Swoosie Kurtz

His capacities for friendship, foresight, and being "thoughtfully political" would allow him to handle client crises like Swoosie Kurtz's deal-breaking insistence on a private bathroom while shooting Sisters, to tense negotiations that nearly...

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..." or simply "Swoose"-half swan, half goose-which her father piloted during World War II. As a military brat, Kurtz moved frequently. Kurtz attended the University of Southern California where she majored in drama and worked maintenance at...

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...he brought out the futility of Noah Bennet - he devoted his life to his job, and without the job, there's no life. The Swoosie Kurtz gambit. Nathan visits Millie, the mother of the girl Nathan accidentally killed in a pool mishap (which...

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...P. Kennedy in 1888; theatrical producer Billy Rose in 1899; comedienne Jo Anne Worley (Laugh-In) in 1937 (age 72); actresses Swoosie Kurtz in 1944 (age 65) and Jane Curtin in 1947 (age 62); comedian Jeff Foxworthy (You know you're a...

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...singer David Allan Coe is 70. Country singer Mel McDaniel is 67. Rock singer-musician Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) is 66. Actress Swoosie Kurtz is 65. Comedian-actress Jane Curtin is 62. Country singer-songwriter Buddy Miller is 57. Country...

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BIRTHDAY GAL: Actress Swoosie Kurtz was born in Omaha, Neb., on this date in 1944. This birthday gal has earned 10 Emmy nominations in her illustrious career, with two nominations for her work on the series "Huff" in 2005 and 2006. She...

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...anxiety; the filling-in of a bit Coop's character when we learned his parents are two women (brava, Swoosie Kurtz and Blythe Danner) and that he's a sensitive heel with women he comes on to; the ache in Eddie's face when he first spies...

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By Nellie Andreeva LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Two veteran actresses have booked new TV gigs. Swoosie Kurtz has joined the Lifetime comedy series "Rita Rocks" in a recurring role, and Brenda Vaccaro has been added to the lineup...

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...Wednesday night, there was a private premiere in Los Angeles with Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Ed Asner (who appears in the film), Swoosie Kurtz and Jason Alexander. No comments have been posted to this entry. Post a Comment We encourage...

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...of Maura Tierney. All 20 of these past nominees - including bids by such luminaries as Alan Alda, Red Buttons, Don Cheadle, Swoosie Kurtz, Mary McDonnell, Ewan McGregor, Bob Newhart, Forest Whitaker, James Woods and George Clooney's...

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