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Crazy Eyes (character)
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Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren
Orange Is the New Black character
Uzo Aduba as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren in a promotional poster for season 2 of Orange Is the New Black
First appearance
"I Wasn't Ready"
Season 1, episode 1
July 11, 2013
Portrayed by
Uzo Aduba
Eden Wiggins (at age 10)
Taliyah Whitaker (at age 5)
Information
Significant other(s)
Maureen Kukudio (ex-girlfriend)
Parents
Pat and Dennis Warren
Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren is a fictional character played by Uzo Aduba on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. The character is the only role that has earned Emmy Award recognition both in the comedy and drama genres from the same show and only the second character to earn Emmy recognition in both genres.
Warren is portrayed as articulate and intelligent, but lacking in social skills, and prone to spiral into emotional outbursts when agitated. Aduba won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards as well as Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series at the 4th Critics' Choice Television Awards for her season 1 performance. She earned Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards as well as Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards for her season 2 performance. Her season 3 performance again won Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards.
In season 1, she is credited for 11 of the 13 episodes (not the first or seventh), although she appears in the first episode via footage filmed from another episode.[1][2] She is a recurring character in season 1 and a regular character beginning with season 2.[3]
Contents
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1 Appearance
2 Storylines
2.1 Season 1
2.2 Season 2
2.3 Season 3
2.4 Season 4
2.5 Season 5
3 Critical commentary
4 See also
5 References
Appearance[edit]
In season 2, episode 3 ("Hugs Can Be Deceiving"), Eden Wiggins and Taliyah Whitaker portray the 10-year-old and 5-year-old versions of Warren.[4] Throughout the first two seasons, it is shown that Warren aspires "to be included" and "to make friends and be valued".[5] The character is known for her bantu knots, an awkward grin, and her crazy eyes.[6][7]
Storylines[edit]
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Season 1[edit]
Warren is fixated on Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling) at the beginning of the season.[8] When Chapman, who has offended prison matriarch Red (Kate Mulgrew), seems hopelessly isolated, Warren is the only inmate not too intimidated to help her. She helps Chapman by getting jalapeños, so she could put them in a medicinal lotion for Red's sore back, and Red forgives Chapman. Warren nicknames Chapman "Dandelion", because of her blonde hair and puts in a request to become Chapman's bunkmate. Nonetheless, Chapman resists her advances.[9][10][11] As a result, Warren urinates on the floor in Chapman's bunk quarters.[12] In episode 9, "Fucksgiving", her white adoptive parents, Pat and Dennis Warren, are introduced.[13][14]
Season 2[edit]
As she rebounds from her unrequited love for Chapman, Warren is befriended by veteran inmate Yvonne "Vee" Parker (Lorraine Toussaint) as Parker develops her powerbase in the prison. Parker takes advantage of Warren's desperation for affection, and Warren becomes Parker's fanatically loyal right-hand woman.[15] Warren serves Parker as muscle, even beating up her friend Poussey Washington (Samira Wiley) on Vee's orders.[16] When Parker attacks prison matriarch Galina "Red" Reznikov (Kate Mulgrew) and put her in the hospital ward, she manipulates Warren into believing that she committed the crime. Warren gives a statement to prison officials confessing to the attack, but inmate counselor Sam Healy (Michael J. Harney) produces evidence that exonerates her. When she realizes that Parker used her, she breaks into tears.
