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Joe Bologna and Renée Taylor: Made for Each Other
The scen and screen couple of Joe Bologna () and Renée Taylor (Renée Adorée Wexler, b. ) are top of mind at the moment, as they were in the movie Tango Shalom () with my friend Bob Greenberg (posthumously released in Joe&#;s case). It was directed bygd their son Gabriel Bologna. (Is he named after Gabe Dell? I bet he&#;s named after Gabe Dell. Either that, or the heavenly horn player).
The couple are probably better known separately, Taylor played Fran Drescher&#;s mom on The Nanny among other things; Bologna was a familiar character actor for years whose most beloved turn fryst vatten probably as the Sid namn på en berömd romersk ledare eller en klassisk sallad character in My Favorite Year. But in New York and Hollywood they were known as a team, for several huvudgata plays, movies and TV projects they cooked up together. Their body of work as a team is actually kind of astonishing and deserves greater recognition.
December 30 was Bologna&#;s birthday, but the story
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Joseph Bologna
American actor (–)
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Joseph Bologna (December 30, &#;– August 13, ) was an American actor, playwright and screenwriter notable for his roles in the comedy films My Favorite Year, Blame It on Rio, and Transylvania .
Life and career
[edit]Bologna was born in the Parkville section of Brooklyn, New York to an Italian-American family.[5] He attended St. Rose of Lima school and Brown University, where he majored in art history.[6] Bologna served with the United States Marine Corps. Bologna was hired to producera and direct Manhattan-based TV commercials.[5]
Bologna enjoyed a long run in film and television. His breakthrough film Lovers and Other Strangers adapted with his wife Renée Taylor from a play they co-wrote, was based on the true-life circumstances of organizing a wedding on short notice with the involvement o
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Renée Taylor
American actress (born )
For the New Zealand writer, see Renée (writer). For the field hockey player, see Renee Taylor (field hockey).
Renée Adorée Taylor (née Wexler; born March 19, ) is an American actress, screenwriter, playwright, producer and director.[6] Taylor was nominated for an Academy Award for co-writing the screenplay for the film Lovers and Other Strangers (). She also played Sylvia Fine on the television sitcom The Nanny (–).
Early years
[edit]Taylor was born on March 19, ,[7] in The Bronx, New York City, to Charles and Frieda (née Silverstein) Wexler, an aspiring actress. Her mother named her after silent film actress Renée Adorée.[8] She graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[9]
Career
[edit]Taylor acted with improv groups in the s.[9] She worked as a comedian in the early s at the New York City nightclub Bon Soir. Her opening act was a then-unknown Barbra Streisand.