In Charlie Kaufman’s 2008 film
Synecdoche, New York Caden Cotard, the main character played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, is a theatre director working on a grandiose production that will capture life as it really is. Cotard’s project, autobiographical in its essence, would aim to represent each and every important moment in the life of its creator, Cotard himself, by painstakingly recreating it to be performed on stage in all its details. The theatrical performance would, thus, be a kind of detailed commentary on its director’s life, a narrative within a narrative, a
meta-narrative of sorts, that would reveal the true essence of something.
Laraine Newman Reflects on Her Life, Career in Memoir May You Live in Interesting Times
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Laraine Newman was 23 years old when she was cherry-picked by Lorne Michaels to join the inaugural cast of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” in 1975, along with Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris and Dan Aykroyd. During her five-year tenure on the iconic show, Newman skyrocketed to fame for playing memorable characters such as Connie Conehead and Sheri the Valley Girl. A founding member of the legendary comedy troupe the Groundlings, the Emmy-nominated comic would go on to appear in Woody Allen’s “Stardust Memories” and in TV series such as “St. Elsewhere” and “Laverne & Shirley.” Newman would later carve out a thriving career as a voiceover artist, behind characters in such blockbuster animation projects as “The Incredibles,” “Minions” and “The Secret Life of Pets.” She’s also contin
In Charlie Kaufman’s 2008 film
Synecdoche, New York Caden Cotard, the main character played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, is a theatre director working on a grandiose production that will capture life as it really is. Cotard’s project, autobiographical in its essence, would aim to represent each and every important moment in the life of its creator, Cotard himself, by painstakingly recreating it to be performed on stage in all its details. The theatrical performance would, thus, be a kind of detailed commentary on its director’s life, a narrative within a narrative, a
meta-narrative of sorts, that would reveal the true essence of something.
The Prince and Me and the Kristen Wiig movie
Masterminds. More recently, he appeared as Tinfoil Kevin in Amazon s series
The Tickand had a small part in the J.Lo crime drama
Hustlers. 20th Century Fox
Macaulay Culkin s real-life younger brother Kieran played his younger brother Fuller McCallister in the film the first role of of Kieran s career. All six Culkin siblings grew up as performers, but only Macaulay, Kieran and Rory (of
Signs) continued to act into adulthood. Now: Kieran Culkin