Candice Bergen
Candice Patricia Bergen (born May 9, 1946) is an American actress and former fashion model. She won five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for her portrayal of the title character on the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown (1988–1998, 2018-2019). She is also known for her role as Shirley Schmidt on the ABC drama Boston Legal (2005–2008). In films, Bergen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Starting Over (1979), and for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Gandhi (1982).
Bergen began her career as a fashion model and appeared on the cover of Vogue before she made her screen debut in the film The Group (1966). She starred in The Sand Pebbles (1966), Soldier Blue (1970), Carnal Knowledge (1971), and The Wind and the Lion (1975). She made her Broadway debut in the 1984 play Hurlyburly and starred in the revivals of The Best Man (2012) and Love Letters (2014). From 2002 to 2004, she appeared in three episodes of the HBO series Sex and the City. Her other film roles include Miss Congeniality (2000), Sweet Home Alabama (2002), The Women (2008), Bride Wars (2009), Book Club (2018) and Let Them All Talk (2020).
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 4.0076 |
| Birthday | 1946-05-09 |
| Place of Birth | Beverly Hills, California, USA |
| Also Known As | Candice Patricia Bergen, Candy Bergen, Olga Mallsnerd, |
2000
Miss Congeniality
6.53/4316
When the local FBI office receives a letter from a terrorist known only as 'The Citizen', it's quickly determined that he's planning his next act at t...
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Miss Congeniality
1982
Gandhi
7.559/2555
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian...
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Gandhi
2009
Bride Wars
6.246/3228
Two best friends become rivals when their respective weddings are accidentally booked for the same day.
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Bride Wars
2008
Sex and the City
6.547/2311
When Carrie's big step forward in her relationship goes awry, best friends Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha are there to help her pick up the pieces.
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Sex and the City
2003
The In-Laws
5.647/319
Right before his daughter's wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his new in-laws are international smugglers.
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The In-Laws
1966
The Sand Pebbles
7.215/293
Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat USS San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of the Yangtze in the middle of exploited and revolution...
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The Sand Pebbles
2003
View from the Top
5.565/618
No one thought Donna would go very far. But when she sets her sights on becoming a first-class international flight attendant, Donna throws caution to...
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View from the Top
2002
Sweet Home Alabama
6.42/1772
New York fashion designer Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But her past holds many secrets—incl...
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Sweet Home Alabama
1977
The Domino Principle
5.821/81
Roy Tucker, a Vietnam war veteran with excellent shooting skills, is serving a long prison sentence when a mysterious visitor promises him that he wil...
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The Domino Principle
1985
Stick
5.452/52
After getting out of jail, car thief Ernest "Stick" Stickley witnesses the murder of his friend Rainy during a drug deal. To avoid getting killed by t...
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Stick
1975
Bite the Bullet
6.431/137
At the beginning of the 20th century, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race : 700 miles to run in a few days. 9 adventurers are competing, amo...
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Bite the Bullet
1968
The Magus
5.7/36
A teacher on a Greek island becomes involved in bizarre mind-games with the island's magus (magician) and a beautiful young woman.
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The Magus
2008
The Women
5.158/373
The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily-we...
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The Women
1970
Soldier Blue
6.755/231
After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a young woman w...
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Soldier Blue
1971
Carnal Knowledge
6.566/236
Two lifelong friends navigate complex sexual encounters and emotional entanglements, wrestling with societal norms and personal desires.
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Carnal Knowledge
2010
The Romantics
4.916/262
Alliances are tested when seven college pals reunite to watch two of their own say “I do” at a seaside wedding. But the maid of honor and the groom sh...
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The Romantics
1974
11 Harrowhouse
5.8/30
A small time diamond merchant jumps at the chance to supervise the purchase and cutting of a large first class diamond. But when the diamond is stolen...
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11 Harrowhouse
1970
Getting Straight
6.284/37
Graduate student Harry Bailey was once one of the most visible undergraduate activists on campus, but now that he's back studying for his master's, he...
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Getting Straight
1975
The Wind and the Lion
6.481/214
At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers, and the attempts to free her range from diplomatic pressure...
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The Wind and the Lion
1967
The Day the Fish Came Out
4.8/15
A plane carrying a weapon more dangerous than a nuclear weapon goes down near Greece. To prevent panic, the officials go in dressed as tourists (who a...
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The Day the Fish Came Out
1971
The Hunting Party
6.182/77
A ruthless rancher, and his gang, use extremely long range rifles to kill the men who kidnapped his wife.
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The Hunting Party
Harvest Moon
0/0
Story about the early months of the pandemic, where a young boy named Charlie tries to get his estranged parents together again.
