Susan Olsen, known for her role as Cindy Brady on The Brady Bunch, recently revealed on the WalkAway Campaign podcast that a planned revival of the iconic sitcom was scrapped because of her support for Donald Trump and her controversial political views.
Now 63, Olsen detailed that the reboot was in the works at CBS Studios, featuring her and her fellow cast members as adults, with Olsen portraying a libertarian podcaster. She expressed excitement about the show’s treatment, likening it to the successful reboot of Roseanne.
However, Olsen stated that CBS raised concerns after learning of a 2016 incident in which she reportedly sent anti-gay remarks to actor Leon Acord-Whiting following his appearance on her political radio show, LA Talk Radio’s Two Chicks Talkin’ Politics.
This incident led to her termination from the radio station, which issued a statement emphasizing its intolerance for hateful speech.
Misrepresented Details Surrounding Olsen’s Firing
Despite the backlash,...
Now 63, Olsen detailed that the reboot was in the works at CBS Studios, featuring her and her fellow cast members as adults, with Olsen portraying a libertarian podcaster. She expressed excitement about the show’s treatment, likening it to the successful reboot of Roseanne.
However, Olsen stated that CBS raised concerns after learning of a 2016 incident in which she reportedly sent anti-gay remarks to actor Leon Acord-Whiting following his appearance on her political radio show, LA Talk Radio’s Two Chicks Talkin’ Politics.
This incident led to her termination from the radio station, which issued a statement emphasizing its intolerance for hateful speech.
Misrepresented Details Surrounding Olsen’s Firing
Despite the backlash,...
- 10/27/2024
- by Chijioke Chukwuemeka
- Celebrating The Soaps
It sounds like we have Susan Olsen and her long history of unhinged rants to thank for stopping a terrible Brady Bunch reboot in its tracks.
Yep, apparently another reset of the 1970s sitcom was in the works. It wouldn’t have been the first (or second or third). There was The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, a supremely odd showcase for Robert Reed’s nonexistent song-and-dance skills; The Brady Brides, featuring Marcia and Jan buying a house to share with their new husbands (kinky!); The Bradys, an hourlong dramedy that aspired to be the Thirtysomething of blended families; and A Very Brady Renovation, featuring the six kids reuniting for a reality show about renovating the original sitcom’s house.
The relative success of A Very Brady Renovation led to conversations about yet another Brady remake. According to Olsen, who played lisping Cindy on the original show, the reboot would have...
Yep, apparently another reset of the 1970s sitcom was in the works. It wouldn’t have been the first (or second or third). There was The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, a supremely odd showcase for Robert Reed’s nonexistent song-and-dance skills; The Brady Brides, featuring Marcia and Jan buying a house to share with their new husbands (kinky!); The Bradys, an hourlong dramedy that aspired to be the Thirtysomething of blended families; and A Very Brady Renovation, featuring the six kids reuniting for a reality show about renovating the original sitcom’s house.
The relative success of A Very Brady Renovation led to conversations about yet another Brady remake. According to Olsen, who played lisping Cindy on the original show, the reboot would have...
- 10/24/2024
- Cracked
Cindy Brady actor Susan Olsen recently claimed on the “Walk Away Campaign” podcast (via Vanity Fair) that CBS killed a revival of “The Brady Bunch” due to her support of Donald Trump and her controversial stances on hot button issues like Covid vaccines and the LGBTQ+ community — but that’s not the whole story, insiders note. For one thing, the show was set up at CBS Studios and hadn’t even been pitched to networks or streamers yet. More importantly, sources note that it was scrapped due to hate speech by Olsen, including homophobic slurs that had previously gotten her fired from a radio gig.
The updated Brady project was considered two years ago, but it’s unclear whether even a script had been written. The project never got past those early stages when Olsen’s behavior stopped it from moving forward. The series would have picked up with the Brady Bunch children as adults.
The updated Brady project was considered two years ago, but it’s unclear whether even a script had been written. The project never got past those early stages when Olsen’s behavior stopped it from moving forward. The series would have picked up with the Brady Bunch children as adults.
- 10/24/2024
- by Zack Sharf and Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Kids of the 1990s know Jonathan Taylor Thomas quite well. The actor began his professional career at age eight, playing the title puppy in the animated series "The Adventures of Spot." He first appeared on-screen playing Kevin Brady in a failed "Brady Bunch" spinoff called "The Bradys" in 1990. The following year, he was cast as the ultra-cool and super-precocious Randy on the hit sitcom "Home Improvement." That series was a massive success, and made Thomas a household name. Thomas appeared in 178 of the show's 204 episodes, and he became a teenybopper icon, regularly gracing the cover of oversaturated tweener mags like Bop and Tiger Beat.
