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FROMLEFT: SAMURDANK/NETFLIX;WILLIAMGRAY/HBO
22
MAY 01, 2013
AA.COM/AMERICANWAY
{ TV }
SecondTime’saCharm
After a seven-year layoff, television’s
ArrestedDevelopment
— listedamong
Time
magazine’s 100Best TVShows of All Time— isback thismonthon
Netflix, whichwill offermore thanadozennewepisodes of the cult classic
all at once.
JEFFREYTAMBOR
, whoplayspatriarch to theBluths, TV’smost
dysfunctional andhilarious family, is aspleasedabout the show’s returnas
its legionof fans. TwiceEmmy-nominated for hisworkon the show’s first
run, theaffable68-year-old is livingproof that niceguysget the last laugh.
AMERICANWAY
:
Congratulations—you’re
back from thedead!
JEFFREYTAMBOR:
Wehadawonderful re-
unionabout aweekor so into shooting thenew
episodes.Wehadn’tworked together inalmost
sevenyears, and therewas a scenewhereall
nineof uswere reunited for thefirst time. The
camera’sgoingaround the room toeveryone
in the cast. Everybodyhada little speech. As
eachperson spoke, I thought: Everywhere
the camerawent itwas on suchan incredibly
talentedperson. Thesepeopleare themost
talentedpeople inany room.
AW
:
On
ArrestedDevelopment
, your
character,GeorgeBluthSr., is reprehensible.
He’sahorrible fatherandacrooked
businessman, butwecan’thelpbut lovehim.
JT:
He’swily. Even in jail, he’s the consummate
businessman. Hedoes havehisways, but he
alsohas heart—almost toomuch. I likehim. I
mean, thewhole family is suspect.Whose isn’t?
AW
:
Youoncesaid that todocomedy, you
have to trustyourcolleagueswithyour life.
JT:
It’s that old therapist thing: “Fall back into
myarms.”Comedy is like that. Youhave to
choosevery carefullywhoyou fall with. I’ve
beenvery, very lucky.
AW
:
You’vebeenapartof somany funny
showsover theyears, including
TheLarry
SandersShow
.Whathaveyou learnedabout
comedyover theyears?
JT:
Funny is funny, and I have to relearn it
everyday. I think thegreat comedians that I’ve
learned from, towhom I’m indebted— they
neverwink. Theynever say, ‘This is funny.’ They
play for keeps. Nowinkingallowed.
—J. RENTILLY
Tambor (left) and co-star JasonBateman
ina scene from
ArrestedDevelopment
AnnaChlumsky
After finding fame22years ago in
MyGirl
, AnnaChlumskygot off the
Hollywood track, went to college
andworked for abookpublisher.
But theactingbugbit again, and
now the32-year-old is starring
inHBO’spolitical comedy,
Veep
,
which is currently in its second
season.
AmericanWay
caught
upwithChlumsky, who recently
announced that she’s expecting
her first baby, toget reacquainted
with the former child star.
BOOKONYOUR
NIGHTSTAND:
“
Atlas
Shrugged
byAyn
Rand, aworkbook
called
HowYouDo
Anything isHow
YouDoEverything
and
TheTower
by
W.B. Yeats”
YOURPERFECT
WEEKEND:
“Taking
awalk in thepark
withmyhusband
anddog; having
good food,wineand
conversationwith
friends; catching
some theater or
cuddlingup toa
movie; or, for a
changeof pace,
dancing.”
FAVORITE
DESTINATION:
“NewYork,myhome
sweet home! I also
loveLondon, São
Paulo, Brusselsand
Miami.”
GUILTYPLEASURES:
“
Real Housewivesof
New Jersey
,
Jersey
Shore
and
RuPaul’s
DragRace
”
ONYOUR IPOD:
“LouisPrima, Cecilia
Bartoli,Metric,M.I.A.,
Mumford&Sons,
B.B. King, YeahYeah
Yeahs, LorettaLynn,
ChicoBuarqueand
CarlosVives.Oh,
andABBA.”
BESTMEMORY
WORKINGASA
CHILDACTRESS:
“JamieLeeCurtis
hostedapingpong
tournament during
lunchhourswhenwe
filmed
MyGirl
. The
wholecrewgot super
into it. Costumes,
aliases, thememusic
— theworks.”
—ALLISONWINN
SCOTCH
GETTING TO KNOW
