Melissa McCarthy Covers August 2019 Issue of The WSJ Magazine!
Melissa McCarthy gets glam for WSJ. Magazine’s August cover, out on newsstands Saturday, July 27th. The actress /creative exec powerhouse has a slate of upcoming projects and a new drama, The Kitchen (co-starring Tiffany Haddish and Elizabeth Moss) coming this month. In the interview, she talks comedy, fashion and family and shows WSJ. Magazine how she made it and gets it all done.
On her morning routine: She and Falcone have two daughters, Vivian, 12, and Georgette, 9. And so, as a busy working mother, she gets up at 4 a.m. (“I’m like a weird old man,” she says), prepares breakfast, takes out the family’s two dogs, gets her girls ready for the day and then she or her husband drives them to school. “It’s the normal: homework and somebody forgets their violin,” she says, characterizing their life. Tonight, in fact, she will head to a violin recital—her youngest daughter’s first.
On her IRL personality: “I’m certainly much more audacious as other people,” McCarthy says of her on-screen personas, as she settles into the backseat of a black SUV en route to a bar near her Los Angeles home. “You get to scream at people or say insane things and not think twice about it. Whereas I would never do that in my real life.”
On her fashion line: “I’ve been every shape and size that’s out there, and I just found it harder and harder to find stuff,” she says. “I thought, I’m modern and young and want to wear what every- body else is wearing. Why is this such a strange request?” (Melissa McCarthy Seven7 is no longer in production, but McCarthy is working on a new label. “I just wanted to make it a little smaller and more accessible,” she says. “I wanted to work on keeping prices down and for it to be for everyone.”)
On her rebellious teen style: Midway through high school, she grew restless and started going out to bars and clubs in Chicago. She began to dye her hair raven blue-black (“I believe it was a Clairol color”) and dress goth. “If Siouxsie Sioux and Robert Smith from The Cure had a baby, that was me,” she says, laughing. “In a way, it was my first time doing a character.” She wanted to study at the Fashion Institute of Technology, but her parents deemed her too wild for New York, so she enrolled at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. “You’d take these sewing classes, and they were like, ‘We’re going to make a potholder,’”
On her beginnings in New York: Brian Atwood, a childhood friend (who would later become a well-known shoe designer) from the nearby town of Joliet, Illinois, came to visit her. “He said, ‘What are you doing here? Why aren’t you in New York?’ I said, ‘I don’t know.’ And three days later I moved,” she explains.
On the compassion she has for her anti-hero characters: Her performances are compassionate and never mean-spirited. “We’ve all been some version of that woman,” she says of her challenging anti-heroines. “If you can lovingly shine a light on people’s idiosyncrasies, that’s what makes us go, ‘We’re all idiots, and it’s all OK.’” “I’d be heartbroken to stop doing comedies,” McCarthy says. “That sounds terrible.”
Elisabeth Moss (her co-star in The Kitchen) on McCarthy: “She’s shockingly normal and down-to-earth,” says Elisabeth Moss, “I feel like that’s said of so many famous people. But Melissa actually is, like, in her core.”
Octavia Spencer (friend and fellow Groundlings member): “The moment she walked onto the stage we’d all chuckle in anticipation. She was so beloved. The lines were always around the corner,”
Brian Atwood (her childhood friend from Illinois who convinced her to move to NYC): “We pretty much slept in the living room on a futon that we pulled out,” he says. Atwood understood that McCarthy had a true comedic gift (“She was literally the funniest person I knew”) and that she had to do something with it. McCarthy’s first night in New York, they were in line at a grocery store, and Atwood picked up a copy of the Village Voice and told her, “You’re doing stand-up tomorrow.” He began booking her for open mic gigs at various clubs. He remembers one of her early shows at the Duplex: “She brought the house down. I had chills because we had just witnessed something special.”
#RHOA: Bling Bling! Now we know she’s Engaged can we talk about Cynthia Bailey's BIG $85K Engagement Ring?
Cynthia Bailey got a gorgeous diamond ring when fiancé Mike Hill popped the question! She got engaged to the sports journalist, 48, after 14 months of dating. Hill proposed to Bailey with a gorgeous 5-carat princess cut solitaire ring in Atlanta at the grand opening of her new business, The Bailey WineCellar.