During his time on "Home Improvement," Thomas also stepped away to appear in multiple high-profile feature films, perhaps most notably playing the voice of the young Simba in 1994's "The Lion King." He was a take-charge youth in "Man of the House," and also played Tom...
During his time on "Home Improvement," Thomas also stepped away to appear in multiple high-profile feature films, perhaps most notably playing the voice of the young Simba in 1994's "The Lion King." He was a take-charge youth in "Man of the House," and also played Tom...
- 9/20/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Anyone who grew up in the 1970s can tell you the story of a lovely lady, who was bringing up three very lovely girls, and a man named Brady, who was busy with three boys of his own. Of course, one day, the lady met this fellow, and the rest is TV history. When Carol Martin (Florence Henderson) married Mike Brady (Robert Reed), all six of their children came together, along with their trusty maid Alice (Ann B. Davis), to become the sitcom family known as "The Brady Bunch."
"The Brady Bunch" is one of the most beloved and memorable sitcoms of all time. The adolescent antics of Greg (Barry Williams), Peter (Christopher McKnight), Bobby (Mike Lookinland), Marcia (Maureen McCormick), Jan (Eve Plumb), and Cindy (Susan Olsen) made for plenty of comedy and drama as the bunch dealt with the trials and tribulations of a blended family, sibling rivalries, growing up,...
"The Brady Bunch" is one of the most beloved and memorable sitcoms of all time. The adolescent antics of Greg (Barry Williams), Peter (Christopher McKnight), Bobby (Mike Lookinland), Marcia (Maureen McCormick), Jan (Eve Plumb), and Cindy (Susan Olsen) made for plenty of comedy and drama as the bunch dealt with the trials and tribulations of a blended family, sibling rivalries, growing up,...
- 10/6/2023
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Rip Taylor, one of Televisions most flamboyant personalities known as "The Crying Comedian" and "The King of Camp and Confetti" has passed away. He was 84.
Taylor died on Sunday in Beverly Hills, publicist Harlan Boll confirmed, reports variety.com.
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Taylor, whose high-energy personality and confetti-throwing antics quickly made him a mainstay on Television, made appearances on everything from sitcoms to talk shows, including "The Gong Show", "Password", "The Merv Griffin Show", "The Mike Douglas Show", "The Tonight Show", and "Late Night with David Letterman" in addition to a hosting stint for "The $1.98 Beauty Show" -- a parody of beauty contests whose big prize was a bouquet of rotten vegetables.
He saw even more success outside of game shows and late-night TV, headlining Las Vegas' The Flamingo Hotel's Rockettes Extravaganza -- where he won Entertainer of the Year three consecutive times --...
Taylor died on Sunday in Beverly Hills, publicist Harlan Boll confirmed, reports variety.com.
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Taylor, whose high-energy personality and confetti-throwing antics quickly made him a mainstay on Television, made appearances on everything from sitcoms to talk shows, including "The Gong Show", "Password", "The Merv Griffin Show", "The Mike Douglas Show", "The Tonight Show", and "Late Night with David Letterman" in addition to a hosting stint for "The $1.98 Beauty Show" -- a parody of beauty contests whose big prize was a bouquet of rotten vegetables.
He saw even more success outside of game shows and late-night TV, headlining Las Vegas' The Flamingo Hotel's Rockettes Extravaganza -- where he won Entertainer of the Year three consecutive times --...
- 10/7/2019
- GlamSham
Rip Taylor, one of Television’s most flamboyant personalities known as “The Crying Comedian” and “The King of Camp and Confetti,” died Sunday in Beverly Hills, publicist Harlan Boll confirmed. He was 84.
Taylor, whose high-energy personality and confetti-throwing antics quickly made him a mainstay on television, made appearances on everything from sitcoms to talk shows, including “The Gong Show,” “Password,” “The Merv Griffin Show,” “The Mike Douglas Show,” “The Tonight Show,” “Late Night with David Letterman” in addition to a hosting stint for “The $1.98 Beauty Show” — a parody of beauty contests whose big prize was a bouquet of rotten vegetables.
Taylor saw even more success outside of game shows and late-night TV, headlining Las Vegas’ The Flamingo Hotel’s Rockettes Extravaganza — where he won Entertainer of the Year three consecutive times — and touring the country in lead roles for productions such as “Sugar Babies,” “Anything Goes, Oliver,” “Peter Pan” and...
