Talk:Fran Drescher
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Why is her ethnicity/religion so very prominent? Do we call Charlton Heston a Christian actor? Do we call Al Pacino an Italian actor? -Dante Alighieri 10:08, 23 Aug 2003 (UTC)
Ingrid Bergman is listed as a Swedish actress. And Drescher is kinda prominentely Jewish. BL 10:25, 23 Aug 2003 (UTC)
Ingrid Bergman was from Sweden. Fran Drescher is an American actress. I'm making the change. --Dante Alighieri 10:37, 23 Aug 2003 (UTC)
While that may be more formal, BL is right in that the fact that Fran Fine and Fran Drescher are Jewish is central to the role, the story and the show's success. And that fact should be mentioned in an encyclopedia article, no? Melody
I have no objection to it being mentioned somewhere in the article, but reread my earlier statement. I think it inappropriate for the subject sentence of the article to read that she is a Jewish author. Just like it might be appropriate somewhere in the Charlton Heston article to refer to his religion, or somewhere in the Al Pacino article to refer to his ethnicity, we can put it somewhere in the article.... just not on the first line. --Dante Alighieri 19:40, 23 Aug 2003 (UTC)
Dresher has made being Jewish an important characteristic of both of her television characters. Henry Winkler is an actor who just happens to be Jewish. Fran Dresher is a Jewish actress. There is a big difference. 65.74.59.37 08:44, 21 January 2006 (UTC)Chani
Is (was) the show really so unique in having a Jewish main character? What about Seinfeld, Will and Grace, or Friends? Hmmm... all NBC shows... some conspiracy theorist is gonna have a blast there... --Dante Alighieri 16:48, 13 Sep 2003 (UTC)
- We need List of American shows with Jewish main characters :-). And yes I find it strange that there is so very many of them. All the all-afro-american shows are also strange. BL 23:10, 19 Sep 2003 (UTC)
I added it because I read it somewhere, and the point was essentially that the character was overtly Jewish, not just Jewish. That a deliberate point was made of the fact that she was a Jewish woman. Seinfeld is in fact Jewish but does not make an exaggerated point of it in his humour. If you think this distinction isn't pertinant, then change is welcome. Melody
- Ms. Drescher isn't the character, though. Ms. Fine is. :D --Thorns Among Our Leaves 02:39, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)
True, but Drescher deliberately brought many personal touches to her character, including the names of her own parents, thus blurring the line. She wears her Jewish ethnicity proudly. 65.54.155.58 02:27, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Gay Icon Project
In my effort to merge the now-deleted list from the article Gay icon to the Gay icons category, I have added this page to the category. I engaged in this effort as a "human script", adding everyone from the list to the category, bypassing the fact-checking stage. That is what I am relying on you to do. Please check the article Gay icon and make a judgment as to whether this person or group fits the category. By distributing this task from the regular editors of one article to the regular editors of several articles, I believe that the task of fact-checking this information can be expedited. Thank you very much. Philwelch 20:28, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Opening Sentence
The opening sentence is a bit odd and probably needs to be revised. But it won't happen because somebody will delete it.
- So how do you think it should read? Wahkeenah 13:15, 26 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] That Voice
I love Fran's voice. And I'm a white-bread midwesterner. So I added a disclaimer to the comment that while maybe "most" find her voice irritating, "some" find it endearing. 65.54.155.58 02:24, 31 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Cancer
She had a guest role on Strong Medicine who dies of cancer that sounded similar to what Dresher had. In the show she was pushing for some medical test for it. 65.74.59.37 08:44, 21 January 2006 (UTC)Chani
[edit] Lawsuit
"In the late 1990s she was a defendant in a lawsuit, and later dismissed from it. Acerbic comic Dennis Miller remarked that "no one wanted to have to listen to her testify!"" - could someone clarify what this lawsuit was about?!
- Probably the one described on this site: [1]
[edit] Porn
No one's gonna mention that porno flick she was in?
[edit] Gentle reminder - this is a talkpage for improvement - not a chat forum
That is the basis for tonight's revert. Please discuss article improvement not fansite type material. Ronbo76 05:21, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