The reality star’s new bling from Simon G. Jewelry was purchased at Solomon Brothers, and consists of a stone worth about $70,000 as well as an elegant white gold band covered in a mixture of princess cut and baguette diamonds — which costs just over $14,000.
Altogether, the stunning sparkler, which was purchased at Solomon Brothers in Atlanta, is worth around $85,000.
“Mike selected a modern engagement ring that incorporates both princess cut and baguette diamonds which beautifully accents her center stone,” says a representative from Simon G. Jewelry. “We’ve seen a lot of trends in bridal that integrate various diamond cuts, and Cynthia’s ring is absolutely stunning.”
The surprise proposal was a family affair, with Bailey’s daughter Noelle Robinson, 19, and Hill’s two daughters — Kayla, 17, and Ashlee, 19 — in attendance, alongside a crowd that included some of the couple’s closest friends as well as Bailey’s RHOA cast mates.
According to a source on the scene, Hill initially made it seem like he was giving a toast in honor of Bailey’s opening, before Kayla interrupted to hand him a bottle with a big question mark on it — telling him, “No dad, I think you should propose like this.”
As he did, Noelle, Kayla and Ashlee all gathered behind him with a hand-made puzzle piece sign that real, “Can we be a family?”
This will be the second marriage for both Bailey and Hill, who currently works at Fox Sports 1 out of Los Angeles.
She was previously married to Peter Thomas from 2010-17.
Bailey has made no secret about her desire to walk down the aisle again.
“I want to marry Mike. I love Mike. He’s my soulmate,” she told PEOPLE in December. “We talk about getting married all the time. I’m hoping a proposal will happen soon, if not before the end of this year, then hopefully next. I’ve certainly been dropping enough hints! But God has a plan, so I’m just letting it go.”
“We’re not jumping into this blind. We both have kids and we both love each other very much. We know marriage is the next step,” she added.
Bailey is currently filming the 12th season of RHOA, which is expected to premiere before the end of the year.
#Empire: Jussie Smollett receives encouragement from Rev. Jesse Jackson
When Jussie met Jesse. And it was low key.Sneed is told actor Jussie Smollett, the star of one of Chicago’s most riveting personal dramas, is now “ basically” camping out in New York while working on a “new project” and “lining up work.”
But Sneed has learned Smollett, embroiled in controversy since telling Chicago police in January he had been brutally assaulted by two men who yelled racist and homophobic slurs, hit Chicago under the radar last month to get a little ministry from the Rev. Jesse Jackson.
“It’s true Jussie paid us a visit and, yes, I did minister to him,” said Jackson — who has been supportive of Smollett, one of the stars on the FOX TV series “Empire” when the hoax imbroglio erupted.
Smollett, who now faces the threat of a special prosecutor investigation branded a travesty of justice by his attorneys, joined Jackson and members of his family for a Father’s Day brunch at a Saturday morning Rainbow PUSH Coalition forum on June 15.
“Jussie requested the visit to see Rev. Jackson before spending some time with people with real challenges and problems,” said a Sneed source. “He is a member of the Rainbow Coalition.”
Jackson told the Sun-Times in March during a Smollett visit: “PUSH has always been a house of refuge.
“It’s part of what we do, reaching out to people who are in distress, and we have done so in many high-profile cases over the years, from Sammy Davis Jr., when he hugged President Nixon and black folks turned against him, to Bobby Rush, after police tried to kill him in the Black Panthers raid.”
The source, who claims he had just communicated with the former “Empire” TV show star, said Smollett just had dinner in New York at Ricardo Steak House in Harlem last Saturday with his close friend and “Empire” star Taraji P. Henson and her fiancé, Kelvin Hayden.
“They talked about “Empire” and what Jussie is going to do moving forward because he is still under contract there,” the source added. “Jussie and the cast are still very close.”
Renewed for its sixth season, the “Empire” series has extended the actor’s option “by mutual agreement,” leaving the door open for him to return at some point.
#NewMusicVideo from Chris Brown – No Guidance Ft. Drake
Chris Brown and Drake recently reunited for the single, “No Guidance,” and now the two reveal a music video for the collaboration. The clip is 9-minutes long and includes an epic dance battle between Drizzy and Breezy. The video also features cameos from Tory Lanez, Chubbs, and King Aguila.
The Boi-1da-produced song is one of 37 tracks off Brown’s new album, ‘Indigo,’ which landed atop the Billboard charts.
