"Tootsie Tootsie is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Dustin Hoffman, with a supporting cast that includes Bill Murray, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Geena Davis, Doris Belack and Pollack. The film tells the story of a talented but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult forces him to adopt a new identity as a woman in order to land a job. The film was adapted by Larry Gelbart, Barry Levinson (uncredited), Elaine May (uncredited), and Murray Schisgal from a story by Gelbart and Don McGuire. The film was a major critical"
"he made you want to do for him—to give him one."" In ""Tootsie"" (1982), Hoffman portrays Michael Dorsey, a struggling actor who finds himself dressing up as a woman to land a role on a soap opera. His co-star was Jessica Lange. ""Tootsie"" earned ten Academy Award nominations, including Hoffman's fifth nomination. Under direction by Sydney Pollack, Hoffman's role demanded ""a steady bombardment of opposites—edgy then funny, romantic then realistic, soft then quivering."" To film critic David Denby, Hoffman's character ""embodies vulnerability and drive in perfect proportion. He has the knack of making everything he does seem perilous, and so"
"Soapdish Soapdish is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Michael Hoffman, from a screenplay by Robert Harling and Andrew Bergman. The film was produced by Aaron Spelling and Alan Greisman, and executive produced by Herbert Ross. The film tells a backstage story of the cast and crew of a popular fictional television soap opera. It stars Sally Field as a mature soap star, joined by Kevin Kline, Robert Downey Jr., Elisabeth Shue, Whoopi Goldberg, Teri Hatcher, Cathy Moriarty, Garry Marshall, Kathy Najimy, and Carrie Fisher, as well as cameo appearances by TV personalities like Leeza Gibbons, John Tesh (both"
"that the film sold over 56.9 million tickets in the US. Roger Ebert praised the film, giving it 4 out of 4 stars and observing: ""Tootsie"" is the kind of Movie with a capital M that they used to make in the 1940s, when they weren't afraid to mix up absurdity with seriousness, social comment with farce, and a little heartfelt tenderness right in there with the laughs. This movie gets you coming and going...The movie also manages to make some lighthearted but well-aimed observations about sexism. It also pokes satirical fun at soap operas, New York show business agents"
"Kung Fu Tootsie Kung Fu Tootsie (Thai: ตั๊ดสู้ฟุด or ""Tat soo foot"") is a 2007 Thai action-comedy film written and directed by Jaturong Mokjok. The English title of the film is an allusion to the 1982 American comedy film ""Tootsie"". A Thai slang term for transvestite or effeminate man, ""toot"" (ตุ๊ด), comes from the first syllable of ""Tootsie"". The Thai name of the film, ""Tat soo foot"" is a Thai spoonerism for ""toot soo fat"", which translates roughly as ""butt-kicking sissy"". ""Kung Fu Tootsie"" is set in Hong Kong, the story of Tien and Tao, twins separated at birth. When"
"Thousand Clowns"", ""The Cherry Orchard"", ""Saint Joan of the Stockyards"", ""Sly Fox"", and ""What the Butler Saw"". Willy Switkes died from colon cancer at Montgomery Hospice Casey House in Rockville, Maryland, on March 7, 2013, at the age 83. Willy Switkes William B. ""Willy"" Switkes (November 12, 1929 – March 7, 2013) was an American character actor who appeared in more than eighty films throughout his career. He appeared in a notable scene as a passenger in a taxi cab with Dustin Hoffman in the 1982 comedic film, ""Tootsie"". In the scene, Switkes was thrown from the taxi when his"
"September 2016, he and his husband were the honorary hosts of a culinary cookout to help raise money for the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. Neil Patrick Harris Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian, magician, and singer. He is known primarily for his comedy roles on television and his dramatic and musical stage roles. On television, he is known for playing the title character on ""Doogie Howser, M.D."" (1989–1993), Barney Stinson on ""How I Met Your Mother"" (2005–2014, for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards), and Count Olaf in ""A Series"
"renamed ""Tootsie."" Before Hoffman officially got involved, his role was previously offered to Peter Sellers and Michael Caine. The film remained in development for an additional year as producers waited on a revised script. As pre-production began, the film ran into additional delays when Richards left the role of director due to ""creative differences"". He assumed the role of producer instead, being replaced as director by Hal Ashby. Ashby was subsequently forced to leave the project by Columbia Pictures because of the threat of legal action if his post-production commitments on ""Lookin' to Get Out"" were not fulfilled. In November"
"three times in the space of one year with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir where he met the cast of ""Sesame Street"". Fontana also joined the cast of the CW romantic musical comedy-drama ""Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"" that same year. On November 11, 2016, it was announced that Fontana was leaving the TV series after his one-year contract with the CW. He stars as Michael Dorsey in the stage musical adaptation of the film ""Tootsie"", which premiered in Chicago at the Cadillac Palace Theatre from September 11 to October 14, 2018. The musical is expected to open on Broadway on April 23, 2019."