Taylor, whose high-energy personality and confetti-throwing antics quickly made him a mainstay on television, made appearances on everything from sitcoms to talk shows, including “The Gong Show,” “Password,” “The Merv Griffin Show,” “The Mike Douglas Show,” “The Tonight Show,” “Late Night with David Letterman” in addition to a hosting stint for “The $1.98 Beauty Show” — a parody of beauty contests whose big prize was a bouquet of rotten vegetables.
Taylor saw even more success outside of game shows and late-night TV, headlining Las Vegas’ The Flamingo Hotel’s Rockettes Extravaganza — where he won Entertainer of the Year three consecutive times — and touring the country in lead roles for productions such as “Sugar Babies,” “Anything Goes, Oliver,” “Peter Pan” and...
- 10/6/2019
- by Nate Nickolai
- Variety Film + TV
BH90210 is a reunion of Beverly Hills 90210 in which most of the original stars of Beverly Hills 90210 play themselves as they try to mount… a reunion of Beverly Hills 90210. It would probably not make a list of the five weirdest TV revivals of all time, in part because most of those slots would go to Brady Bunch spin-offs (*). Nor is it even the first meta reunion of this type: One of the best Curb Your Enthusiasm seasons was similarly framed as Larry getting the Seinfeld cast back together for a sequel special.
- 8/6/2019
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
1980: Edge of Night's Raven kidnapped Jamey.
1992: Y&R's Sheila pulled a gun on Lauren.
1994: Gh's Luke found out Laura was having a baby girl.
1995: As the World Turns celebrated 10,000 episodes."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent 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...
1964: On Another World, Bill (Joseph Gallison) accused Missy (Carol Roux) of not liking him.
1966: On Peyton Place, Ann agreed to let Allison help out in the therapy room.
1980: On The Edge of Night, Raven (Sharon Gabet) and Eliot (Lee Godart) kidnapped Jamey (James Noseworthy).
1986: On Another World,...
1992: Y&R's Sheila pulled a gun on Lauren.
1994: Gh's Luke found out Laura was having a baby girl.
1995: As the World Turns celebrated 10,000 episodes."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent 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...
1964: On Another World, Bill (Joseph Gallison) accused Missy (Carol Roux) of not liking him.
1966: On Peyton Place, Ann agreed to let Allison help out in the therapy room.
1980: On The Edge of Night, Raven (Sharon Gabet) and Eliot (Lee Godart) kidnapped Jamey (James Noseworthy).
1986: On Another World,...
- 5/14/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1980: Edge of Night's Raven finally arrived to see her sick son.
2009: Days of our Lives' Mia met Will's friend, Tad.
2013: The online versions of All My Children and One Life to Live premiered on Hulu."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent 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...
1932: Radio soap opera One Man's Family premiered on Los Angeles, Seattle and San Francisco stations. The popular series went nationwide a year later and ran until 1959.
1940: Young Doctor Malone aired for the first time on CBS Radio, having moved from the Blue Network.
2009: Days of our Lives' Mia met Will's friend, Tad.
2013: The online versions of All My Children and One Life to Live premiered on Hulu."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent 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...
1932: Radio soap opera One Man's Family premiered on Los Angeles, Seattle and San Francisco stations. The popular series went nationwide a year later and ran until 1959.
1940: Young Doctor Malone aired for the first time on CBS Radio, having moved from the Blue Network.
- 4/29/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
As word spread about the end of World War II, listeners were
glued to the radio for updates."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"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...
1945: President Harry S. Truman announced that Japan had surrendered to the Allies (World War II). Thousands thronged into the streets throughout the United States to celebrate V-j Day. The official ratification of the surrender didn’t take place until September 2, in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri.
1945: On Pepper Young's Family, Harry, Betty, Pepper (Mason Adams) and Mrs. Green discussed Harry and Betty's upcoming marriage. Since the kids didn't want to wait, they...
glued to the radio for updates."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"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...
1945: President Harry S. Truman announced that Japan had surrendered to the Allies (World War II). Thousands thronged into the streets throughout the United States to celebrate V-j Day. The official ratification of the surrender didn’t take place until September 2, in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri.
1945: On Pepper Young's Family, Harry, Betty, Pepper (Mason Adams) and Mrs. Green discussed Harry and Betty's upcoming marriage. Since the kids didn't want to wait, they...
- 8/14/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
It's the story of a house for the Bradys... A Studio City, California home whose exterior was used to depict the house of the family in the '60s and '70s series The Brady Bunch and the short-lived 1990 reunion series The Bradys was on Wednesday put on the market on Wednesday with an asking price of $1.885 million. Built in 1959, the more than 2,400-square-foot, 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom house, located in the eastern part of the San Fernando Valley near the Los Angeles River and North Hollywood, has become somewhat of a tourist attraction thanks to the success of the show—it even has a Yelp page. "This iconic residence is reportedly the second most photographed...