WATCH HERE
Brown and Drake previously collaborated on 2010’s “Deuces (Remix)” and Nicki Minaj’s “Only” in 2014. In addition to Drake, the album features Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Trey Songz, Tory Lanez, Joyner Lucas, Tyga, Gunna, H.E.R., Juvenile, Juicy J, and more.
#NewHipHopVideo from Lizzo Feat. Missy Elliott ‘Tempo’
In the Andy Hines-directed clip, the Houston native celebrates the thick girls. Lizzo shows off her moves while twerking in a cowboy hat, sequined bikini, and blue fur coat at an Atlanta diner with her namesake. Misdemeanor hops out of the hood of a car before repping with Lizzo in the parking lot as girls bounce on top of lowriders. The wild night caps off with Lizzo flaunting her flute-playing skills.
WATCH HERE
Last month, Lizzo paid tribute to her idol with a performance at the Songwriters Hall of Fame. “Missy, I wanna thank you so much for inspiring young black girls like me to chase their dreams,” she said. “I love you so much. I wouldn’t be here without you.”
“Tempo” can be found on Lizzo’s debut album Cuz I Love You, which remains in the top 10 on the Billboard 200.
#BoxOfficeNews:The 'Lion King' again is #1 at 75 Mil and Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in America comes in at #2 with a $40M Debut
While the weekend wasn't quite as large as anticipated, it was still the second straight weekend to top the same weekend last year. Leading the way for a second weekend in a row was Disney's The Lion King as it will soon top $1 billion worldwide, followed by a $40 million debut for Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, serving as the director's largest three-day debut to date. Additionally, A24's The Farewell found a spot in the top ten playing in just 135 locations while both Spider-Man: Far from Home and Aladdin topped $1 billion globally this weekend.
Disney's The Lion King found itself atop the weekend box office yet again, though it fell much harder than expected in its second weekend. With an estimated $75.5 million, the remake of the animated classic dipped -60.6% in its sophomore frame as the film's domestic total now stands over $351 million. While the film did deliver the largest opening weekend when compared to the top Disney Reimaginings, it also resulted in the largest drop among those films, which can be a byproduct of such a large debut. The full story will be told over the coming weekends when it comes to the film's theatrical longevity in the domestic marketplace.
Internationally, the film added another $142.8 million as its overseas total now stands at $611.9 million for a global cume reaching $962.7 million. As we'll detail shortly, this was a weekend for films topping $1 billion globally and The Lion King will be joining that crowd soon enough with plenty more to come as the film has still yet to open in Japan (8/9) and Italy (8/21).
In the runner-up position is Sony's debut of Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood with an estimated $40.35 million, serving as the largest opening weekend for the director, topping the $38 million opening for Inglourious Basterds back in August 2009. Opening day audiences gave the film a "B" CinemaScore, which is almost a grade point below the "A-" for Django Unchained. The crowd was 54% male and 64% were aged 25 or older.
50 Cent Announces ‘Power’ Spinoff With Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige has signed on to star in a spinoff of the popular Starz series. During the Television Critics Association summer press tour, series creator and co-showrunner Courtney A. Kemp announced that the “first of several” prequel series will be titled “Power Book 2: Ghost,” and will feature the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul.
According to Variety, the spinoff will “continue the journey” of some of the show’s “most controversial characters.”
Blige, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in Mudbound, then surprised the audience by joining Kemp and executive producer 50 Cent on stage. “This is probably the most exciting thing that’s going to happen to me this year,” she said. “I’ve been a fan of ‘Power’ since the very beginning and I want to thank Courtney Kemp and 50 Cent for starting this conversation with me.”
I had to bring something big to POWER,I went and got the best @maryjblige to star in “POWER book ll “the show must go on. #lecheminduroi #bransoncognac
50 Cent also celebrated the series’ newest cast member. “I said I got to find a replacement for me, we found somebody that Courtney’s gonna have a ball working with because it’s female orientated and somebody who’s got enough juice and grace to make the show even bigger,” he told the TCA crowd.
The sixth and final season of “Power,” “The Final Betrayal,” premieres Sunday, Aug. 25. The series, which stars Omari Hardwick, Naturi Naughton, Joseph Sikora, and Rotimi, is Starz’ most-watched and highest-rated show with an average of 10 million viewers per episode.
