Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Marilu Henner, acclaimed actress/Author and co-star of the TV series “Taxi”.
Marilu Henner is a highly acclaimed and popular actress, producer and best-selling author who is perhaps best remembered for her portrayal of “Elaine Nardo” in the hit TV show “Taxi”, for which she received 5 Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress.
She also played Burt Reynolds’ wife “Ava Newton” on “Evening Shade”, and she was “Aida” in over a dozen Aurora Teagarden Mystery movies. But her body of work extends far beyond those memorable roles. She’s appeared in numerous shows on Broadway, including the original cast of “Grease”, as well as “Over Here”, “Pal Joey”, “Chicago” and “The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife”. And she starred in many national touring productions including “Annie Get Your Gun”.
Her feature film credits include “Bloodbrothers”, “Hammett”, “The Man Who Loved Women”, “Johnny Dangerously”, “Chains of Gold”, “Imperfections”, “Life With Dog”, “The Mimic” and “L.A. Story”, for which she was nominated for an American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture.
On TV, she’s appeared in a whole slew of movies and miniseries including “Dream House”, “Love with a Perfect Stranger”, “Grand Larceny”, “Ladykillers”, “My Son is Innocent”, “Titanic”, “The Governor’s Wife”, “Good Behavior”, “A Kismet Christmas” and many more. And she’s guest starred in dozens of great TV series including “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, “The Tracy Ullman Show”, “Cybill”, “Providence”, “ER”, “Grey’s Anatomy” and many more. She also co-starred in an episode of Great Performances called “Grown-Ups”, for which she was nominated for a Cable Ace Award for Best Actress.
Marilu Henner is also a New York Times bestselling author of TEN wonderful books. Some favorites are: “By All Means Keep On Moving”, “Marilu Henner’s Total Health Makeover”, “I Refuse To Raise A Brat”, “Party Hearty: Hot, Sexy, Have-a-Blast Food & Fun All Year Round”, “Total Memory Makeover: Uncover Your Past, Take Charge of Your Future”, and her most recent book which I believe EVERYONE needs to read, “Changing Normal: How I Helped My Husband Beat Cancer”, which is an absolute revelation.
Harvey Brownstone is a retired judge of the Ontario Court of Justice and was the first openly gay judge in Canada. He is also the bestselling author of “Tug of War: A Judge’s Verdict on Separation, Custody Battles and the Bitter Realities of Family Court” and hosted “Family Matters with Justice Harvey Brownstone,” a television talk show on matters involving the family justice system.
After a distinguished legal career, Harvey was appointed a judge at the age of 38 in 1995. He has presided in family and criminal courts. He has been a trailblazer in several ways. He was the first openly gay judge in Canada. He was the first sitting judge in the world to write a national best seller and to host a TV talk show.
Harvey has been a role model and icon in the LGBTQ community. When same-sex marriage was legalized in Canada in 2003, he was the only judge to make himself publicly available to officiate at weddings for lesbian and gay couples travelling to Toronto from all over the world to get married. In 2007, he officiated at the wedding of Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer, the American couple whose marriage triggered the 2013 United States Supreme Court decision overturning the definition of “spouse” in the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
In February 2021, Harvey launched his online talk show “Harvey Brownstone Interviews” on his own YouTube channel. He saw this as an interesting hobby. Within several months, the show attracted hundreds of thousands – and then eventually, millions – of viewers. Because of the overwhelming success of the show, Harvey decided to retire from the judiciary on December 31, 2021 after having presided as a full-time judge for 26 1/2 years. Free from the constraints imposed upon judges regarding the expression of opinions and the endorsement of private enterprise, Harvey now happily devotes his full-time attention to hosting “Harvey Brownstone Interviews” as a regular member of the public – albeit one with a rather illustrious and unique career history.
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