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...Good Morning Miami," about a TV producer brought in to salvage Miami's worst morning show - and yes, it's been noted that was a savvy show to pitch to Zucker, who used to run "Today." Media office sitcoms are well-worn NBC territory, but will it be "NewsRadio" or "Suddenly Susan"? The clips weren't exactly uproarious; most noteworthy were two cartoonish characters, a bimboish Hispanic host with a Charo accent and an inept weathercaster who also happens to be a nun. So we're going after the Latinos and the Catholics in the pilot - oh, they'll love...
There's David S. (but he's changed it to "X." for a futuristic feel) Cohen '88, an executive producer of "Futurama." Steven R. Tompkins '88 is a big shot on the Eddie Murphy vehicle "The PJs." Paul Simms '88 created "NewsRadio." And those are just 'Poonsters from Oakley's year (consider that his class had about 15 members...
Though one of the most talented, gutsy and truly strange comics of his generation, Dick, 33, is most famous as Hollywood's angel of death. The NewsRadio star was a friend of Brynn and Phil Hartman's, went to Vegas strip bars with actor David Strickland the night he killed himself and had comic Chris Farley as an addiction-group sponsor. Dick recently completed his second stint in rehab and is awaiting judgment later this month for a DWI he received after crashing his car into a tree and trying to flee on foot. His image worries him so much...
...into a utility pole and fled the scene, a civic-minded bystander chased, caught and restrained him until police arrived. Dick was later charged with driving under the influence and possession of marijuana and cocaine. The arrest came hours after NBC announced it would not renew Dick's series NewsRadio and capped a troubled season for the comedian who can charitably be called eccentric. After a stint in a rehab clinic last year, Dick was threatened with arrest for allegedly exposing himself during a performance at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. In March he partied with actor David...
...Aren't you secretly hoping they cancel NewsRadio and put it out of its misery...