Tag: Fran Drescher
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This Bizarre Fran Drescher Rom-Com Has a Powerful Message about Striking
Ever since SAG-AFTRA joined the WGA in the biggest entertainment industry strike in the United States since the 1960s, many fans of ’90s sitcoms and romantic comedies have found themselves in awe of the sheer power and eloquence of one of their most beloved icons: everyone’s favorite nanny, Fran Drescher. In a speech delivered in…
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The Nanny: The Main Characters, Ranked By Likability
The Nanny is among the most beloved and acclaimed sitcoms from the 90s. Fran Drescher starred as Fran Fine, a Jewish woman working in a bridal shop in Flushing, Queens, ’til her boyfriend kicked her out in one of those crushing scenes. Seeking employment, she ends up working as a nanny for the three children…
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SAG-AFTRA Strike Begins in New York and L.A. With Celebrities, Signs and Chants: ‘Logan Roy Would Pay Us More’
After SAG-AFTRA leadership announced that the union would be going on strike, picketing began on Friday. In New York City and Los Angeles, actors have joined writers outside the studios, picketing and rallying outside of Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, Disney, Amazon NBCUniversal and others in both cities.Corporate greed was at the center of messaging on…
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Fran Drescher Takes Center Stage in Hollywood Labor Battle
As the clock ticked toward midnight on July 12, SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher addressed the group of negotiators from the major studios.“You’re sitting on the wrong side of history,” she told them. “Shame on you.”It had been clear for some time that Drescher’s union would go on strike. A final day of talks with two…
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Fran Drescher Delivered the Performance of a Lifetime as SAG-AFTRA President
It’s the spotlight Fran Drescher turned out, unexpectedly, to be born for.Speaking at a press conference announcing the actors strike Thursday, the SAG-AFTRA president, still known best for her winsome and haphazardly charming protagonist of the sitcom “The Nanny,” looked stricken. Speaking at first deliberately and then with increasing passion, Drescher narrated her union’s attempt,…