Aubrey Plaza is definitely one of the “it-girls” of the moment. Many of Plaza’s fans fell in love with her during her time on Parks and Recreation, but the star has done a lot since her days playing April Ludgate.
From her 2020 performance in Black Bear to Plaza’s recent stint hosting Saturday Night Live, the actor and her career have come a long way. As Plaza reflected on her path to fame and stardom, she recalled one particular “pill-popping” character from her SNL audition.
Aubrey Plaza’s journey on ‘Saturday Night Live’ Aubrey Plaza smiles on the set of “Saturday Night Live” while preparing to host I Rosalind OConnor/NBC via Getty Images
Ahead of Plaza’s exciting hosting debut on Saturday Night Live, the Ingrid Goes West star sat down with Jimmy Fallon to talk about her exciting career and the journey that has brought her to this point.
From her 2020 performance in Black Bear to Plaza’s recent stint hosting Saturday Night Live, the actor and her career have come a long way. As Plaza reflected on her path to fame and stardom, she recalled one particular “pill-popping” character from her SNL audition.
Aubrey Plaza’s journey on ‘Saturday Night Live’ Aubrey Plaza smiles on the set of “Saturday Night Live” while preparing to host I Rosalind OConnor/NBC via Getty Images
Ahead of Plaza’s exciting hosting debut on Saturday Night Live, the Ingrid Goes West star sat down with Jimmy Fallon to talk about her exciting career and the journey that has brought her to this point.
- 2/9/2023
- by Ashley Swallow
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Eugene Lee, the award-winning production designer for “Wicked” and “Saturday Night Live,” has died. He was 83 years old.
His death was shared by the official Twitter page for “Wicked.”
Lee had been with “Saturday Night Live” since its debut in 1975, and worked on sets including the “Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary” and “SNL Presents: Halloween.”
Prior to joining the show, Lee was the in-house set designer for Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, R.I., and remained in that position at Trinity Rep throughout his life.
Lee, a six-time Emmy winner, won consecutive Emmys for Outstanding Art Direction For Variety or Nonfiction Programming from 2017-2021. He earned a total of 18 Emmy nominations.
In addition to his TV work, Lee worked on Broadway designing sets for “Sweeney Todd,” “Wicked” and “Candide” — all of which earned him Tony Awards. He also served as scenic designer for the original productions of “Merrily We Roll Along” and “Seussical.
His death was shared by the official Twitter page for “Wicked.”
Lee had been with “Saturday Night Live” since its debut in 1975, and worked on sets including the “Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary” and “SNL Presents: Halloween.”
Prior to joining the show, Lee was the in-house set designer for Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, R.I., and remained in that position at Trinity Rep throughout his life.
Lee, a six-time Emmy winner, won consecutive Emmys for Outstanding Art Direction For Variety or Nonfiction Programming from 2017-2021. He earned a total of 18 Emmy nominations.
In addition to his TV work, Lee worked on Broadway designing sets for “Sweeney Todd,” “Wicked” and “Candide” — all of which earned him Tony Awards. He also served as scenic designer for the original productions of “Merrily We Roll Along” and “Seussical.
- 2/8/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Eugene Lee, the six-time Emmy-winning production designer for Saturday Night Live since 1975 and a multiple Tony winner for such Broadway hits as Wicked, Sweeney Todd and Candide, died Tuesday in Providence, Ri. He was 83.
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As the production designer of SNL since the year of its debut, Lee was the longest-serving member of the NBC show’s production staff. He also served as production designer for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon from 2014-2018 and numerous SNL specials.
He also led the production design for Late Night with Seth Meyers and the 2000 television movie On Golden Pond, among others. For his work in television production design,...
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As the production designer of SNL since the year of its debut, Lee was the longest-serving member of the NBC show’s production staff. He also served as production designer for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon from 2014-2018 and numerous SNL specials.
He also led the production design for Late Night with Seth Meyers and the 2000 television movie On Golden Pond, among others. For his work in television production design,...
- 2/8/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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