- 7/19/2018
- E! Online
1980: Edge of Night's Raven kidnapped Jamey.
1992: Y&R's Sheila pulled a gun on Lauren.
1994: Gh's Luke found out Laura was having a baby girl.
1995: As the World Turns celebrated 10,000 episodes."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...
1964: On Another World, Bill (Joseph Gallison) accused Missy (Carol Roux) of not liking him.
1966: On Peyton Place, Ann agreed to let Allison help out in the therapy room.
1992: Y&R's Sheila pulled a gun on Lauren.
1994: Gh's Luke found out Laura was having a baby girl.
1995: As the World Turns celebrated 10,000 episodes."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...
1964: On Another World, Bill (Joseph Gallison) accused Missy (Carol Roux) of not liking him.
1966: On Peyton Place, Ann agreed to let Allison help out in the therapy room.
- 5/14/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1980: Edge of Night's Raven finally arrived to see her sick son.
2009: Days of our Lives' Mia met Will's friend, Tad.
2013: The online versions of All My Children and One Life to Live
premiered on Hulu."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...
1932: Radio soap opera One Man's Family premiered on Los Angeles, Seattle and San Francisco stations. The popular series went nationwide a year later...
2009: Days of our Lives' Mia met Will's friend, Tad.
2013: The online versions of All My Children and One Life to Live
premiered on Hulu."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...
1932: Radio soap opera One Man's Family premiered on Los Angeles, Seattle and San Francisco stations. The popular series went nationwide a year later...
- 4/29/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Susan Olsen is grateful for the time that she spent with her TV mom, Florence Henderson.
Henderson, who passed away at the age of 82 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after suffering heart failure, starred on The Brady Brunch as matriarch Carol Brady and played the mother of Olsen’s character Cindy Brady.
Following the death of the beloved TV actress on Thursday, Olsen spoke with People about her former costar, whom she worked with for five seasons and last saw in June at a Tony Awards west coast viewing party where Henderson received a Lifetime Achievement award. “I...
Henderson, who passed away at the age of 82 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after suffering heart failure, starred on The Brady Brunch as matriarch Carol Brady and played the mother of Olsen’s character Cindy Brady.
Following the death of the beloved TV actress on Thursday, Olsen spoke with People about her former costar, whom she worked with for five seasons and last saw in June at a Tony Awards west coast viewing party where Henderson received a Lifetime Achievement award. “I...
- 11/26/2016
- by nstonepeople
- PEOPLE.com
Florence Henderson was known for her iconic role as everyone’s favorite TV mom, Carol Brady, on The Brady Bunch — but the star, who died Thursday at the age of 82, didn’t initially want to audition for the part.
Prior to scoring the leading role that would propel her to international stardom on the 1969 sitcom, Henderson had a successful career on the Broadway stage — appearing in Wish You Were Here (1952), Fanny (1954), The Girl Who Came to Supper (1963) and South Pacific (1967).
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts graduate was living in New York City when the audition for The Brady Bunch...
Prior to scoring the leading role that would propel her to international stardom on the 1969 sitcom, Henderson had a successful career on the Broadway stage — appearing in Wish You Were Here (1952), Fanny (1954), The Girl Who Came to Supper (1963) and South Pacific (1967).
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts graduate was living in New York City when the audition for The Brady Bunch...
- 11/25/2016
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Brady Bunch star Florence Henderson died on Thursday, Et confirms. She was 82.
According to Henderson's rep, the actress died from heart failure, surrounded by her four children.
Flashback: 'The Brady Bunch Movie' Turns 20! On Set With the Grooviest Cast of '94
Henderson was best known and beloved by many for her role as Carol Brady, matriarch of the Brady Bunch. The show premiered in 1969, and Henderson appeared on every episode of the series' five seasons, as well as in spinoffs The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, The Brady Girls Get Married, The Brady Brides, The Bradys and The Brady Bunch Movie.
In 2010, she competed on Dancing With the Stars, eliminated fifth with partner Corky Ballas. Henderson also hosted her own talk show, The Florence Henderson Show, and cooking show, Who's Cooking with Florence Henderson, in recent years.
Maureen McCormick, who played Henderson's TV daughter, Marcia, was convinced by Henderson to compete on this season of [link...
According to Henderson's rep, the actress died from heart failure, surrounded by her four children.
