Resident: How does a New Yorker feel about living in LA? Fran Drescher: I have lived in LA more than I have lived in New York. I moved out here when I was 20, however, I have a place in New York as well, and they both offer unique aspects to living. I live on the beach here in LA and that is very special; I have the best of both worlds. R: Where in New York do you live? FD: On the Upper West Side R: What makes a New Yorker? FD: I always consider myself a New Yorker, once you are born and raised in New York that imprint never goes away. I feel proud to be a New Yorker; it is the greatest city in the world. The people are so warm and it’s just a pleasure, it’s such an exciting city, it’s European but it’s also 21st century. There is always so much to do; I always get overloaded when I am in New York because I want to do everything. I have to go back to the beach just to recharge before I start up again. I think also the New York accent is unique. I am from Flushing and it was a wonderful place to be. It is where Simon and Garfunkel grew up and their song “In My Little Town” is about where I grew up. R: You made a success of being a New Yorker in The Nanny, how was that experience? FD: The Nanny was an amazing opportunity and was embraced worldwide and continues to be loved all over the world. It was a very iconic show and character, which I am extremely grateful for to have not only created, produced and starred in, but to be a part of such a wonderful experience that makes people feel good and laugh makes me very proud. It acts out everything from being a New Yorker to blue-collar meets blueblood and everything that’s exciting about New York R: I have to ask because I’m such a big fan of you and The Nanny - is your laugh natural? FD: I guess the laugh is pretty natural. It wasn’t planned, it just sort of happened and it was a happy accident. I feel like it should say on my tombstone, “Fran made us laugh.” It surprises me how many people ask me to laugh for them. R: Now you are on a new show, Happily Divorced, how is that? Fran with her real exhusband, Peter Marc Jacobson, and John Michael Higgins who plays Peter on Happily Divorced.
Resident January 2013
FD: This season we have some major guest stars that give another lift to the show; the show has matured this season. We get to know the characters in a deeper way and so a lot of the comedy comes out because we have built a history with these people, a simple glance over