Glance at the TV, recognize the grey haired gentleman on SVU as Michael Siberry, having seen him in The Woman in Black in the West End more than thirty years ago!
John Cleese and Terry Gilliam met while appearing in a West End production of the musical Half a Sixpence, starring Tommy Steele. It was in the same production that Cleese met his future wife Connie Booth. The book for Half a Sixpence was written by Beverley Cross, later married to Maggie Smith.
If you look up Medea in Wikipedia, you get this helpful clarification: " For the 21st-century comedy film character created by Tyler Perry, see Madea ."
My Dad worked his entire career as a repairman for AT&T, most of it in Western NY State. In 68 or 69, he was sent to Manhattan for a few months. One day, he drew a ticket for a job in Harlem. NY headquarters of The Black Panther Party. Touching history.
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