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On My Screen: Jamie Lee Curtis Reveals How She Was Cast On ‘The Bear’ & How ‘Columbo’ Changed Her Life
Jamie Lee Curtis on the importance of being early, playing 'The Bear's Donna and the part in 'Columbo' that kept her off the beat — On My Screen
Jamie Lee Curtis just knew she would be in The Bear, long before she got the part of Donna Berzatto, the alcoholic, unstable mother of the restauranteur siblings at the show’s center. I said, ‘What do you want her nails to look like?’ He sent me a picture of the Desperate Housewives of New York.” Now, in the midst of shooting the much-anticipated sequel to fan favorite Freaky Friday, Curtis details how Peter Falk made her famous, her best advice, and why Lip Sync Battle missed their shot when they didn’t think to cast her. She says, “Have you decided yet?” And he goes, “Yes, I’ll have a donut.” A month later, I’m walking down the street, and somebody says, “Hey, I saw you on The Tonight Show.” Peter Falk had brought that clip on the show.
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