Flashback: 'The Brady Bunch Movie' Turns 20! On Set With the Grooviest Cast of '94
Henderson was best known and beloved by many for her role as Carol Brady, matriarch of the Brady Bunch. The show premiered in 1969, and Henderson appeared on every episode of the series' five seasons, as well as in spinoffs The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, The Brady Girls Get Married, The Brady Brides, The Bradys and The Brady Bunch Movie.
In 2010, she competed on Dancing With the Stars, eliminated fifth with partner Corky Ballas. Henderson also hosted her own talk show, The Florence Henderson Show, and cooking show, Who's Cooking with Florence Henderson, in recent years.
Maureen McCormick, who played Henderson's TV daughter, Marcia, was convinced by Henderson to compete on this season of [link...
- 11/25/2016
- Entertainment Tonight
Florence Henderson, best known for her iconic role as matriarch Carol Brady on The Brady Bunch, has died. She was 82.
The actress died surrounded by family and friends, her manager, Kayla Pressman, said in a statement to the AP late Thursday. The cause of death was heart failure.
In addition to The Brady Bunch, which ran from 1969 to 1974, Henderson appeared in offshoots The Brady Bunch Hour (1977), The Brady Brides (1981), The Bradys (1990) and the TV movie A Very Brady Christmas (1988). She also made a cameo in 1995’s The Brady Bunch Movie as the mother of Shelley Long’s Carol.
Henderson gained...
The actress died surrounded by family and friends, her manager, Kayla Pressman, said in a statement to the AP late Thursday. The cause of death was heart failure.
In addition to The Brady Bunch, which ran from 1969 to 1974, Henderson appeared in offshoots The Brady Bunch Hour (1977), The Brady Brides (1981), The Bradys (1990) and the TV movie A Very Brady Christmas (1988). She also made a cameo in 1995’s The Brady Bunch Movie as the mother of Shelley Long’s Carol.
Henderson gained...
- 11/25/2016
- TVLine.com
Florence Henderson, widely known for her role as The Brady Bunch matriarch Carol Brady, has died. She was 82.
Henderson died surrounded by friends and family, the actress’ manager Kayla Pressman said in a statement to the Associated Press on Thursday.
Born in Dale, Indiana to farmer Joseph Henderson and his wife Elizabeth, Henderson was the youngest of 10 children.
After graduating from Indiana’s St. Frances School in 1951, Henderson went on to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. In January 1956, she married Ira Bernstein, whom she shared four children with —Barbara, Joseph, Bob and Elizabeth...
Henderson died surrounded by friends and family, the actress’ manager Kayla Pressman said in a statement to the Associated Press on Thursday.
Born in Dale, Indiana to farmer Joseph Henderson and his wife Elizabeth, Henderson was the youngest of 10 children.
After graduating from Indiana’s St. Frances School in 1951, Henderson went on to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. In January 1956, she married Ira Bernstein, whom she shared four children with —Barbara, Joseph, Bob and Elizabeth...
- 11/25/2016
- by nstonepeople
- PEOPLE.com
If you're like me, you spend at least an hour a month wondering why the 1995 gem "The Brady Bunch Movie" isn't quite as revered as "The Addams Family" and "Addams Family Values," two similarly fantastic and inventive updates of a '60s sitcom. Maybe it's that the image of the original Brady Bunch is so indelible; Florence Henderson and her crew of perky suburbanites will forever be the prevailing version of that clan thanks to syndication. (The original "Addams Family," meanwhile, has snapped its way into obscurity.) Another major factor at play: "The Brady Bunch Movie" is damn dark. Not that "The Addams Family" isn't, but that movie drolly exalts its original characters. The Bradys undergo a serious evisceration in their '90s satire, and it takes serious viewing and re-viewing to discover how their weirdness is celebrated. But whatever the reason, we've had "The Brady Bunch Movie" in our lives for 20 years.
- 2/27/2015
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
TV legend Ann B. Davis who played Alice on "The Brady Bunch" has died ... TMZ has learned.According to the couple she lived with in Texas ... Ann fell in her bathroom early this morning and hit her head causing grave damage. We're told she never regained consciousness.Her roommate says Davis had been pretty healthy for an 88-year old woman -- and her death was a total shock. In fact, she even walked downstairs to...
- 6/1/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Lynn Elber, AP Television Writer
Emmy-winning actress Ann B. Davis, who became the country's favorite and most famous housekeeper as the devoted Alice Nelson of "The Brady Bunch," died Sunday at a San Antonio hospital. She was 88.
Bexar County, Texas, medical examiner's investigator Sara Horne said Davis died Sunday morning at University Hospital. Horne said no cause of death was available and that an autopsy was planned Monday.
