Fame & Celebrity

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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“Part of celebrity is being able to use it towards the greater good.” - S. Epatha Merkerson, Actress

Interviewees discuss the fame that often accompanies working in television.

Highlights

S. Epatha Merkerson on her fans

01:30

Sharon Gless on being hugged by fans, and the impact of Queer as Folk

01:41

Henry Winkler on fame and celebrity

01:22

Who talked about this topic

Linda Bell Blue

Linda Bell Blue on the public's fascination with Michael Jackson and covering the Royal Family

06:50

Linda Bell Blue on interviewing Charles Manson for KCBS in Los Angeles

08:21

Linda Bell Blue on star quality and covering entertainment worldwide

05:25

Linda Bell Blue on covering the death of Michael Jackson

04:04

Linda Bell Blue on the biggest story of her career, covering Anna Nicole Smith for Entertainment Tonight

08:17

Peter Boyle

Peter Boyle on fan mail he receives

01:42

Alton Brown

Alton Brown on what being on the Food Network has meant for his career and being a "cable-ebrity"

03:31

Jim Cantore

Jim Cantore on his fans' perceptions of him

03:42

Jim Cantore on "The Cantore Snuggle Factor"

01:30

Michael Chiklis

Michael Chiklis on the fans of The Commish

02:42

Jamie Farr

Jamie Farr on cross-dressing as "Klinger" on M*A*S*H and reaction from fans from the "Big Mac" episode

02:45

Curt Gowdy

Curt Gowdy on broadcasters becoming celebrities

00:54

Steve Kroft

Steve Kroft on the movement toward more celebrity-driven news

03:14

Jack Larson

Jack Larson on the instant popularity of "Jimmy Olsen" and being typecast as an actor

02:30

Lucy Lawless

Lucy Lawless on dealing with her fame from Xena: Warrior Princess and being a feminist icon

02:00

Lucy Lawless on how celebrity has affected her

02:05

Barry Livingston

Barry Livingston on how fans reacted to him when he was on My Three Sons

02:15

Barry Livingston on how fame has affected his life

01:48

Bob May

Bob May on the fan mail he received while on Lost in Space

00:49

Tammy Faye Bakker Messner

Tammy Faye Bakker-Messner on celebrity

00:40

Laraine Newman

Laraine Newman on her fame from Saturday Night Live and who the show appealed to

03:51

Laraine Newman on fan encounters during her time on Saturday Night Live

01:58

Ed O'Neill

Ed O'Neill on getting recognized by fans

00:56

Mark Snow

Mark Snow on dealing with fame and success, especially as he experienced it during the height of The X-Files

03:20

Johnny Stearns

Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on getting recognized from Mary Kay and Johnny

01:10

Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on using their real identities on Mary Kay and Johnny; on not wanting celebrity

02:22

Cindy Williams

Cindy Williams on fan reaction to Laverne & Shirley and the fame that resulted from being on the show

08:02

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