Kendrick Lamar Welcomes First Child With Whitney Alford
Kendrick Lamar is officially a father! The Grammy Award-winning rapper and his fiancée, Whitney Alford, welcomed a baby girl on Friday, July 26 according to US Weekly.
The high school sweethearts, who have been in love for over a decade, are very private when it comes to their private lives, but Kendrick did confirm their engagement in 2015.
During an interview on “The Breakfast Club,” King Kendrick said:
At the end of the day, you want to always, always have real people around you, period. Whether it’s male or female, and everybody that’s been around me, they’ve been around since day one.
I always show respect when respect has been given, and people that have been by your side, you’re supposed to honor that.
Congrats to the beautiful couple on the birth of their first child.
Kim Kardashian is filming a documentary about prison reform
According to a recent post on Kim’s Instagram, the reality star been working on a documentary for Oxygen about prison reform, highlighting the life of students in a college credit program offered at the Central Detention Center in Washington, D.C.
“I met so many people that can’t wait to share their stories with you,” Kim shared in the caption alongside a photo of herself, with a handful of inmates from the facility and Dr. Marc Howard, the Georgetown professor who teaches the offered course.
Kim Kardashian has been very vocal in recent months around issues of prison reform, lobbying to President Trump to have the life sentence of Alice Marie Johnson commuted after she served 21 years of a life sentence for a non-violent drug-related offense. Recently, she also appealed to Trump to help free A$AP Rocky from a Swedish detention center.
The Collection Of ‘EBONY’ & ‘Jet’ Magazine Photos has sold For $30M Auction
After 63 Years, Jet Magazine Publishes Final Print Edition
For decades, EBONY and Jet magazines were the central publications focusing on the lives of Black Americans, making a path for all the bevy of publications and outlets that cater to that demographic. The vast archive of photos between the two celebrated publications was sold at auction for $30 million and will be given to the Smithsonian Institution.
New York Daily News reports: Four major foundations, led by J. Paul Getty Trust, will pay $30 million for the photo archives of Ebony and Jet magazines and donate the treasure trove of images to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
“This is great news and a relief to the black community,” former Ebony editor-in-chief Harriett Cole told the Daily News
There was concern that by auctioning off Johnson Publishing Company’s storied photo archives, which chronicled 70 years of African-American history, that another black-owned media brand was losing its foothold in black culture.
But Thursday’s announcement means the collection will be in good hands.
Appraised for $46 million in 2015, the four million prints and negatives, include images of iconic figures like Lena Horne, Muhammad Ali, Arthur Ashe and Michael Jackson. Among the treasured photographs is Moneta Sleet Jr’s Pulitzer Prize winning picture of Coretta Scott King, cradling her daughter at the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s funeral.
As noted by the outlet, the Johnson Publishing Company was in possession of several iconic photos, including the gripping image of the body of slain teen, Emmett Till among others. The sale of the photo archive goes toward settling the debt of the company which sits around $10 to $50 million according to reports.
Michael B. Jordan is Joined by His Parents at Lupus Charity Event in L.A.
Michael B. Jordan poses with mom Donna and dad Michael as they arrive at the MBJAM19 Lupus Charity Event on Saturday afternoon (July 27) at Dave & Busters in Los Angeles.
The 32-year-old actor – whose mom has Lupus – hosted the event to help raise money and awareness for the organization.
“Together, we can raise money and awareness to fight lupus while bringing an afternoon of fun to those who suffer from it,” Michael shared in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
Other stars at the event included Nick Cannon, Toni Braxton and 16-year-old son Diezel Ky Braxton-Lewis, black-ish star Miles Brown, and Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez.
‘Real Housewives Of Potomac’ Star Katie Rost Gets Engaged, Her Fiance recieveas An Heirloom Ring
When you know, you know! Congrats to BRAVO’s The Real Housewives of Potomac cast member Katie Rost. Her boyfriend Jesse popped the question and she said yes. She confirmed he did it with a very special ring.
“An heirloom ring, and I said yes. We are engaged! Jesse’s mom loves this ring. I am proud to wear it.”
Some of her RHOP co-stars congratulated her on social media.
The two have been dating for a few months. She revealed him on her social media in late March.