Bill Frey, a retired bishop and a longtime friend of Davis, said she suffered a fall Saturday at her San Antonio home and never recovered. Frey said Davis had lived with him and his wife, Barbara, since 1976.
More than a decade before scoring as the Bradys' loyal Alice, Davis was the razor-tongued secretary on another stalwart TV sitcom, "The Bob Cummings Show," which brought her two Emmys. Over the years, she also appeared on Broadway and in occasional movies.
Davis considered her ordinary look an asset.
Emmy-winning actress Ann B. Davis, who became the country's favorite and most famous housekeeper as the devoted Alice Nelson of "The Brady Bunch," died Sunday at a San Antonio hospital. She was 88.
Bexar County, Texas, medical examiner's investigator Sara Horne said Davis died Sunday morning at University Hospital. Horne said no cause of death was available and that an autopsy was planned Monday.
Bill Frey, a retired bishop and a longtime friend of Davis, said she suffered a fall Saturday at her San Antonio home and never recovered. Frey said Davis had lived with him and his wife, Barbara, since 1976.
More than a decade before scoring as the Bradys' loyal Alice, Davis was the razor-tongued secretary on another stalwart TV sitcom, "The Bob Cummings Show," which brought her two Emmys. Over the years, she also appeared on Broadway and in occasional movies.
Davis considered her ordinary look an asset.
- 6/1/2014
- by The Associated Press
- Moviefone
On "The Brady Bunch," Bobby always dreamed of being a race car driver -- but, for the actor who played him, life took a Very different turn.After reprising his role in "The Bradys," getting married and working in film for 20 years, Mike Lookinland was ready for a change."After college, I got back into film production and for 20 years I made movies," he explains in an exclusive clip from Sunday's "Oprah: Where Are They Now?""I looked around and thought 'I wonder if there's anything else that I can do for a living ... and if there is I'll try it," he continues.So ... what did Mike end up doing? Something totally outside of the entertainment business, that's what!Check out the clip above to find out his current profession -- plus, get a look at one of his two sons!The full interview airs Sunday, August 25 at 10 Pm Et/Pt on Own.
- 8/23/2013
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
On this date in...
1967: Dark Shadows aired in color for the first time. On the episode, directed by Lela Swift, Barnabas decided that Maggie Evans (Kathryn Leigh Scott) must die!
1979: On The Edge Of Night, Steve and Deborah recalled happier times.
2009: Amanda Setton debuted on One Life To Live as Kimberly.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Jackée Harry (ex-Lily, Another World) - 55
Susan Olsen (ex-Liza, The Young And The Restless; ex-Cindy, The Bradys) - 50
Halle Berry (ex-Debbie, Knots Landing) - 45
Rhonda Ross Kendrick (ex-Toni, Another World) - 40
Christopher Gorham (ex-Henry, Ugly Betty) - 37
Shawn Batten (ex-Sarah, Sunset Beach; ex-Natalia, Spyder Games) - 36
Editor's Note: If you would like to submit a piece of soap opera history for this daily column, please email it to editor@welovesoaps.com.
1967: Dark Shadows aired in color for the first time. On the episode, directed by Lela Swift, Barnabas decided that Maggie Evans (Kathryn Leigh Scott) must die!
1979: On The Edge Of Night, Steve and Deborah recalled happier times.
2009: Amanda Setton debuted on One Life To Live as Kimberly.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Jackée Harry (ex-Lily, Another World) - 55
Susan Olsen (ex-Liza, The Young And The Restless; ex-Cindy, The Bradys) - 50
Halle Berry (ex-Debbie, Knots Landing) - 45
Rhonda Ross Kendrick (ex-Toni, Another World) - 40
Christopher Gorham (ex-Henry, Ugly Betty) - 37
Shawn Batten (ex-Sarah, Sunset Beach; ex-Natalia, Spyder Games) - 36
Editor's Note: If you would like to submit a piece of soap opera history for this daily column, please email it to editor@welovesoaps.com.
- 8/15/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
The creator of Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch
In the 1960s, no one had his finger closer to the pulse of the great American television-watching public than Sherwood Schwartz, who has died aged 94. Schwartz created both Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch, two shows that defied critical opprobrium to become hits, and through endless sequels and repeats in syndication have become icons of their era.
Looking back, it is possible to find some cultural weight in each. Gilligan, which, as its theme song, co-written by Schwartz, explained, was the tale of seven people on a "three-hour cruise" who wind up cast away on a lost island, was sold to the CBS network as "a microcosm, but a funny microcosm", and it made its debut in 1964.
As played by Bob Denver, the clumsy first mate Gilligan might be seen, when the show debuted in 1964, as a prototype hippie, interacting with...