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Harvest Moon
1979
Starting Over
6.4/71
After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.
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Starting Over
1966
The Group
5.662/37
It's 1933, and eight young women are friends and members of the upper-class group at a private girl's school, about to graduate and start their own li...
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The Group
1967
Live for Life
6.4/20
Famous TV newscaster Robert Colomb is married to Catherine, but is continually unfaithful to her. Then he meets, and becomes fascinated with Candice.
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Live for Life
1993
Aretha Franklin: Duets
8.333/3
A chance to hear admirers including Elton John, Gloria Estefan, Smokey Robinson, PM Dawn, Bonnie Raitt and Rod Stewart sharing a stage with the Queen...
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Aretha Franklin: Duets
1999
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
9/1
Even big stars need to stand in front of the director and audition for their roles, and some of the best screen tests are from the early years of lege...
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Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1970
The Adventurers
4.708/12
The wealthy playboy son of an assassinated South American diplomat discovers that his father was murdered on orders of the corrupt president of the co...
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The Adventurers
1987
Mayflower Madam
4.333/6
Inspired by the explosive sex-for-sale scandal that rocked Manhattan in 1984, the infamous Sydney Biddle Barrows, a driven young socialite, opens an e...
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Mayflower Madam
1981
Rich and Famous
5.413/40
Two literary women compete for 20 years: one writes for the critics; the other one, to get rich.
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Rich and Famous
1978
A Night Full of Rain
5.313/16
When romantic journalist Paolo rescues American photographer Lizzy from a scuffle in an Italian village, his efforts at romance lead nowhere. But when...
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A Night Full of Rain
2021
The Capote Tapes
5.9/8
A portrait of the brilliant American writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and the New York high society of his time.
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The Capote Tapes
1985
Arthur the King
3.538/13
Classic tale of King Arthur and how his wife is kidnapped by his evil sister. Lancelot is sent out to try and retrieve the lost queen and unfortunatel...
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Arthur the King
1971
T.R. Baskin
5.139/18
An enthusiastic young woman runs away to Chicago to start a new life. She is soon confronted with the emotional coldness of the big city and has to se...
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T.R. Baskin
1978
Oliver's Story
4.823/31
Oliver Barrett IV is emotionally devastated by the death of his wife Jenny, and, while he tries to lose himself in his work as a lawyer, the long hour...
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Oliver's Story
2013
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
6.1/15
It's the most mythic of all American emporiums - and the scene of many an ultimate fashion fantasy. Now audiences get a rarified chance to peek behind...
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Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
2011
Elusive Justice
9/1
Narrated by Candice Bergen, Elusive Justice is an unprecedented examination of the more than six-decade global hunt for the 20th century's most notori...
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Elusive Justice
1993
Understanding the Universe
0/0
Join astronomers and astrophysicists as they probe light years beyond the Milky Way, in Understanding The Universe, part of TLC's popular television s...
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Understanding the Universe
2003
Footsteps
5.778/9
Daisy Lowendahl is a best-selling suspense novelist who finds herself at her isolated beach house with a local young fan who knows almost everything a...
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Footsteps
2023
Book Club: The Next Chapter
6.293/227
Four best friends take their book club to Italy for the fun girls' trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their r...
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Book Club: The Next Chapter
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
8/9
Based on the first centenary of the largest exporter of films in the world, that is Hollywood, is the story told by its protagonists, actors and write...
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
2013
Inequality for All
7.512/126
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Inequality for All
2014
A Merry Friggin' Christmas
5.3/265
Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hi...
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A Merry Friggin' Christmas
2016
Rules Don't Apply
5.749/509
The unconventional love story of an aspiring actress, her ambitious driver, and their eccentric boss, the legendary billionaire Howard Hughes.
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2009
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
7.2/8
Holiday special including brand-new material with Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, the infamous troublemaker "Gilly," and others. The special also features...
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SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
2015
Beautiful & Twisted
5.4/68
Following the murder of hotel heir Ben Novack Jr., police focus their investigation on his wife, Narcy.
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Beautiful & Twisted
1985
Murder: By Reason of Insanity
5.667/3
A married couple from Poland emigrates to the U.S.,. but things don't turn out as well as they had imaged. The husband's business fails, while his wif...
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Murder: By Reason of Insanity
2014
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
4.8/4
The life story of the film director, movie star and industry figure who furthered the cause of cinema: Lord Richard Attenborough.
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Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
1998
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
7.667/18
Classic Saturday Night Live skits featuring the hilarious Phil Hartman.
