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Connecting Chris Elliott and Zachary Levi



Chris Elliott American actor, writer, and comedian
As his career on ''Late Night'' blossomed, Elliott also took small movie roles, often as a supporting actor in non-comedies such as Michael Mann's '' Manhunter'' and James Cameron's ''The Abyss''.

James Cameron Canadian filmmaker
Produced with similar techniques and technology as in ''Avatar,'' the film starred Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley and Keean Johnson.

Ed Skrein English actor and rapper
On 8 November 2019, he starred in Roland Emmerich’s blockbuster movie ''Midway'', co-starring Mandy Moore, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Aaron Eckhart, Nick Jonas, Dennis Quaid and Woody Harrelson.

Mandy Moore American singer and actress from Florida
Also that year, Moore co-starred with Zachary Levi where she voiced Rapunzel in the CGIDisney animated fantasy musical comedy '' Tangled''.


Chris Elliott American actor, writer, and comedian
Also that year, Elliott starred in his first movie—entitled ''Cabin Boy''—which also featured a short appearance by Elliott's old boss, David Letterman, and was produced by Tim Burton.

Tim Burton American film director, producer, writer and artist
In February 2021, it was announced that Burton would be directing and producing '' Wednesday'', a series for Netflix based on the titular character from The Addams Family.
It was reported that Burton would direct a 3D stop motion animation adaptation of '' The Addams Family'', which was confirmed by Christopher Meledandri, but the project was scrapped on July 17, 2013.

The Addams Family
Featured in the cast were Bebe Neuwirth as Morticia, Krysta Rodriguez as Wednesday, and Nathan Lane as Gomez.
The cast includes Lane as Gomez, Neuwirth as Morticia, Terrence Mann as Mal Beineke, Carolee Carmello as Alice Beineke, Chamberlin as Uncle Fester, Jackie Hoffman as Grandma, Zachary James as Lurch, Krysta Rodriguez as Wednesday, and Wesley Taylor as Wednesday's love interest, Lucas Beineke.

Krysta Rodriguez American actress and singer (born 1984)
In July 2013, Rodriguez returned to Broadway playing Casey in '' First Date'', co-starring with Zachary Levi.


Chris Elliott American actor, writer, and comedian
And ''The Guy Under The Sheets'' is an "unauthorized autobiography" that tells a comedically fictional version of Elliott's life in which Elliott "reveals" that he is the son not of comedian Bob Elliott, but, rather, of playwright Sam Elliott and actress Bette Davis.

Sam Elliott
He appeared three times on '' Parks and Recreation'' as Ron Dunn, the Eagleton equivalent of Ron Swanson; Dunn is a hippie, compared to Swanson's staunch survivalist and Libertarian personality.

Ron Swanson
In "Practice Date," when the parks department employees hold a contest to find who can learn the biggest secrets about each other, Ron discovers Tom's marriage to the attractive surgeon Wendy (Jama Williamson) is actually a green card marriage.

Jama Williamson
The show revolved around the happily married couple and their recently divorced male friend, played by Zachary Levi.


Chris Elliott American actor, writer, and comedian
Also that year, Elliott starred in his first movie—entitled ''Cabin Boy''—which also featured a short appearance by Elliott's old boss, David Letterman, and was produced by Tim Burton.

David Letterman American comedian and television host
During the initial weeks of his recovery, reruns of the ''Late Show'' were shown and introduced by friends of Letterman including Norm Macdonald, Drew Barrymore, Ray Romano, Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, Megan Mullally, Bill Murray, Regis Philbin, Charles Grodin, Nathan Lane, Julia Roberts, Bruce Willis, Jerry Seinfeld, Martin Short, Steven Seagal, Hillary Clinton, Danny DeVito, Steve Martin, and Sarah Jessica Parker.
Letterman's last episode aired on May 20, 2015, and opened with a presidential sendoff featuring four of the five living American presidents, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, each mimicking the late president Gerald Ford's statement "Our long national nightmare is over." It also featured cameos from '' The Simpsons'' and '' Wheel of Fortune'' (the latter with a puzzle saying "Good riddance to David Letterman"), a Top Ten List of "things I wish I could have said to David Letterman" performed by regular guests including Alec Baldwin, Barbara Walters, Steve Martin, Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Carrey, Chris Rock, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Peyton Manning, Tina Fey, and Bill Murray, and closed with a montage of scenes from both his CBS and NBC series set to a live performance of "Everlong" by Foo Fighters.
He made a surprise appearance on stage in San Antonio, Texas when he was invited up for an extended segment during Steve Martin's and Martin Short's ''A Very Stupid Conversation'' show, saying "I retired, and...I have no regrets," Letterman told the crowd after walking on stage. "I was happy.

Steve Martin
The play opened on Broadway at the Booth Theater on November 29, 2017. The cast features Amy Schumer, Laura Benanti, Jeremy Shamos and Keegan-Michael Key, with direction by Jerry Zaks.

Laura Benanti American actress and singer
Benanti starred in the lead role of Amalia Balash in the 2016 Roundabout Theatre Company Broadway revival of '' She Loves Me'' opposite Zachary Levi.





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