In the 1960s, no one had his finger closer to the pulse of the great American television-watching public than Sherwood Schwartz, who has died aged 94. Schwartz created both Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch, two shows that defied critical opprobrium to become hits, and through endless sequels and repeats in syndication have become icons of their era.
Looking back, it is possible to find some cultural weight in each. Gilligan, which, as its theme song, co-written by Schwartz, explained, was the tale of seven people on a "three-hour cruise" who wind up cast away on a lost island, was sold to the CBS network as "a microcosm, but a funny microcosm", and it made its debut in 1964.
As played by Bob Denver, the clumsy first mate Gilligan might be seen, when the show debuted in 1964, as a prototype hippie, interacting with...
- 7/15/2011
- by Michael Carlson
- The Guardian - Film News
AP Text/Video:
Los Angeles -- Sherwood Schwartz, writer-creator of two of the best-remembered TV series of the 1960s and 1970s, "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch," has died at age 94.
Great niece Robin Randall said Schwartz died at 4 a.m. Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he was being treated for an intestinal infection and underwent several surgeries. His wife, Mildred, and children had been at his side.
Sherwood Schwartz and his brother, Al, started as a writing team in TV's famed 1950s "golden age," said Douglas Schwartz, the late Al Schwartz's son.
"They helped shape television in its early days," Douglas Schwartz said. "Sherwood is an American classic, creating `Brady Bunch' and `Gilligan's Island,' iconic shows that are still popular today. He continued to produce all the way up into his 90s."
Sherwood Schwartz was working on a big-screen version of "Gilligan's Island," his nephew said. Douglas Schwartz,...
Los Angeles -- Sherwood Schwartz, writer-creator of two of the best-remembered TV series of the 1960s and 1970s, "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch," has died at age 94.
Great niece Robin Randall said Schwartz died at 4 a.m. Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he was being treated for an intestinal infection and underwent several surgeries. His wife, Mildred, and children had been at his side.
Sherwood Schwartz and his brother, Al, started as a writing team in TV's famed 1950s "golden age," said Douglas Schwartz, the late Al Schwartz's son.
"They helped shape television in its early days," Douglas Schwartz said. "Sherwood is an American classic, creating `Brady Bunch' and `Gilligan's Island,' iconic shows that are still popular today. He continued to produce all the way up into his 90s."
Sherwood Schwartz was working on a big-screen version of "Gilligan's Island," his nephew said. Douglas Schwartz,...
- 7/12/2011
- by Kiki Von Glinow
- Huffington Post
Sherwood Schwartz dead at age 94
Schwartz created Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch, which eventually turned into a primetime soap called The Bradys. Schwartz died of natural causes in his sleep, surrounded by his family.
James Franco on his new attitude about soaps in the latest Playboy
“Generally, people think actors start on soaps, and if they can, they move up the ladder. Early in my career I auditioned for soaps and didn’t get on them. Until going on General Hospital, I was like, ‘Of course I’m not going to go on a soap, that lower form of entertainment.’ I don’t view it that way anymore; it’s all entertainment, just for different audiences.”
TV producer Samuel Denoff dies
Television writer-producer and composer Samuel Denoff died July 8 in Brentwood, Calif. He was 83 and suffered from Alzheimer's disease.
A Bachelorette review mentions Days' E.J.
"Ryan's fashion...
Schwartz created Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch, which eventually turned into a primetime soap called The Bradys. Schwartz died of natural causes in his sleep, surrounded by his family.
James Franco on his new attitude about soaps in the latest Playboy
“Generally, people think actors start on soaps, and if they can, they move up the ladder. Early in my career I auditioned for soaps and didn’t get on them. Until going on General Hospital, I was like, ‘Of course I’m not going to go on a soap, that lower form of entertainment.’ I don’t view it that way anymore; it’s all entertainment, just for different audiences.”
TV producer Samuel Denoff dies
Television writer-producer and composer Samuel Denoff died July 8 in Brentwood, Calif. He was 83 and suffered from Alzheimer's disease.
A Bachelorette review mentions Days' E.J.
"Ryan's fashion...
- 7/12/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
On this date in...
1983: Kathy Bates debuted on All My Children as a prisoner who would beat up Erica Kane.
