Fat Actress
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Fat Actress |
| Original title | Fat Actress |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| year | 2005 |
| length | 30 minutes |
| Episodes | 7 in 1 season |
| genre | Sitcom |
| idea | Kirstie Alley , Brenda Hampton |
| production | Scott Butler |
| First broadcast | April 18, 2005 (USA) on Showtime |
| German-language first broadcast |
April 3, 2006 on VOX |
| occupation | |
| |
Fat Actress is an American sitcom - miniseries in 2005 by Kirstie Alley and Scott Butler .
action
It tells the everyday life of the heavyweight, formerly successful and sought-after actress Kirstie Alley , who after her moderate success in recent years is trying to regain a foothold in Hollywood . Her biggest problem is being overweight , so she tries to lose weight with diets and other unsuccessful methods. She receives support from stylist Kevyn and her assistant Eddie, who is waiting for his chance as an actor himself. At any cost, Kirstie wants to get another engagement in a series or film and is constantly trying to convince Hollywood celebrities to give her a chance or to help.
The series is based in part on the real life of Kirstie Alley , but the stories in the series are fictional. Various Hollywood personalities have made guest appearances, mostly portraying themselves:
- John Travolta
- Mayim Bialik
- Kelly Preston
- Kid rock
- Larry King
- Merv Griffin
- Rhea Perlman
- Jeff Zucker (Managing Director, NBC Universal )
- Carmen Electra
- Leah Remini
- Melissa Gilbert
- Alex Trebek (presenter of the US original by Jeopardy! )
- Mo Collins ( MADtv )
- Mark Curry
synchronization
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Kirstie Alley | Kirstie Alley | Katja Brugger |
| Eddie Falcon | Bryan Callen | Lennardt Kruger |
| Kevyn Shecket | Rachael Harris | Dagmar Dreke |
| John Travolta | John Travolta | Robert Missler |
| Leah Remini | Leah Remini | Karin Grüger |
Episodes
| No. | Title (original) |
First broadcast (USA) |
Title (German) |
First broadcast (Germany) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big butts | March 7, 2005 | Impressive backs | April 3, 2006 |
| 2 | Charlie's Angels | March 14, 2005 | Four angels for Charlie | April 3, 2006 |
| 3 | Holy Lesbo, Batman | March 21, 2005 | Lesbian or Bi? | April 3, 2006 |
| 4th | The Koi Effect | March 28, 2005 | The carp effect | April 25, 2007 (see background ) |
| 5 | Crack for Good | April 5, 2005 | It's over now | April 10, 2006 |
| 6th | Cry baby McGuire | April 11, 2005 | Crybaby McGuide | April 10, 2006 |
| 7th | Hold This | April 18, 2005 | The dear money - or is it leaner? | April 10, 2006 |
Background and DVD release
Fat Actress was produced by Showtime and first aired March 6 through April 18, 2005. In Germany, the series was shown for the first time by VOX from April 3 to 10, 2006. A second season was initially reported in the media, but the series was not continued.
The pilot episode was available free of charge as a video stream on Yahoo.com at the same time as it was broadcast on television .
The fourth episode, The Carp Effect , was not broadcast by VOX because the story did not fit the VOX program and was less successful in the USA. The fourth showed the series in full in April and May 2007.
On May 24, 2005, the complete series was released in the United States and Canada in a box set on two DVDs . The discs are available individually. In Germany, the series was released on DVD on November 22, 2005, significantly earlier than the first broadcast on German free TV . On June 27, 2008, another DVD edition was released in Germany with the title Ein pfundiger FUN .
Web links
- Fat Actress in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Fat Actress in the online film database
Individual evidence
- ↑ fat actress Guest Stars ( English ) SHO.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 29, 2008.
- ↑ Fat Actress. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on May 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Arts, Briefly; Twice as Much 'Fat Actress' ( English ) The New York Times. February 16, 2005. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
- ↑ Series dictionary: Fat Actress . cable one. Retrieved on December 29, 2008. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
