Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Just Shoot Me.

Just Shoot Me is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from March 4, 1997 to August 16, 2003, with 148 episodes produced.

It had been based on an unproduced episode of "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992) in which Janeane Garofalo's character had to look after a fashion model Larry was dating. It had been nominated for 7 Golden Globes, another 6 wins & 16 nominations.

Janeane Garofalo is one actor whom I admire for her wit, beautiful face and petiteness. She was born in 1964 in New Jersey and stands 5 feet and 1 inch.

According to IMDb, "Janeane was inspired to write comedy after having watched David Letterman and by 1985 she was doing stand up comedy. As such, Janeane has become a cult figure, giving a voice to a generation, venting her frustration at TV, dating, relationships, life in general and anything that ticks her off in particular."

Janeane did sketches on "The Ben Stiller Show" (1992) (an Emmy winning, but canceled show). She would continue to collaborate with Ben Stiller in future projects. Janeane received 2 Emmy nominations for her work on "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992), developing her signature character: a smart, cynical woman with a
razor wit.

Transferring her persona from TV to the big screen, she moved on to movies, basically playing the character she had defined for herself. In Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) she portrayed a smart, cynical, successful businesswomen with a razor wit.

She married boyfriend Robert Cohen in 1992 at a Las Vegas drive-in chapel as a joke. They had gone to Vegas with the rest of the cast of "The Ben Stiller Show" (1990) and decided to get married along with some of the other crew members. After their relationship ended they never officially got divorced.

Hmm. Face and film persona. Could she have a twin? I sure want to meet one.

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