2005: Legendary writer and producer Bill Bell died at age 78.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Celeste Holm (ex-Isabella, Loving; ex-Anna, Falcon Crest) - 94
Joseph R. Sicari (ex-Freddy, General Hospital) - 72
Kate Mulgrew (ex-Mary, Ryan's Hope) - 56
Leslie Jordan (ex-Brother Boy, Sordid Lives) - 56
Susan Pratt (ex-Claire, Guiding Light; ex-Barbara, All My Children; ex-Charlotte, As The World Turns; ex-Elizabeth, Loving; ex-Annie, General Hospital) - 55
Eve Plumb (ex-Dora, Days Of Our Lives; ex-June, All My Children; ex-Jan, The Bradys) - 53
Jack Armstrong (ex-Carson, Days Of Our Lives; ex-Chad, The Bold And The Beautiful; ex-Kevin, One Life To Live; ex-Greg, All My Children) - 53
Editor's Note: If you have a tip on a bit of soap history on this date or future dates, let us know. Send an email to editor@welovesoaps.
1983: Kathy Bates debuted on All My Children as a prisoner who would beat up Erica Kane.
2005: Legendary writer and producer Bill Bell died at age 78.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Celeste Holm (ex-Isabella, Loving; ex-Anna, Falcon Crest) - 94
Joseph R. Sicari (ex-Freddy, General Hospital) - 72
Kate Mulgrew (ex-Mary, Ryan's Hope) - 56
Leslie Jordan (ex-Brother Boy, Sordid Lives) - 56
Susan Pratt (ex-Claire, Guiding Light; ex-Barbara, All My Children; ex-Charlotte, As The World Turns; ex-Elizabeth, Loving; ex-Annie, General Hospital) - 55
Eve Plumb (ex-Dora, Days Of Our Lives; ex-June, All My Children; ex-Jan, The Bradys) - 53
Jack Armstrong (ex-Carson, Days Of Our Lives; ex-Chad, The Bold And The Beautiful; ex-Kevin, One Life To Live; ex-Greg, All My Children) - 53
Editor's Note: If you have a tip on a bit of soap history on this date or future dates, let us know. Send an email to editor@welovesoaps.
- 4/29/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
A Very Brady Christmas (Family Dramedy)
ABC Family, 1 Pm Et
The Bradys (Florence Henderson, Robert Reed) fly their TV-series bunch home for a three-generation family reunion.
A Christmas Carol (1984) (Dickensian Re-Do)
AMC, 5:30 Pm Et
Ebenezer Scrooge (George C. Scott) meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come.
What else is showing this season? See the complete Holiday TV Movie Guide: The 12 Flavors of Christmas.
And if you're wondering what to buy the movie lovers on your shopping list, check out our Holiday Gifts store.
Next Showing:
Link | Posted 12/22/2009 by reelz
George C. Scott | Robert Reed | Florence Henderson | A Very Brady Christmas | A Christmas Carol...
ABC Family, 1 Pm Et
The Bradys (Florence Henderson, Robert Reed) fly their TV-series bunch home for a three-generation family reunion.
A Christmas Carol (1984) (Dickensian Re-Do)
AMC, 5:30 Pm Et
Ebenezer Scrooge (George C. Scott) meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come.
What else is showing this season? See the complete Holiday TV Movie Guide: The 12 Flavors of Christmas.
And if you're wondering what to buy the movie lovers on your shopping list, check out our Holiday Gifts store.
Next Showing:
Link | Posted 12/22/2009 by reelz
George C. Scott | Robert Reed | Florence Henderson | A Very Brady Christmas | A Christmas Carol...
- 12/22/2009
- by reelz reelz
- Reelzchannel.com
As anyone who’s ever turned on a TV knows, there’s lots of bad television out there. There’s even a lot of really bad television.
Very rarely has been there anything on television as bad as The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, a show that ran for a mere nine episodes in 1976-1977.
Consider:
The show was a typical 1970s song and dance variety show, but except for Brady mother Florence Henderson, none of the cast had any real experience, and in most cases, any real talent, for song and dance. Several cast members could barely carry a tune. One of the original Brady Bunch cast members, Eve Plumb, who played Jan, refused to participate, meaning the part had to be recast with an unfamiliar actress, later dubbed “Fake Jan.” Since the show was produced by Sid and Marty Krofft (of H.R. Pufnstuf children’s television fame), the sets...
Very rarely has been there anything on television as bad as The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, a show that ran for a mere nine episodes in 1976-1977.
Consider:
The show was a typical 1970s song and dance variety show, but except for Brady mother Florence Henderson, none of the cast had any real experience, and in most cases, any real talent, for song and dance. Several cast members could barely carry a tune. One of the original Brady Bunch cast members, Eve Plumb, who played Jan, refused to participate, meaning the part had to be recast with an unfamiliar actress, later dubbed “Fake Jan.” Since the show was produced by Sid and Marty Krofft (of H.R. Pufnstuf children’s television fame), the sets...
- 9/10/2009
- by brent
- The Backlot
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