Lainie Kazan
| Born | May 15, 1940 |
| Hometown | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Net worth | $500 thousand |
| Height | 5'6" (1.68m) |
| Spouse | Peter H. B. Daniels |
| Children | Jennifer Bena |
| Parents | Carole Levine |
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Ben Lanzarone, Pianist and Composer for ‘Dynasty’ and ‘Happy Days,’ Dies at 85
- Ben Lanzarone, the composer, arranger, musical director and pianist who wrote music for such shows as Dynasty, Happy Days, Mr. Belvedere and The Tracey Ullman Show, has died. He was 85. Lanzarone died Friday in his Los Angeles home of lung cancer, his family announced. The Brooklyn native toured with the likes of Frank Sinatra, …
- Erie Times News
Broadway titan and Erie native Wilhelm dies at 68
MOVIES & TV SHOWS
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AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | Nominated |
| 1983 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | My Favorite Year | Nominated |
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- EntertainmentAssociated Press
'My Favorite Year,' comic salute to TV's golden age, hits 40
Peter O’Toole was famed for his commanding, Oscar-nominated turns. Mark Linn-Baker was a fledgling stage actor. Richard Benjamin, who’d made a leading-man splash in “Goodbye, Columbus” and “Westworld,” had a few TV directing credits.
- CelebrityPeople
Nia Vardalos Confirms My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 Is Filming in Greece — and She's Directing!
Nia Vardalos teased in September that the script was finished
- CelebrityDeadline
Nia Vardalos Tributes Michael Constantine; Shares Update On ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3’
Nia Vardalos reunited with her My Big Fat Greek Wedding costars Louis Mandylor, Lainie Kazan, and Gia Carides to tribute their costar Michael Constantine who died on Aug. 31 at the age of 94. “Friends in real life are why our films are so much fun to make,” she wrote. “Cousin Nikki @gia.carides & brother […]
- CelebrityPeople
My Big Fat Greek Wedding Actors Reunite to Honor Late Costar Michael Constantine: 'We Miss You'
Michael Constantine died from natural causes on Aug. 31
- EntertainmentMiami Herald
Ground-breaking ‘Francesco’ is centerpiece of Fort Lauderdale Film Festival
A decade ago, Russian-born filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky came to South Florida promoting his low-budget Jewish comedy starring Lainie Kazan, Bruce Vilanch, Saul Rubinek, John Lloyd Young, Jai Rodriguez and Carmen Electra – the not-so-subtly titled, “Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!”
- NewsINSIDER
14 actors who look just like their fictional parents
From "Gilmore Girls" to "Sex and the City," some shows and movies cast family members so well you could have sworn the actors shared a last name.
- NewsPeople
My Big Fat Greek Wedding Star Lainie Kazan Didn't Shoplift, Her Lawyer Says
My Big Fat Greek Wedding's Lainie Kazan Denies She Shoplifted
- NewsHello Giggles
The mom from “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” was allegedly caught shoplifting
Here’s a sentence we never really expected to write: the mom from My Big Fat Greek Wedding, aka Lainie Kazan,?was allegedly arrested…
- NewsDeadline
‘Unorganized Crime’ Mafia Comedic Drama Series Starring Chazz Palminteri Shopped
Chazz Palminteri and Kenny D'Aquila are shopping? <em>Unorganized Crime</em>, a 30-minute presentation for a mafia-themed comedic drama series based on D’Aquila’s play. Palminteri and D'Aquila secured the financing for the presentation, which stars Palminteri as well as D'Aquila, Lainie Kazan ( <em>My Big Fat Greek Wedding)</em>, <em>Telenovela</em> alumna Alex Meneses, John Pankow ( <em>Mad About You)</em> and <em>The Godfather</em> actor Carmine Caridi. The play, a quirky mob-family comed
- NewsPeople
My Big Fat Greek Wedding Star Lainie Kazan on the Mend After Car Accident
Lainie Kazan is recovering after being involved in a car accident on Saturday. "Lainie Kazan thanks her fans for their good wishes following an auto accident this past weekend. According to TMZ, the actress and the other driver were both conscious after the accident, but the paramedics still took Kazan to the hospital to be evaluated for any further injuries.
