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Brett Butler Talks 'Grace Under Fire' and Being a Psychic
Is Brett Butler returning to television ... as a psychic?In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the 'Grace Under Fire' star opened up about her new reality show that's currently in development. She also revealed the intense pressure of having a hit sitcom.
"It was real unnerving and weird and it's very strange ... It's other worldly," Butler told Nancy O'Dell, referring to the bad days she'd rather forget. "I don't romance the past ... It prevents me from looking ahead at new things."
Peggy Rea, 'Waltons' and 'Dukes of Hazzard' Star, Dies at 89
Peggy Rea, an actress who starred in 'The Waltons' and 'Dukes of Hazzard,' died Saturday at the age of 89.According to The New York Times, Rea died of heart failure in her home in Toluca Lake, Calif.
Rea was a fixture on television in the late 1970s and early 1980s, playing Olivia Walton's cousin Rose on 'The Waltons' and Boss Hoggs' wife Lulu on 'The Dukes of Hazzard.' The actress also appeared on 'All in the Family,' 'The Golden Girls' and 'Step by Step.'
Her last TV role was as Jean Kelly, the feisty mother-in-law to Brett Butler's titular character on the sitcom 'Grace Under Fire.'
Tom Poston dead at 85
Tom Poston, one of the classic veterans of TV comedy, died earlier today at his home in Los Angeles. He appeared on The Steve Allen Show in the 1950s and Newhart in the 1980s.
Poston played handyman George Utley on Newhart, and was also a regular on another Bob Newhart series, Bob. And to keep the connection to Newhart going, he played Cliff "The Peeper" Murdock on The Bob Newhart Show in the 70s. Poston also appeared on Grace Under Fire, Mork & Mindy, The Simpsons, Will & Grace, Home Improvement, Murphy Brown, Get Smart, Coach, The Love Boat, Studio One, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Just Shoot Me, That 70s Show, and dozens of other shows over the years.
Poston was married to actress Suzanne Pleshette, who played Newhart's wife Emily on The Bob Newhart Show.
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