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Gender: Female
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, USA
Birthday: 6-11-1945
Birth Name: Adrienne Jo Barbeau
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, USA
Birthday: 6-11-1945
Birth Name: Adrienne Jo Barbeau
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Adrienne was active in theatre both in high school and at Foothills Junior College; by age 19 she was touring Pacific military bases as a member of the San Jose Light Opera. After a job with a termite-control company, Adrienne set out for New York, working in a variety of jobs including go-go dancing in New Jersey nightclubs. In 1968 she was cast as Hodel in the long-running Broadway production...
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Bedfellows
Monday 1 October 2007 on FOX
Boulet and Cobb are on the hunt for the killer of the former New Orleans District Attorney. Clues lead them to an upscale brothel and to a suspect that Captain James Embry knows all too well.
She won the 1972 Theatre World Award for her role as "Betty Rizzo" in the Broadway show Grease.
(edit) She had a relationship with actor Burt Reynolds in the mid-1970s. (edit) She had a bestselling poster in 1978 featuring her wearing a purple corset. The poster was later used as the cover of her autobiography. (edit) Her bust is 34DD. (edit) Adrienne married writer/producer Billy Van Zandt on December 31, 1992. She is the sister-in-law of musician and actor Steven Van Zandt. (edit)
(edit) She had a relationship with actor Burt Reynolds in the mid-1970s. (edit) She had a bestselling poster in 1978 featuring her wearing a purple corset. The poster was later used as the cover of her autobiography. (edit) Her bust is 34DD. (edit) Adrienne married writer/producer Billy Van Zandt on December 31, 1992. She is the sister-in-law of musician and actor Steven Van Zandt. (edit)
Adrienne Barbeau: The impression of me is that I was a sex symbol, but I never had a sexy role.
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[On horror films]
Adrienne Barbeau: It's not pleasant for me to watch them. I don't enjoy it. I don't like being disturbed that way. I love action adventure. I think the first horror movie I ever saw was Halloween. John [Carpenter] was black and blue by the time the thing was over because I kept hitting him. I was just so terrified. (edit) [On how much of her book she made up]
Adrienne Barbeau: I changed two names. I have journals, daily journals that I've been keeping since 1967. I wrote every day for nearly 40 years; I still do, but not every day. Of course there may be things where I don't remember the specific details; in fact, some of my relatives reminded me about an incident that I hadn't recalled exactly. (edit) [On being nominated for Tony Award]
Adrienne Barbeau: First of all, it was completely unexpected. It had never crossed my mind that the Grease cast would be even eligible for a Tony. The show opened in an off-Broadway arena. It was technically a Broadway contract because we were in a huge theater, but we were definitely outside the Broadway area. And so it never crossed my mind that we would be eligible. (edit) [On if it's intimidating playing Judy Garland]
Adrienne Barbeau: Yes, it's the most challenging thing I've ever had to do, especially because Judy is so well known. I've done one other character who was a real person, but no one knew who she was. I'm not doing an impersonation. I think of it more like Zoe Caldwell in Master Class, it's an impression of Judy. There are people who do her and who do her brilliantly. That's not what this is. (edit)
Adrienne Barbeau: It's not pleasant for me to watch them. I don't enjoy it. I don't like being disturbed that way. I love action adventure. I think the first horror movie I ever saw was Halloween. John [Carpenter] was black and blue by the time the thing was over because I kept hitting him. I was just so terrified. (edit) [On how much of her book she made up]
Adrienne Barbeau: I changed two names. I have journals, daily journals that I've been keeping since 1967. I wrote every day for nearly 40 years; I still do, but not every day. Of course there may be things where I don't remember the specific details; in fact, some of my relatives reminded me about an incident that I hadn't recalled exactly. (edit) [On being nominated for Tony Award]
Adrienne Barbeau: First of all, it was completely unexpected. It had never crossed my mind that the Grease cast would be even eligible for a Tony. The show opened in an off-Broadway arena. It was technically a Broadway contract because we were in a huge theater, but we were definitely outside the Broadway area. And so it never crossed my mind that we would be eligible. (edit) [On if it's intimidating playing Judy Garland]
Adrienne Barbeau: Yes, it's the most challenging thing I've ever had to do, especially because Judy is so well known. I've done one other character who was a real person, but no one knew who she was. I'm not doing an impersonation. I think of it more like Zoe Caldwell in Master Class, it's an impression of Judy. There are people who do her and who do her brilliantly. That's not what this is. (edit)
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Carnivale
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Maude
Carol Traynor |
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$20,000 Pyramid
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Batman: The Animated Series
Catwoman |
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The $50,000 Pyramid
Herself |
The Drew Carey Show
Kim Harvey |
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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