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  • Birth Name: John Uhler Lemmon III
  • Birth Place: Newton, MA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/08/1925, Aquarius
  • Date of Death: 06/27/2001
  • Profession: Actor
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  • It seems like every other ... | Movie News | 1/12/2006

    Question: It seems like every other movie I see advertised is based on a TV show, like The Dukes of Hazzard. But what about the other way around? I know there was a series based on My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but what other TV series have been based on a movie, and were any of them good?


    Answer: There have been a handful of top-notch TV shows based on movies. The flop Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) was revived as Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003); Robert Altman's acerbic M*A*S*H* (1970) became the long-running M*A*S*H (1972-1983); Neil Simon read more

  • Question: Just out of ... | Today's News: Our Take | 4/19/2005
    Question: Just out of curiosity, were Jack Klugman and Tony Randall anything like their Odd Couple characters? I mean, was Klugman that big a slob and was Randall that fussy? Thanks for answering this. — Robbie R., Charlotte, N.C. Televisionary: I can't say if Klugman was as much of a slob as sportswriter Oscar Madison, who he played on the hit ABC comedy from September 1970 to July 1975, but I can say that at the time, at least, he shared the character's deeply rumpled look. In fact, he said he couldn't shake it if he tried — and try he did. Take the time he met with the Odd Couple producers to sign his first contract and showed up in a sports coat and slacks. "That's great," they said when they saw him. "We've been looking all over for this kind of sloppy stuff. It's classic. We'll buy it from you." Which would've been fine, except the coat was new and Klugman considered the pants t read more

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The Legend Of Bagger Vance (Actor - Voice of Old Hardy Greaves--uncredited) 2000 Movie
Tuesdays With Morrie (Actor - Morrie Schwartz) 1999 Movie
Neil Simon's The Odd Couple II (Actor - Felix Ungar) 1998 Movie
Off The Menu: The Last Days Of Chasen's (Actor) 1998 Movie
12 Angry Men (Actor - Number Eight) 1997 Movie

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