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Connecting Anton Yelchin and Lorna Luft
Anton Yelchin
In Showtime's television series '' Huff'', Yelchin played Byrd Huffstodt, the 14-year-old son of the eponymous character (Hank Azaria).
Hank Azaria
American actor
Professor Frink is based on Jerry Lewis' performance in the original '' The Nutty Professor'', and the Sea Captain is based on English actor Robert Newton's portrayal of many pirates.
Jerry Lewis
American actor, comedian and filmmaker (1926–2017)
While there, he received an urgent request from his friend Sid Luft, who was Judy Garland's husband and manager, saying that she couldn't perform that night in Las Vegas because of strep throat, and asking Lewis to fill in.
Sidney Luft
They had two children, Lorna Luft (born November 21, 1952, in Santa Monica, California) and Joseph Wiley "Joey" Luft (born March 29, 1955, in Los Angeles).
Anton Yelchin
Celebrities present at the unveiling ceremony included Jennifer Lawrence, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg, J. J. Abrams, Emile Hirsch, Demi Moore, Jon Voight, Drake Doremus, and Jeremy Saulnier.
Jon Voight
The project also featured a large ensemble of other well-known Hollywood actors including Jim Caviezel, Louis Gossett Jr., John Rhys-Davies, Luke Perry, Gary Sinise, Jason Alexander, Christopher McDonald, Marisa Tomei and John Schneider.
Louis Gossett Jr.
American actor
The movie, directed by Valerio Zanoli, stars Karen Grassle and 5 Academy Award winners: Louis Gossett Jr., Cloris Leachman, Tatum O’Neal, George Chakiris, and Olympia Dukakis.
Cloris Leachman
American actress (1926-2021)
The Englunds were Bel Air neighbors of Judy Garland, Sid Luft and their children, Lorna and Joey Luft, during the early 1960s.
Lorna Luft stated in her memoir '' Me and My Shadows: A Family Memoir'' that Leachman was "the kind of mom I'd only seen on TV".
Anton Yelchin
He received a memorial plaque alongside several other late '' Star Trek'' actors; such as Leonard Nimoy, James Doohan, and ''Star Trek'' creator Gene Roddenberry.
Gene Roddenberry
He wrote and produced ''Pretty Maids All in a Row'' (1971), a sexploitation film directed by Roger Vadim, for MGM. The cast included Rock Hudson, Angie Dickinson, Telly Savalas, and Roddy McDowall alongside ''Star Trek'' regular James Doohan, and William J. Campbell, who had appeared as a guest in two ''Star Trek'' episodes, "The Squire Of Gothos" and "The Trouble With Tribbles". '' Variety'' was unimpressed: "Whatever substance was in the original [novel by Francis Pollini] or screen concept has been plowed under, leaving only superficial, one-joke results." Herbert Solow had given Roddenberry the work as a favor, paying him $100,000 for the script.
Roddy McDowall
He published five books of photographs, each featuring photos and profile interviews of his celebrity friends interviewing each other, such as Elizabeth Taylor, Judy Garland, Judy Holliday, Maureen O'Hara, Katharine Hepburn, Lauren Bacall, and others.
Judy Garland
American actress and singer (1922–1969)
Garland's daughter Lorna Luft stated that her mother selected the name when Jessel announced that the trio "looked prettier than a garland of flowers". A TV special was filmed in Hollywood at the Pantages Theatre premiere of '' A Star Is Born'' on September 29, 1954, in which Jessel stated:
On November 21, 1952, Garland gave birth to daughter Lorna Luft, who herself became an actress and singer.
Returning to the stage, Garland made one of her last U.S. appearances at New York's Palace Theatre in July 1967, a 27-show stand, performing with her children Lorna and Joey Luft.
In 1978, a selection of Garland's personal items was auctioned off by her ex-husband Sidney Luft with the support of their daughter Lorna Luft and their son Joey.
Anton Yelchin
In 2004, he guest-starred in the Season Four episode of '' Curb Your Enthusiasm'' as Stewart, Cheryl David's cousin and a self-described magician who knows a card trick.
Curb Your Enthusiasm
It often celebrity features guest stars, many of them playing fictionalized versions of themselves including Ted Danson, Richard Lewis, Wanda Sykes, Rosie O'Donnell, and Jon Hamm.
Some of these guest stars who appear as fictionalized versions of themselves include Mary Steenburgen, Mel Brooks, Michael York, Martin Scorsese, Ben Stiller, Christian Slater, David Schwimmer, Rob Reiner, Rosie O'Donnell, Seth Rogen, Michael J. Fox, and the main cast of '' Seinfeld'' – Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards.
Rosie O'Donnell
American comedian
The tour, sponsored by the gay cable channel Logo, began on June 8, 2007. Hosted by comedian Margaret Cho and headlined by Cyndi Lauper, the tour also included Debbie Harry, Erasure, The Gossip, Rufus Wainwright, The Dresden Dolls, The MisShapes, Indigo Girls, The Cliks, and other special guests.
Rufus Wainwright
American-Canadian singer-songwriter and composer
In 2008, Garland's daughter Lorna Luft expressed strong approval of Wainwright's recordings of her mother's songs.