In episode 3, "Hugs Can Be Deceiving", Warren's backstory is revealed via a flashback. She was adopted by white parents and raised in the suburbs, but her mental instability alienated her classmates and their parents alike. Her adoptive mother pushed her to excel at everything she did to prove that she was as good as everyone else; ironically, the constant pressure only made Warren's psychological problems worse. In the same episode, it is revealed that Warren had run outside and knocked Chapman unconscious after Chapman had beaten Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett (Taryn Manning) unconscious at the end of season 1.[17]
Season 3[edit]
In season 3, Suzanne is still grieving Vee's death, and Taystee has her hands full trying to control her temper, mental instability and constant fighting with Poussey. Eventually, she turns to new prison counsellor Berdie Rogers's drama class. There, she begins writing a surrealistic science-fiction erotica series called "The Time Hump Chronicles" which, although considered obscene and strange by both Rogers and Taystee, soon becomes an instant hit amongst the inmates. Although they prove to be therapeutic to her mental instability Suzanne becomes stressed and irritated with the constant harassment by the other inmates for more material, the persistent ideas that are being floated past her and the fan-fiction that is left at her bunk or lying around. Eventually, some of the extracts find their way into the hands of the COs, resulting on Officer Donaldson being mocked by both his colleagues and the inmates alike upon the realisation that he is the inspiration for one of the characters. This leads to Rogers' suspension. Suzanne, meanwhile, is taken by surprise when Maureen Kukudio, one of her more prolific fans, is actually interested in her romantically, and seeks advice on how to respond from Lorna. She admits that she finds Maureen attractive, but that she has never had had a girlfriend before, and subsequently backs out of a sexual liaison with her. In the season finale, Suzanne assists Poussey and Taystee in caring for Brook Soso, whom they discover unconscious from a drug overdose, and develops a closer bond with Maureen in the final scene, owing to a misunderstanding over a turtle that bit Maureen's foot.[18]
Season 4[edit]
In season 4 it is revealed that Suzanne's crime was kidnapping and accidental manslaughter of a child she grew friendly with while working as a greeter at a shop.[19] Believing that she was only being friendly, as evidenced when she tells the kid to only call 911 as an emergency, she did not realize the true implication of what she was doing (taking the child back from the park and playing video games). However, the frightened child attempted to escape by the fire escape but soon fell off the balcony and died. It is mentioned that she took a plea deal. Suzanne and Maureen's relationship becomes rocky when Kukudio insists on running away from the prison but Suzanne refuses and goes back to the prison however in "People Persons" the two are forced to fight under the command of CO Humphrey where Maureen insults her but in a agitated state, Suzanne soon retaliates by throwing her to the ground and beating her badly until she is pulled off by the Dominicans. This fight leads her to punish herself especially when a peaceful protest turns into a chaotic scene and Poussey Washington fatally dies by suffocation. Whilst the inmates grieve over her death, Suzanne believes that Poussey is alive and tries numerous attempts to suffocate herself in which she is sent to the medical room and placed next to Kukudio.
Season 5[edit]
In season five, Suzanne continues to recover from her injuries and also assists Maureen from her beating. She continues to believe that Poussey's spirit is trying to talk to her and performs a seance in the cafeteria where Poussey died. Her sanity soon spirals out of control especially when she breaks through the fiberboard ceiling to find "heaven" and becomes catatonic after Cindy feeds her lithium instead of her normal medication which she was pressured to stop by Lorna but is soon revived by an epipen.
Critical commentary[edit]
Aduba's portrayal of the character Crazy Eyes has led to extensive acclaim.[citation needed] According to Tom Meltzer of The Guardian, "Shakespeare-quoting loner 'Crazy Eyes' invites pity, shock, reproach and belly-laughs in equal measure."[20] The Huffington Post Canada entertainment editor Chris Jancelewicz, noted that after the first six episodes of season two, he was impressed by this appropriately nicknamed character: "Girl is crazy, and Aduba is genuinely frightening in the role. You can't tell if she's harmless or secretly plotting Piper's death".[21]
Aduba won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at the 66th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards as well as Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series at the 4th Critics' Choice Television Awards and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film at the 18th Satellite Awards for her season 1 performance.[22][23][24]
Aduba's season 2 performance earned her the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series as well as recognition for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards and a nomination Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards.[25][26][27] At the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, due to recent rule changes, the show was forced to compete as a drama series rather than a comedy one and Aduba was nominated and won for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.[28] Previously, Lou Grant played by Ed Asner was the only character for whom an actor had won both drama and comedy Emmy recognition (but in different shows).[29] She also earned a nomination at the 46th NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series.[30]
Aduba's season 3 performance earned another Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series nomination win and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series win for the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards.[31] She earned a second nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series at the 47th NAACP Image Awards.[32] She also earned a Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards.[33]
Aduba's season 4 performance contributed to another Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series win at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards.[34]
See also[edit]
List of Orange Is the New Black characters
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Kohan, Jenji (writer/creator); Herrmann, Tara (producer); Burley, Mark (producer) (May 13, 2014). Orange Is the New Black: Season 1 – "I Wasn't Ready" audio commentary (Blu-ray). Lionsgate. Event occurs at 37:00–37:30.
