the core family, Heron, Moriarty and Ann Dowd as Marty's mom make for a fully believable unit, warts and all. Wilson, meanwhile, as the abusive Travers, is far from the usual, cardboard-cutout big-screen villain. He invests his solitary character with a quiet pathos, and he lives his life by his own, personally justifiable moral code.
Rounding out the main cast, Rod Steiger puts in a warm, heartfelt performance as the country doctor, while Bonnie Bartlett plays his supportive wife.
In adapting the material, Rosenbloom has been careful to keep the characters fully dimensional. While a few carefully injected doses of levity would have helped prevent the story from hovering on the somber side, overall it's a job well done.
That extends to the technical side, highlighted by cinematographer Frank Byers' ("Twin Peaks") bright outdoor compositions and a satisfying background score composed by Joel (Jerry's son) Goldsmith.
SHILOH
Legacy Releasing
A Utopia Pictures, Carl Borack production
in association with Zeta Entertainment
Director-screenwriter Dale Rosenbloom
Producers Zane W. Levitt, Dale Rosenbloom
Executive producers Carl Borack, Mark Yellen
Based on the novel by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Director of photography Frank Byers
Production designer Amy Ancona
Editor Mark Westmore
Costume designer Charmain Schreiner
Music Joel Goldsmith
Casting Laura Schiff
Color/stereo
Cast:
Ray Preston Michael Moriarty
Doc Wallace Rod Steiger
Marty Preston Blake Heron
Judd Travers Scott Wilson
Mrs. Wallace Bonnie Bartlett
Louise Preston Ann Dowd
Running time -- 93 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
Serving as a solid directorial debut for Dale Rosenbloom, the low-key, family-oriented picture might drum up a little theatrical business, but "Shiloh" will ultimately have its day on video.
Adapted by Rosenbloom from the award-winning novel by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, the story is set in the microscopic town of Friendly, W.Va. While most folks live up to the municipal moniker, an exception to the rule is Judd Travers (Scott Wilson), a lonely hunter whose method of training his dogs is known to involve kicking, caging and general all-around abusiveness.
When his new beagle decides he has been smacked in the head with a rifle butt for the last time, he runs into the forest, where he meets up with young Marty Preston (Blake Heron), and the two strike up a fast friendship.
While Marty wants to keep the dog, who he has named Shiloh because he found him near the Shiloh Bridge, his stern, by-the-book dad (Michael Moriarty) insists he return the pooch to its owner. The wheels of moral dilemma are thus set in motion.
There's some terrific casting at work here. As the core family, Heron, Moriarty and Ann Dowd as Marty's mom make for a fully believable unit, warts and all. Wilson, meanwhile, as the abusive Travers, is far from the usual, cardboard-cutout big-screen villain. He invests his solitary character with a quiet pathos, and he lives his life by his own, personally justifiable moral code.
Rounding out the main cast, Rod Steiger puts in a warm, heartfelt performance as the country doctor, while Bonnie Bartlett plays his supportive wife.
In adapting the material, Rosenbloom has been careful to keep the characters fully dimensional. While a few carefully injected doses of levity would have helped prevent the story from hovering on the somber side, overall it's a job well done.
That extends to the technical side, highlighted by cinematographer Frank Byers' ("Twin Peaks") bright outdoor compositions and a satisfying background score composed by Joel (Jerry's son) Goldsmith.
SHILOH
Legacy Releasing
A Utopia Pictures, Carl Borack production
in association with Zeta Entertainment
Director-screenwriter Dale Rosenbloom
Producers Zane W. Levitt, Dale Rosenbloom
Executive producers Carl Borack, Mark Yellen
Based on the novel by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Director of photography Frank Byers
Production designer Amy Ancona
Editor Mark Westmore
Costume designer Charmain Schreiner
Music Joel Goldsmith
Casting Laura Schiff
Color/stereo
Cast:
Ray Preston Michael Moriarty
Doc Wallace Rod Steiger
Marty Preston Blake Heron
Judd Travers Scott Wilson
Mrs. Wallace Bonnie Bartlett
Louise Preston Ann Dowd
Running time -- 93 minutes
MPAA rating: PG...
- 4/22/1997
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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