This will be Rost’s second marriage as she was previously married to a man named Dr. James Rocco from 2011-2016. They have three children together. The engagement is much-needed good news for Rost as fans saw her go through an ugly custody battle with Rocco as she accused him of being physically abusive. She said the situation got so bad that it caused her to miscarry a child she was carrying in February with her then-boyfriend, a man named Jacob.
She and Jesse, whose last name has not been revealed to the public, began dating shortly after.
Rost starred in RHOP’s first season when it premiered in 2016. She took a break for seasons two and three and now makes appearances in the current fourth season.
Congrats to Katie and Jesse!
Kylie Jenner Unfollows Jordyn Woods On Instagram Amid James Harden Drama!
Despite reports that Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods have remained on good terms since the Tristan Thompson cheating scandal, things seem to be changing. The unfollow heard ’round the world happened after a video surfaced of Woods dancing with James Harden, ex-boyfriend of Khloé Kardashian. Woods, for her part, still follows Jenner.
According to TMZ, Woods and Harden danced and hung out at a bar in Houston on Wednesday night. Some sources claim the meeting was purely a coincidence, and the two didn’t really interact. However, others insist that the two have been in contact with each other for months, even going before Woods attended the infamous party at Thompson’s house five months ago.
Jenner previously unfollowed Woods’s sister and mother on Instagram last month. Still, her comments on Keeping Up With the Kardashians and other reports seemed to show that Jenner held no ill will toward her former best friend.
“[Kylie] realized there were moments in her life that it was just her family and Jordyn [and] she had become codependent. … She has a great network she wasn’t seeing,” a source told Us Weekly last week. “She’ll always care about Jordyn and she only wants the best for her. She’s only sending positivity to Jordyn, but it’s too soon to say [if] they’ll be able to fully reconcile. But time heals a lot of wounds, and the Kardashian/Jenners are a forgiving family.”
During a conversation on their show, Jenner and Kardashian discussed the aftermath of the scandal on Jenner.
“She was my security blanket. She lived with me, we did everything together. I just felt like, ‘Oh, I have Jordyn, I don’t need anything else,’” she admitted. “I feel like there’s a part of me that needed to grow without her. And sometimes people are there for certain reasons and certain times of your life and not for others.”
'The Handmaid's Tale' Was Renewed For Season 4!
Praise be! Hulu is taking "The Handmaid's Tale" fans back to Gilead for a new season of dystopian drama. Variety reported that the streaming service officially hit the green light for production to move forward with a fourth season. This comes at no surprise to fans and industry insiders, since Hulu has claimed that the Elizabeth Moss fronted program is the most watched show out of original and acquired series amongst subscribers.
For those unfamiliar, "The Handmaid's Tale" is a dramatic episodic television series based on a book of the same name by author Margaret Atwood. It tells the story of a fertile "handmaid" named June (Elizabeth Moss), forced to carry out pregnancies for bureaucratic elites in a society where natural births are on a steep decline. While trying to locate her stolen daughter, June must also navigate survival in the conservative nation of Gilead.
The show has been praised for highlighting controversial issues such as the effects of gender inequality, terrorism and extremism. Over it's three season run, "The Handmaid's Tale" has garnered forty-four Emmys nominations and eleven wins. Most recently Samira Wiley and Ann Dowd took home trophies from the Television Academy for Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series, respectively.
Produced by MGM Television, Moss stars alongside Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Alexis B
12 People Shot in Brownsville, Brooklyn at a Block Party!
Police say at least 12 people were shot near the Brownsville Playground in Brooklyn Saturday night
Witnesses say it happened at the annual Oldtimers Day celebration
At least six of the victims were transported to local hospitals, one of whom died
As many as 12 people were shot near a playground in Brownsville, Brooklyn Saturday night, police said, and one of the victims died at a local hospital.
Officers responded to the Brownsville Playground along Hegeman Avenue and Sackman Street just before 11 p.m.
Witnesses say the shooting happened at an annual block party. Signs at the scene indicate it was for the annual Oldtimers Day celebration.
Citizen App video shows police trying to clear a huge crowd to bring in stretchers.
The extent of the victims' injuries is unknown aside from the one death, a 38-year-old man. At least six were transported to local hospitals. No arrests have been made.
Early Sunday morning, Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted: "We had a terrible shooting in Brownsville tonight that shattered a peaceful neighborhood event. Our hearts go out to the victims. We will do everything in our power to keep this community safe and get guns off our streets."