Jump up ^ "Uzo Aduba". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 8, 2013). "Uzo Aduba Upped To Regular On ‘Orange Is The New Black’, Steven Culp In ‘Revolution’". Deadline.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Orange is the New Black Season 2 Episode 3: Hugs Can Be Deceiving". TV.com. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
Jump up ^ Potts, Kimberly (June 18, 2014). "The 10 Best 'Orange Is the New Black' Character Backstories". Yahoo! TV. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
Jump up ^ White, Chelsea F.C. (October 2, 2013). "Spot the difference! Orange Is The New Black star Taylor Schilling brings the real Piper Chapman as her red carpet date". Daily Mail. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
Jump up ^ Fitzgerald, Sean (June 23, 2014). "'Orange is the New Black': Meet Crazy Eyes". Toronto Sun. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
Jump up ^ Leopold, Todd (June 6, 2014). "'Orange is the New Black': Five things to expect from season 2". CNN. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
Jump up ^ Hooton, Christopher (June 4, 2014). "Orange Is The New Black: Season 1 recap ahead of the new episodes". The Independent. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
Jump up ^ Schaefer, Megan (June 3, 2014). "'Orange Is The New Black' Season 1 Recap: Everything To Know Before The Season 2 Premiere". International Business Times. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
Jump up ^ Foster, Lewis (June 19, 2014). "Visual Summary: Orange Is The New Black Season 1". Paste. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
Jump up ^ O'Sullivan, Erin (August 14, 2013). "Orange Is The New Black: Uzo Aduba (Suzanne Warren) Promoted To Series Regular". Access Hollywood. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
Jump up ^ Henderson, Danielle (August 16, 2013). "Orange Is the New Black Episode Nine Recap: We Finally Experience the SHU". Vulture. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Orange is the New Black Season 1 Episode 9: F*cksgiving: Episode Cast & Crew". TV.com. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
Jump up ^ Reed, Alex (July 22, 2014). "‘Orange Is the New Black’ Star Uzo Aduba on ‘Crazy Eyes': ‘People Underestimate Her’ (Video)". The Wrap. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
Jump up ^ Surette, Tim. "Orange Is the New Black Season 2 Review, Part 2 (Episodes 7-13): Fight the Power". TV.com. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
Jump up ^ Surette, Tim. "Orange Is the New Black Season 2 Review, Part 1 (Episodes 1–6): Conflict Over Community". TV.com. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
Jump up ^ http://www.bustle.com/articles/90452-who-is-crazy-eyes-love-interest-on-orange-is-the-new-black-emily-althaus-character-has
Jump up ^ Harnick, Chris (June 18, 2016). "Orange Is the New Black Reveals Crazy Eyes' Tragic Crime". ENews. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
Jump up ^ Meltzer, Tom (December 17, 2013). "The best TV of 2013: No 6 – Orange is the New Black (Netflix): The US prison drama – Netflix's most-watched show of the year – is a binge-watcher's dream: moreish and full of surprises". The Guardian. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
Jump up ^ Jancelewicz, Chris (July 3, 2014). "Orange Is The New Black Review: Time Behind Bars Shouldn't Be This Fun". The Huffington Post Canada. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Primetime Emmy Awards 2014: The winners list". CNN. August 26, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
Jump up ^ "The International Press Academy Announces Nominations For The 18th Annual Satellite Awards". PR Newswire. December 2, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
Jump up ^ Atkinson, Kate (June 19, 2014). "Critics' Choice TV Awards: The winners list". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
Jump up ^ Leeds, Sarene (January 26, 2015). "SAG Awards: The Complete 2015 Winners List". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
Jump up ^ Keegan, Rebecca (January 26, 2015). "SAG Awards 2015: 'Birdman' feathers its nest as Oscars nears". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
Jump up ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (December 11, 2014). "Golden Globes: Fargo, True Detective Lead Nominations; Jane the Virgin, Transparent Score Multiple Nods". TVLine. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Emmy Awards 2015: The complete winners list". CNN. September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
Jump up ^ Donnelly, Matt (September 20, 2015). "Emmy Winner Uzo Aduba Is, in Fact, the New Ed Asner". TheWrap. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
Jump up ^ Washington, Arlene (February 6, 2015). "NAACP Image Awards: The Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
Jump up ^ "SAG Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. January 30, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
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Grease (song)
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"Grease"
Single by Frankie Valli
from the album Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
B-side
"Grease" (Instrumental)
Released
6 May 1978
Format
7" vinyl single
Recorded
April 1978
Criteria Studios
(Miami, Florida)
Genre
Rock
funk
disco
Length
3:21
Label
RSO
Songwriter(s)
Barry Gibb
Producer(s)
Gibb-Galuten-Richardson
Frankie Valli singles chronology
"Rainstorm"
(1977) "Grease"
(1978) "Save Me, Save Me"
(1978)
"Rainstorm"
(1977) Grease
(1978) "Save Me, Save Me"
(1978)
"Grease" is a song written by Barry Gibb and performed by Frankie Valli. "Grease" is the title song for the 1978 musical motion picture Grease, which was based on the stage play of the same name. It sold over seven million copies worldwide[1] and was featured twice on the film's soundtrack, as the first track and reprised as the final track.
Contents
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1 Background
2 Personnel
3 Charts and certifications
3.1 Weekly charts
3.2 Year-end charts
3.3 Certifications
4 Cover versions
5 References
6 External links
Background[edit]
Barry Gibb wrote a title song to order for the Robert Stigwood film of the stage musical Grease.[2] The song was recorded separately from, and significantly later than, the rest of the film's songs. Shortly after filming of the 1978 musical film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Gibb invited castmate Peter Frampton to play guitar on the Grease session. Gibb himself provides backing vocals. The other musicians were some of those from the Andy Gibb album that was being made around the same time.[3] Valli is known for his powerful falsetto voice, but on this track, as with most of his 1970s work, he does not sing in his upper range.
