Fran Fine’s vibrant voice is already a classic of world television. Outgoing Fran Drescher put her heart into a character who in November he will be 30 years old and which reached the stainless sitcom category, The nanny.
The nanny (the original title, e the nanny in countries like Peru) first aired in the United States on November 3, 1993. There were six successful seasons on CBS, ending June 23, 1999. Fans are asking for a remake, or a spin-off, but only for now The original amusing episodes, which were 145, remain as a consolation.
How can we forget that structured widower that merry Fran woke up (Maxwell SheffieldCharles Shaughnessy). Behind every captivating Sheffield family character was the hand of Drescher herself.executive producer of the show with her husband at the time, Peter Marc Jacobson.
The story focuses on that girl from Queens who sells cosmetics and… one day he falls like a Martian in that traditional house. Impossible not to be fascinated by the charm of her smile, her excessive manners and that heterogeneous and colorful clothing.
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So, five great moments, with stellar interventions which viewers enjoyed.
1) The day Hugh Grant appeared
The British actor was then one of the stars of the moment and she said yes to a small fee.
He played himself on a talk show Fran was on. It was 1996, two years after his starring role in Four weddings and a funeral is one after the big scandal that broke out in Hollywood: when he was arrested on the streets of Los Angeles while a prostitute was having sex with him.
2) Elton John’s visit
It happened in 1997, in the episode First date.
In the midst of Maxwell and Fran’s constant flirting, he invited her to a gala hosted by Elton John to celebrate the premiere of his documentary. Fran appears at her dinner party dressed as her grandmother Yetta for camouflage.
3) Donald Trump before the presidency
No one imagined that the tycoon would become the president of the United States much later. Appeared in 1997when Fran introduces him to Mr. Sheffield as a visiting millionaire.
Years after that cameo, Drescher herself retold that chapter on TV in the back room. Peter Marc Jacobson – the showrunner of the show – received a letter from Trump’s aide asking him to change the script: the businessman was not a millionaire, he was a billionaire!
4) Whoopi Goldberg, photographer
The actress born in New York, and loved around the world by titles such as Ghost, broke into the sitcom when couple Fran and Maxwell were already making their way down the aisle. Fans of the series celebrated that participation in 1998 in which rigged a wedding photographer.
5) The masterful voice of Céline Dion
Was at the end of the fourth season. Maxwell tries to get her to direct a Broadway show.
After that apparition it was known that the Canadian singer has donated her money to an organization that fights cystic fibrosis.
Other high-level surprise appearances: Elizabeth Taylor, Ray Charles, Pamela Anderson, Bette Midler, Chevy Chase, Jon Stewart…
The Argentinian version
The can arrived in the country in 1998. Telefe bought it and, subsequently, the same channel bet on a remake, in 2004.
The reversed story starred Florencia Peña and Boy Olmi and lasted for two seasons. Also in the cast are Agustina Córdova, Malena Luchetti, Mariano Colombo, Carola Reyna, Jorgelina Aruzzi, Roberto Carnaghi, Mirta Busnelli and Carmen Vallejo.
Flower Finkel (this was the name of the Argentine version of Fran Fine) looked like that extravagant woman who fell in love with Mr. Iraola (Olmi).
What is it about Drescher’s life, so popular in these latitudes? He is 65 years old and continues to act, albeit with less popularity. Active on social media, she appears every day on her Instagram account (with nearly 900,000 followers) with entertaining videos and a clear commitment to healthy habits.
Involved in charitable causes, she never ceases to remind her fans about it suffered from uterine cancer two decades ago.
Fran made her acting debut in 1977, with a small role in Saturday night Fever, with John Travolta. At the time, she never imagined that his life could take such a turn with the arrival of an unforgettable lead role.
Source: Clarin