Lil Nas X & Sony Hit With $25 Million Copyright Lawsuit
Lil Nas X will finally have his first taste of true celebrity status as the 20-year-old rapper and record label Sony have been hit with a $25 million lawsuit over an uncleared Bobby Caldwell sample.
Music publisher The Music Force alleges that Nas X and his producer allegedly used portions of Caldwell’s 1982 song of the same name, “Carry On,” for the rapper’s 2018 track. The music publishing company also alleges the two were “motivated by greed and malicious intent” as the original #YouTube video has gained over four million views.
The suit claims that X posted his song to various other social channels that appropriated aspects of Caldwell’s “Carry On” without explicit permission. Court documents also allege the original song was copyrighted in 1983.
The Music Force included Sony in the lawsuit due to their recent signing of the Georgia rapper. The Music Force reportedly believes Sony’s failure to clear the sample also makes them liable.
“Sony elected to take no action to stop this illegal, unauthorized infringement as it was far more important to Sony to preserve its opportunity to enjoy millions of dollars of revenues from the success of the career of X,” the lawsuit read.
The company is seeking $10 million in damages and an additional $15 million in punitive damages, as they claim Lil Nas’ appropriation has devalued Caldwell’s original.
There’s a reason Why Folks Aren't Here For Cynthia Erivo! That’s because she Has Shady Tweets Mocking Black Americans!
The 'Harriet' movie will be the bet on Blacks movie to drop this year. However, folks are sounding off about British actress Cynthia Erivo playing abolitionist Harriet Tubman, especially after some of Cynthia's old tweets shading African Americans
HARRIET is based on the story of iconic freedom fighter Harriet Tubman, her escape from slavery and her subsequent missions to free countless of slaves through the Underground Railroad in the face of growing pre-Civil War adversity. Harriet Tubman is played by 32-year-old actress Cynthia Erivo and she'll be starring alongside singer/actress Janelle Monae, "Hamilton's" Leslie Odom Jr., Vanessa Bell Calloway and more.
A most of you should know, Cynthia is British of Nigerian descent. Some folks aren't here for a British woman playing a role an American black woman could and maybe should play when it’s already hard enough for dark skinned American black women to get roles. Some feel it's culturally insensitive to have chosen a black British woman rather than an American descendant of slaves to play the iconic abolitionist. A #HarrietDeservesBetter hashtag was trending on social media where people have voiced loudly and clearly their issue with Erivo copping the role.
But recently disrespectful tweets about African Americans fired off by Erivo have also surfaced. Apparently, Erivo has tweeted out TONS of comments - meant to be funny, we think - about "ghetto Americans", she co-signed a comment about African Americans having no culture and she even mentioned black Americans have appropriated African culture.
Check out these shady tweets Erivo have posted in the past about black Americans:
Here is why Cynthia Erivo, in particular, should not play Harriet Tubman.— 🇺🇸🌴Electric Bo Peep🌴🇺🇸 (@eBoPeep) September 24, 2018
TL; DR: There’s a troubling pattern of Cynthia repeatedly, deliberately, selectively *choosing* to not give respect to African-American heritage – the heritage of Harriet Tubman.#HarrietDeservesBetter pic.twitter.com/omxuA1Ese7
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Russi Taylor, Voice of Minnie Mouse, Passes Away At The Age Of 75
Russi Taylor, the voice of Minnie Mouse, has passed away.
Taylor passed away on Friday in her Glendale, California home, according to Disney CEO Bob Iger. Iger said, “Minnie Mouse lost her voice with the passing of Russi Taylor.”
“We’re so grateful for Russi’s talent as well as the tremendous spirit and great joy she brought to everything she did. It was a privilege to have known her and an honor to have worked with her, and we take comfort in the knowledge that her work will continue to entertain and inspire for generations to come,” Iger said in a statement.
He continued, “Russi will be sorely missed, and our hearts go out to her family and friends, along with our deepest condolences.”
Russi Taylor has been the voice of Minnie Mouse for more than three decades. However, she also lent her voice for other iconic characters, like Pebbles on “The Flinstones,” the Mackleberry Twins and Martin Prince on “The Simpsons” and other characters on “The Jetsons,” “Scooby-Doo,” “The Muppets” … plus plenty of other Disney favorites.
Russi Taylor was 75.
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