"Grease" was one of four original songs in the film that were not part of the original musical, and the only one not performed by the cast. The film's director Randal Kleiser did not like the added songs because they did not fit the late-1950s/early 1960s style musically or lyrically. This was especially true of "Grease," which used disco instrumentation and a contemporary 1970s beat; it was nonetheless left in because of time constraints.[3]
"Grease" became a No. 1 single in the United States in 1978 (it would turn out to be Valli's final No. 1 single), and also reached No. 40 on the R&B charts in the same year.[4]
The Bee Gees later performed the song in their tour One Night Only in 1997 until 1999, and captured on their live offering One Night Only.
Personnel[edit]
Frankie Valli — lead vocals
Barry Gibb — backing vocals
Peter Frampton — guitar
Harold Cowart — bass
Ron Ziegler — drums
Karl Richardson — engineer
Charts and certifications[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1978)
Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 4
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 1
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 24
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[11] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 7
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[16] 13
US Cash Box Top 100[17] 1
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1978)
Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 18
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[18] 6
Netherlands (Nationale Hitparade)[19] 30
New Zealand (RMNZ)[20] 12
UK (British Market Research Bureau)[21] 29
US Billboard Hot 100[22] 11
US Cash Box Top 100[23] 11
Certifications[edit]
Region
Certification
Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[24]
Platinum 10,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[25]
Gold 5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[26]
Gold 500,000^
United States (RIAA)[27]
Platinum 2,000,000^
^shipments figures based on certification alone
Cover versions[edit]
"Grease" was covered by experimental metal band Dog Fashion Disco and included as a hidden track on their album Committed to a Bright Future.
The song's chorus is sung by Mike Patton on the Mr. Bungle song "Travolta" from the band's self-titled major label debut album.
The song was covered by Italian singer Mina in her 1986's album Si, buana.
Craig McLachlan covered the song in 1993 and it reached #44 in the UK.
Part of the song was interpolated in "Joints & Jam", a 1998 single by The Black Eyed Peas as well as being heard in the song "Blue Angels" by Pras released in the same year. The song was covered by UK girl group Girls Aloud. It was also sampled by De La Soul on their 1991 song "A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays".
A single "The Word" by the group Dope Smugglaz was released in 1998. It was later remixed by PMT for the 2001 soundtrack to the motion picture Swordfish. Both versions contain samples repeating "is the word" throughout the song.
The opening horn line was sampled in the 2001 single "Rock the Party" by British pop group Five, as well as in the track "I Want You" by Paris Hilton on her debut album in 2006.
In 2011, the song was parodied by The Fringemunks to recap Fringe episode 3.07, "The Abducted." [28]
Jessie J performed a special arrangement of the song for the 2016 Fox special Grease: Live. Her performance is shot in one take.[29]
Flo Morrissey and Matthew E. White covered the song in their duo album "Gentlewoman, Ruby Man" in 2017 [30]
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ "British single certifications – Frankie Valli – Grease". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Grease in the search field and then press Enter.
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Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Preceded by
"Three Times a Lady" by Commodores Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
26 August 1978 - 2 September 1978 Succeeded by
"Boogie Oogie Oogie" by A Taste of Honey
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Tommy DeVito
Bob Gaudio
Nick Massi
Charles Calello
Joe Long
Gerry Polci
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Sherry & 11 Others (1962)
The 4 Seasons Greetings (1962)
Big Girls Don't Cry and Twelve Others (1963)
The 4 Seasons Sing Ain't That a Shame and 11 Others (1963)
Golden Hits of the 4 Seasons (1963)
Dawn (1964)
Rag Doll (1964)
Born to Wonder (1964)
Stay and Other Great Hits (1964)
The 4 Seasons Sing Big Hits by Burt Bacharach... Hal David... Bob Dylan (1965)
4 Seasons Entertain You (1965)
Lets Hang On (1965)
Working My Way Back to You (1965)
On Stage with The Four Seasons (1965)
New Gold Hits (1967)
Edizione D'Oro (Gold Edition) (1968)
The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette (1969)
Half and Half (1970)
Chameleon (1972)
Who Loves You (1975)
Helicon (1977)
The Very Best of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (2002)
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"Bermuda"
"Sherry"
"Big Girls Don't Cry"
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
"Walk Like a Man"
"Ain't That a Shame"
"Candy Girl"
"New Mexican Rose"
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"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
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"Working My Way Back to You"
"Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'bout Me)"
"On the Good Ship Lollipop"
"I've Got You Under My Skin"
"The Proud One"
"Tell It to the Rain"
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"C'mon Marianne"
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"Watch the Flowers Grow"
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