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[-] chicagohuman@lemm.ee 63 points 1 year ago

Fran Drescher, the woman on the right, is the spokesperson for the current strike in Hollywood, where writers and actors are trying to force the studios to agree to not use AI in upcoming productions. To clarify, she's the current head of SAG/AFTRA, which is the screen actors guild (union).

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 83 points 1 year ago

We should also add that she used to be the star of a sitcom called The Nanny in the 90s and hasn't been heard of much since, so it was a big surprise to a lot of people (me included) when it turned out she's been really active behind the scenes.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Yeah a lot of people mostly recognize her for her very distinctive voice and it’s not what you’d expect for a union president who’s going to strike

[-] LeafyBirch@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago

It's not her real voice. She got recognized for it, but her actual voice is very regular.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DJ8B1ek_L0

[-] thesprongler@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago
[-] spacedancer@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I can still hear the nasality in her voice, but yeah she hammed it up for The Nanny. Great speech too.

[-] thesprongler@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

She's from Flushing, NY, so that's just kind of a regional accent. Definitely played up on The Nanny.

[-] itsAsin@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

fuck yeah! that was awesome! great speech!

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[-] clutchmatic@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I knew this would be that video before I clicked on it... In the context of that show, this was so, so funny

[-] Isthisreddit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I really think this is a much better and longer example of her real voice

https://youtu.be/rOSAumt6YF4

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[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

She also used that voice in UHF, 4 years before The Nanny.

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[-] antim0ny@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Here she is speaking with her normal voice

https://youtu.be/zNS2EtQbG5I

The other comment link showcases her ability to turn it off and on in a funny way but the above is relevant to the strike.

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[-] Poot@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks so much for this. Really needed a good laugh this morning.

[-] cavveman@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 year ago

Weren't she voice actress in hotel transylvania movies? Frankensteins wife iirc.

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