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

Edward Asner

Ed Asner on being identified with Lou Grant and his fame

04:07

Ed Asner on his celebrity

03:12

Chuck Barris

Chuck Barris on getting recognized once he hosted The Gong Show

01:44

Chuck Barris on being approached by fans

01:37

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

Eric Braeden

Eric Braeden on how fans took to his Young and the Restless character, "Victor Newman"

01:02

Eric Braeden on how fans react to his Young and the Restless character, "Victor Newman"

01:47

Eric Braeden on being recognized as "Victor Newman" on The Young and the Restless and encounters with fans

03:23

Alton Brown

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

03:31

Mark Burnett

Mark Burnett on reality show contestants and their fame

01:44

David Canary

David Canary on how fame has affected him

01:50

Jim Cantore

Jim Cantore on his fans' perceptions of him

03:42

Jim Cantore on "The Cantore Snuggle Factor"

01:30

Marcy Carsey

Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner on problems with Roseanne on the set of Roseanne and how fame changed her

02:52

Dick Cavett

Dick Cavett on fame

00:50

Richard Chamberlain

Richard Chamberlain on being a teen idol

02:31

Richard Chamberlain on being the first person interviewed for Entertainment Tonight, and the role of celebrity

03:07

Michael Chiklis

Michael Chiklis on the fans of The Commish

02:42

Connie Chung

Connie Chung on being recognized and the response to her from Asian-Americans and women

01:11

Dick Clark

Dick Clark on first realizing he was famous

01:32

Bob Claver

Bob Claver on working with the kids of The Partridge Family and how they dealt with celebrity

01:10

Richard Coogan

Richard Coogan on his fame

04:08

Hector Elizondo

Hector Elizondo on the fame that resulted from his co-starring on Chicago Hope

02:53

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

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox on fame and celebrity

Mitzi Gaynor

Mitzi Gaynor on how celebrity has affected her

01:07

Sharon Gless

Sharon Gless and Barney Rosenzweig on getting recognized by and interacting with fans

04:14

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

01:41

Curt Gowdy

Curt Gowdy on broadcasters becoming celebrities

00:54

Geri Jewell

Geri Jewell on the challenges she faced when her manager stole the money she earned from The Facts of Life and how the show's producer Al Burton tried to help her

04:13

Geri Jewell on her experience with "overnight fame" and the impact of her visibility as a person with a disability

02:29

Asaad Kelada

Asaad Kelada on working with the young cast of The Facts of Life and how they handled fame

01:49

Steve Kroft

Steve Kroft on the movement toward more celebrity-driven news

03:14

Sheila Kuehl

Sheila Kuehl on her interaction with fans of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis and how they reacted to her character "Zelda Gilroy"

03:56

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

Penny Marshall

Penny Marshall on how celebrity has affected her

02:24

Bob May

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

00:49

S. Epatha Merkerson

S. Epatha Merkerson on cops and fans approaching her with compliments while she was cast on Law & Order

04:21

S. Epatha Merkerson on her fans

01:30

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

Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy on the ups and downs of fame

01:17

Agnes Nixon

Agnes Nixon on the fan mail for All My Children

01:03

Bill Nye

Bill Nye on reactions from fans

00:36

Ed O'Neill

Ed O'Neill on getting recognized by fans

00:56

Joan Rivers

Joan Rivers on her celebrity and how she'd like to be remembered

00:54

Doris Singleton

Doris Singleton on the popularity of I Love Lucy and Lucille Ball

05:44

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

Mary Kay 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

Bruce Vilanch

Bruce Vilanch on creating the SAG awards

Joseph A. Wapner

Joseph Wapner on becoming famous from being on The People's Court

01:22

Tom Werner

Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner on problems with Roseanne on the set of Roseanne and how fame changed her

02:52

Vanna White

Vanna White on response from fans

00:28

Vanna White on knowing she had made it and handling celebrity

01:48

Vanna White on "Vannamania" and her fan club

02:42

Cindy Williams

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

08:02

Henry Winkler

Henry Winkler on fame and celebrity

01:22

Henry Winkler on handling fame

04:17

Henry Winkler on the popularity of his character on Happy Days

00:50

Henry Winkler on enjoying the perks of fame, going to the White House

02:18

Henry Winkler on respect and camraderie in the acting business

02:02

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