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Fran Drescher pays tribute to father Morty following his death at 94 after battle with Parkinson's disease: 'I'm happy he saw my success as a labor leader'

Fran Drescher's father Morty Drescher passed away at the age of 94 on March 20 following a long battle with Parkinson's disease. The actress shared a sweet tribute during an awards show.

'I am his daughter and I am so happy he got to see me not only achieve success as an actor, but even more importantly as a labor leader because doing volunteer work on behalf of the greater good was the ethics by which he raised me,'; pictured in 2005 Fran promptly announced the union's intention to strike on July 14, amid a labor dispute with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). Two major points of contention were streaming residuals and the regulation of self-tape auditions, including the use of artificial intelligence to digitally generate actors' performances.

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