It's Chessy, babe. Lisa Ann Walter is here. Might Know Her From Abbott Elementary, The Parent Trap, Shall We Dance?, War of the Worlds, Life's Work, Bruce Almighty, and Dance Your Ass Off. We got to talk to the great LAW about her brand new series Abbot Elementary being the toast of the 2022 television season and how the specificity of her Northeast Sicilian background really helped her and Grandma Vincenza cinch the role. We also got into how Chessy from The Parent Trap is for the queers, how Shall We Dance? inspired her dance competition series, and why she hired her own kid for War of the Worlds. You're gonna love it!

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Discussed this week

Nicole Scherzinger: is she a Roxie or a Velma

Hopefully previous guest Deidre Goodwin (Ep #5) who was in Chicago for a while, can tell us what celebs had the choreo adjusted for her

Amray-Fay Wright has played Velma forever and also in Japan (in Japanese)

Fran and Barry Weissler produce Chicago and they should give us comps at this point

Abbott Elementary was created by Quinta Brunson

Sheryl Lee Ralph is a duo with Lisa in Abbott, and her real life husband is a politician (PA state senator, Vincent Hughes)

Sheryl Lee Ralph is the VP of the LA Local actor's union

Lisa had a standup act in the 80s and 90s that got her a sitcom, Life's Work

Shall We Dance was a great showcase for Lisa's talents (Gere was a great partner) Blackpool champions were their teachers and partners

Started a reality show, Dance Your Ass Off (hosted by Marissa Jaret Winokur)

Lizzo has a new show, Watch Out for the Big Girls

Brian Keith was gruff and sexy to Anne

Nancy Meyers' 1998 remake of The Parent Trap was so so good. Lisa is iconically named "Chessy"

Lindsay's parents: Dina and Michael Lohan

Nip/Tuck character goes to plastic surgeon to have g-spot engorged, then was too much

Lisa was on the celebrity comedian ep of Weakest Link

Lisa played "Cheryl" aka "bartender" in Spielberg's War of the Worlds. Here she is going from the audition to the red carpet for Maxim

Elaine Hendrix and Lisa Ann Walter recreated the Parent Trap scene on IG

Damian loves Matthew Lawrence so much