RP: When Carla’s sister, who was very racy, was written into one episode, I just said, “Maybe I can play my sister”- and I did get to do that. I lived in New York then, and I’d come act in a movie of his and there were a lot of people around him pursuing acting careers.ĮDGE: What were you doing to make ends meet then? He was very talented, and he got into Columbia Film School, and I would go up there sometimes. But then after college I had a good friend who had written many plays while I was in school. So, when you talk about making a living, I didn’t know anyone who did that. They didn’t explore that part of their lives in terms of making a living. I didn’t come from a background of people who went into the arts at all. I liked acting starting around high school, but never really thought that it was something you could do. Gerry Strauss caught up with Rhea to talk about the arc of her career and what tempted her to say Okay to her latest role in the midst of the pandemic.ĮDGE: When did you first realize that you wanted to pursue acting? RP: That didn’t come until after college. Her current project, 13: The Musical (airing on Netflix this August) brings Perlman back to her roots on the stage. Perlman’s ability to infuse her characters with a stunning range of qualities and emotions-from sugary sweet to disturbingly deviant-has kept her on Hollywood’s A-list for the better part of four decades. If you don’t agree, tell it to her 10 Emmy nominations. Her 11-season turn as brash, vulgar and uninhibited Boston cocktail waitress Carla Tortelli on Cheers ranks among the most original and imaginative performances in entertainment history. If you’re among the millions of dedicated television viewers who feel that sitcoms simply aren’t what they used to be, Rhea Perlman may shoulder some of the blame for that.
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