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Writeup: Everybody knows Maggie Wheeler, you just
don't recognize the name. Let me give you a refresher. Maggie
plays the ever annoying Janice on Friends, guest starring
on more than fifteen episodes over the past ten years. She
also has a recurring role on Everybody Loves Raymond, giving
her frequent parts on television's two biggest sitcoms (not
bad). The very definition of a character actress, Maggie has
the nasal Long Islander nailed, and seems to have carved out
her own little niche playing the part. Here's a bit of trivia;
Maggie was originally cast in the role of Marcy for the pilot
of the Brooke Shields show Suddenly Susan (which ran on NBC
for five years). After the pilot was shot the producers decided
to change the direction of the show, the Marcy character was
renamed Vicki and the part went to Kathy Griffin instead of
Maggie. |
