I don't even know where to start... Henry Jaglom has lived a life beyond my imagination. He's shared intimate relationships with Orson Welles, Jack Nicholson, Bob Rafelson, Bert Schneider, Natalie Wood, Georgia Brown, Tuesday Weld, Peter Bogdanovich, and those are just a few he spoke of here. Who suggested Davy Jones for The Monkees, helped edit Easy Rider, directed Orson's last filmed performance, got Nicholson, already a star, in his own first film... Henry did. Actor (Gidget, to name one) stand up comic, partnered with Richard Pryor, or Ritchie, as he calls him, playwright, screenwriter, author, filmmaker, artist... with stories around each. One better than the next... to his current passion projects, Train to Zakopane, which will have its theatrical release in May and, his upcoming memoir… The Third Stone on the Second Row, A Family Memoir, And A Brief History of the Jewish People. Henry is a fascinating, prolific man, who has spent his life and his career celebrating women. His films revolve around them. Us. He even cast me in a couple of them. Fiercely intelligent, passionate, volatile, empathetic, compassionate, tender-hearted, and intense, this time with Henry was fascinating, fun, and topped with the best cherry.
As we were readying to wrap, Louise shared the news which was blowing up my iPhone while we were filming. My daughter, Samantha, whose highest dream is to perform on Broadway, lived it, as we shot. She was chosen to sing the song of her choice from Waitress, and, with the band, cast, and audience bearing witness, she made her Broadway debut, and killed it! Is there a greater gift for a mother? I got to share her performance with Henry and Louise who hooted, cheered and cried with me. Or, maybe I cried enough for all of us.
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Apologies for the delayed start for those with us Live, and the inexplicable lack of crisp focus of the video. It was clear as glass through the lens. We're unsure if it was a Facebook issue, as they altered the Live platform this week, or if it was a connection issue. Although, neither was evident in the short promo we shot just prior. Alas, Henry's words rise above the glitches. Rich, easy, listening.
Henry Jaglom on The Road Taken, Celebrity Maps to Success
Wed, 3/28/18, 7 pm PT/ 10 pm ET
With Louise Palanker
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