Bill Hader recently received the shocking news of his distant relation to fellow acting legend Carol Burnett.
During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday 13 April, the Barry star recounted the moment Burnett emailed him informing him that they are distant cousins.
“It’s insane,” Hader recalled. “She emailed me and said, ‘We’re related.’
“And I was like, ‘What?’ and I turned to my daughters and I’m like, ‘We’re related to Miss Hannigan!’”
Burnett, 89, who played the formidable orphanage owner Miss Hannigan in the original 1982 musical film Annie, discovered her bloodline connection with Hader on Finding Your Roots.
The PBS docuseries connects celebrities with Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr, who helps them trace their DNA lineage to learn about their ancestrial history.
After discussing the coincidental revelation, Kimmel played a clip from an old interview of a younger Hader confessing he had a “huge crush...
During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday 13 April, the Barry star recounted the moment Burnett emailed him informing him that they are distant cousins.
“It’s insane,” Hader recalled. “She emailed me and said, ‘We’re related.’
“And I was like, ‘What?’ and I turned to my daughters and I’m like, ‘We’re related to Miss Hannigan!’”
Burnett, 89, who played the formidable orphanage owner Miss Hannigan in the original 1982 musical film Annie, discovered her bloodline connection with Hader on Finding Your Roots.
The PBS docuseries connects celebrities with Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr, who helps them trace their DNA lineage to learn about their ancestrial history.
After discussing the coincidental revelation, Kimmel played a clip from an old interview of a younger Hader confessing he had a “huge crush...
- 4/18/2023
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - TV
Australian actor Maxine Klibingaitis, best known for her role on Neighbours, has died “suddenly and unexpectedly. She was 58.
Klibingaitis’s death was shared on Monday (17 April) on a Facebook fan page for the 1979 drama series Prisoner, on which she portrayed the much-loved character of Bobbie Mitchell.
“We regrettably announce that actress Maxine Klibingaitis has passed away,” the post reads.
“Maxine played the much-loved character of Bobbie Mitchell in Prisoner, Terri Inglis in Neighbours, and many other roles on Australian TV.
“Maxine was only 58. We send our sincere condolences to her son Zane and Maxine’s family and friends. Rip Maxine.”
Initially, the post was thought to be fake, however, Maria, the admin of the Facebook page clarified it was not a “hoax” and that they had been in touch with a close friend of Klibingaitis who had confirmed the news.
“Just to clarify for those inboxing me, the sad news is not a hoax.
Klibingaitis’s death was shared on Monday (17 April) on a Facebook fan page for the 1979 drama series Prisoner, on which she portrayed the much-loved character of Bobbie Mitchell.
“We regrettably announce that actress Maxine Klibingaitis has passed away,” the post reads.
“Maxine played the much-loved character of Bobbie Mitchell in Prisoner, Terri Inglis in Neighbours, and many other roles on Australian TV.
“Maxine was only 58. We send our sincere condolences to her son Zane and Maxine’s family and friends. Rip Maxine.”
Initially, the post was thought to be fake, however, Maria, the admin of the Facebook page clarified it was not a “hoax” and that they had been in touch with a close friend of Klibingaitis who had confirmed the news.
“Just to clarify for those inboxing me, the sad news is not a hoax.
- 4/18/2023
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - TV
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