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1984
2010
6.663/1109
While planet Earth poises on the brink of nuclear self-destruction, a team of Russian and American scientists aboard the Leonov hurtles to a rendezvou...
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2010
2015
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
7/2
The film follows Henson’s career from his first work with his Muppets in the early 1950’s during television’s Golden Age up to his sudden and shocking...
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In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
2021
I am a Mennonite
0/0
A filmmaker explores his Mennonite roots and identity.
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I am a Mennonite
2017
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
6.465/1296
An estranged family gathers together in New York for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father.
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The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
1990
The Earth Day Special
6.083/12
The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the special fe...
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The Earth Day Special
2006
William Shatner in Concert
4.5/2
William Shatner performs a concert of biographical songs that take the audience into the reality of his life and career: from STAR TREK to BOSTON LEGA...
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William Shatner in Concert
2017
Home Again
6.085/1251
Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.
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2007
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
0/0
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles' features video clips of surviving cast and crew, including Richard Attenborough, Candice Bergen, and Neile Adams, the...
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The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
1969
The Woody Allen Special
4.75/4
The Woody Allen Special is a television special that premiered on CBS on 21 September 1969. Allen hosted and wrote the television special show in whic...
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The Woody Allen Special
1989
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
6/7
A camera crew follows Helmut Newton, the fashion and ad photographer whose images of tall, blond, big-breasted women are part of the iconography of tw...
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Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
2018
Book Club
6.228/845
Four lifelong friends decide that their lives could change by becoming nasty and reading Fifty Shades of Grey in their monthly book club to get inspir...
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Book Club
1986
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
7.2/19
Some of the biggest stars in show business pay a fun tribute to Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Looney Tunes to mark their 50th anniversary.
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Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1996
Mary & Tim
6.75/4
Another adaptation of the novel "Tim", about the love that develops between a mentally challenged young man and the older, lonely widow who takes him...
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Mary & Tim
2010
The Women of SNL
5.2/5
A look back at some of the funniest female characters and sketches in SNL's 39-year history.
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The Women of SNL
1990
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
9/2
A television special broadcast in honor of composer, songwriter, pianist, television writer and lyricist Joe Raposo following his death in early 1989.
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Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
2020
Let Them All Talk
5.586/307
A celebrated author takes a journey with some old friends to have some fun and heal old wounds. Her nephew comes along to wrangle the ladies and finds...
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Let Them All Talk
2015
Louis Malle, le rebelle
7/2
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Louis Malle, le rebelle
1994
The World of Jim Henson
7.429/7
In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explored, from his six-second commercial beginnings to a...
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The World of Jim Henson
2019
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
6.5/4
"Alan Pakula: Going for Truth" encompasses the personal and professional life of Alan J. Pakula, a lauded filmmaker and extremely private man, who was...
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Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2020
Belushi
7/56
Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi’s death, director R.J. Cutler’s documentary feature examines the too-short lif...
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Belushi
1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
6.895/19
A TV special celebrating the 25th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts ret...
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Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
6.2/26
Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere of the Muppets' first feature film, The Muppet Movi...
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The Muppets Go Hollywood
2005
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
7.875/8
A retrospective of the first 5 years of Saturday Night Live.
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Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
1975
The Lion Roars Again
6.5/2
A chronicle of the 1975 International Press Conclave hosted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer over two days in May 1975.
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The Lion Roars Again
1983
Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
0/0
The making of the film Gandhi (1982).
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Mr. Attenborough and Mr. Gandhi
2022
As They Made Us
5.33/53
Abigail, a divorced mother of two, is struggling to balance the dynamics within her dysfunctional family as she attempts to cultivate new love.
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As They Made Us
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
7/3
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th anniversary....
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Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
6.833/6
Hailed by some as a cinematic genius, a feminist voice and a true maverick of American cinema, dismissed by others as a voyeuristic fraud and the "wor...
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Who Is Henry Jaglom?
2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
7.667/3
A look at one hundred years of romance in American cinema.
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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2021
Show of Titles
0/0
An evening of celebrated stars performing the titles songs from Broadway’s best.
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Show of Titles
2003
The Passions of Louis Malle
10/1
A documentary portrait of the legendary French film director Louis Malle featuring many of his collaborators including playwrights David Hare and John...
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The Passions of Louis Malle
2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
7.143/63
The chronicle of the mind-blowing journey that was Hollywood during the seventies; the true and gripping story of the last golden age of American cine...
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
1993
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
7/4
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration is a special produced for the beloved series' 25th anniversary. Released in a slightly different...
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Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
2026
Lorne
6.9/14
An unprecedented, behind-the-scenes glimpse at the man who built the inimitable empire of comedy, shaping television and culture for generations. The...
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