Fran Drescher
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Age: |
52 |
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Born: |
September 30, 1957
Flushing, New York
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Did You Know?
- Fran was married to her high school sweetheart Peter Marc Jacobson. They produced 'The Nanny' together.
- Fran was diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2000 but early detection and surgery removed the cancerous cells and she's had a healthy recovery.
- Casting agents continued to tell Fran that her thick Queens accent was "holding her back" during auditions.
- Fran and Peter moved from New York to Los Angeles in the early eighties.
- In 1985, Fran and Peter's home was broken into. Fran was raped. They moved in with their good friends Dan Aykroyd and Donna Dixon for a short time.
- 'The Nanny' was inspired from a personal experience. Fran visited her friend Twiggy in Europe and while she was there, she stayed with Twiggy's teenage daughter as she traveled quite a bit with her modeling career.
- Fran's only "child," her Pomeranian dog Chester, starred in her sitcom too. Chester died on Christmas, 2000.
- QUOTE: "I read for the part of Elizabeth, the virgin queen. I thought they said they were looking for a virgin from Queens. Whatever, the only virgin in my house is the olive oil."
Actor Credits
- Entourage: The Complete Fifth Season (2009)
- The Nanny: The Complete Third Season (2009)
- SeeMore's Playhouse: Fire Safety (2008)
- The Reef (2007)
- The Nanny: The Complete Second Season (2006)
- Santa's Slay (2005)
- The Nanny: The Complete First Season (2005)
- Picking Up The Pieces (2000)
- The Beautician And The Beast (1997)
- Jack (1996)
- Car 54, Where Are You? (1994)
- Without Warning: Terror In The Towers (1993)
- We're Talkin' Serious Money (1992)
- Cadillac Man (1990)
- Wedding Band (1990)
- Love And Betrayal (1989)
- Throwaway Wives (1989)
- UHF (1989)
- The Rosebud Beach Hotel (1985)
- This Is Spinal Tap (1984) [See the Image Gallery]
- Ragtime (1981)
- Gorp (1980)
- The Hollywood Knights (1980)
- American Hot Wax (1978)
- Stranger In Our House (1978)
- Saturday Night Fever (1977)
- The Nanny: The Complete Fourth Season
Producer Credits
- The Beautician And The Beast (1997) (Executive Producer)
Note: Writer and Producer credits for this individual may not be complete. |