"Todd Bosley Todd Bosley (born July 29, 1984 in Overland Park, Kansas) is an American actor. Bosley lives in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for playing the role of Howie in the sitcom ""Scrubs"". He began his acting career a child, having notable roles in ""Little Giants"" and ""Jack"". As a child actor on television he played a kid, and friend, to Cosmo Kramer in two episodes of the sitcom ""Seinfeld"" (""The Wait Out"" and ""The Foundation""). Bosley played the title role in the 2001 family film ""Lloyd"". He was seen in the episode ""Blankie Go Bye-Bye"" of"
"Jada Rowland Jada Rowland (born February 23, 1943 on Staten Island, New York City) is an American actress and illustrator. Rowland was born into a family of actors and artists. She has appeared on Broadway and television, most notably in daytime soap operas. She has appeared as Dr. Susan Stewart on ""As the World Turns"" and Carolee Simpson Aldrich, R. N. #2 on ""The Doctors"" starting September 6, 1976. She later appeared on the prime-time serial ""The Hamptons."" She was offered an audition for the Dustin Hoffman film ""Tootsie,"" since that feature film incorporated a fictional soap opera, ""Southwest General,"""
"Willy Switkes William B. ""Willy"" Switkes (November 12, 1929 – March 7, 2013) was an American character actor who appeared in more than eighty films throughout his career. He appeared in a notable scene as a passenger in a taxi cab with Dustin Hoffman in the 1982 comedic film, ""Tootsie"". In the scene, Switkes was thrown from the taxi when his character attempted to cut in front of Hoffman's. He was born in Washington D.C. in 1929. He moved to New York City in 1955, where he resided for most of his life, to pursue acting. Switkes film credits also"
"cast. In 2015, Moloney celebrated his 20th anniversary with ""Neighbours"". Toadie was initially portrayed as a troubled teenager and a ""class clown"". After qualifying as a lawyer, Toadie matured and became a responsible member of the community. Despite being labelled ""unlucky in love"", Toadie has had several love interests and has been married three times. Toadie has received mostly positive attention from television critics and viewers. For his portrayal of Toadie, Moloney earned a nomination for Best Actor in a Soap at the 2004 Rose d'Or Awards. In 2010, Moloney won the very first Best Daytime Star award at the"
"""Good Luck Charlie"" and ""iFind Spencer Friends"" on ""iCarly"". Todd Bosley Todd Bosley (born July 29, 1984 in Overland Park, Kansas) is an American actor. Bosley lives in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for playing the role of Howie in the sitcom ""Scrubs"". He began his acting career a child, having notable roles in ""Little Giants"" and ""Jack"". As a child actor on television he played a kid, and friend, to Cosmo Kramer in two episodes of the sitcom ""Seinfeld"" (""The Wait Out"" and ""The Foundation""). Bosley played the title role in the 2001 family film ""Lloyd"". He"
"Todd Kimsey Todd Grant Kimsey (June 6, 1962 – September 16, 2016) was an American film, stage and television actor. He appeared in more than forty television roles throughout his career, as well as film roles including ""The Perfect Storm"" in 2000, ""Planet of the Apes"" in 2001, and ""Hidalgo"" in 2004. However, Kimsey may be best known for guest-starring as Ned Isakoff, Elaine Benes's communist boyfriend, in ""The Race"", a 1994 episode of ""Seinfeld"". Kimsey's character was later included in ""Rolling Stone"" magazine's ""100 Best ""Seinfeld"" Characters"" in 2014. Kimsey, one of four siblings, was born to Dr. William"
"Rún""). The miniseries took on the theme of a mystery; the viewer had to read Rachel and Lorcán's blogs as well as watch video diaries detailing each character's thoughts to solve the mystery of missing teenage character Ciara. In motion pictures, the 1982 comedy ""Tootsie"" has the lead character impersonating a woman in order to gain acting work on a long running television soap opera. Several scenes parody the production of soaps, their outrageous storylines and idiosyncratic stylistic elements. The 1991 comedy ""Soapdish"" stars Sally Field as an aging soap opera actress on fictional series ""The Sun Also Sets"" who"
"Tootsie (musical) Tootsie is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Robert Horn. The musical is based on the 1982 American comedy film of the same name written by Larry Gelbart, Barry Levinson (uncredited), Elaine May (uncredited) and Murray Schisgal from the story by Gelbart and Don McGuire. The musical made its world premiere try-out at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago in September 2018. Like the film, the musical tells the story of a talented but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult forces him to adopt a new identity as a"
"the couple plan to meet at the lake. Sonya takes a fall on her way and doesn't make it. She is later discovered and taken to hospital where he and Sonya reconcile. He then moves back into Number 30. Toadie arranges with Paul to have a private detective track down Andrea. She's finally found in Perth. Sindi calls with a baby boy and says that it's Andrea's baby and Toadie is the father. For his portrayal of Toadie, Moloney was nominated for a Rose d'Or award for Best Actor in a Soap in 2004. In 2010, Moloney won the very"
"Dorothy Atkinson Dorothy Caroline Atkinson (born 1966) is an English actress and singer. She has appeared in several plays by playwright Alan Ayckbourn and in films by Mike Leigh, including ""Topsy-Turvy"", ""All or Nothing"", and ""Mr. Turner"", which premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and for which she was nominated for the BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress. She is from Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Her father was a bursar for a school in Nottinghamshire and she has one sister. Her nickname is ""Dot"". She is married to actor Martin Savage and they have one son. Atkinson made her television debut"
"woman in order to land a job. The musical had an industry reading in June 2017. Santino Fontana played the lead role of actor Michael, who transforms to ""Dorothy"" to obtain a role. Scott Ellis replaced Casey Nicholaw as director. The stage musical version of ""Tootsie"" premiered in previews at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, beginning September 11, 2018, with an opening at the Palace scheduled for September 29, and a run to October 14, 2018. The musical is expected to start on Broadway on March 29, 2019 in previews at the Marquis Theatre. The musical has music and"
"Dustin Hoffman in the comedy ""Tootsie"" (1982), playing an actress whose actor friend (Hoffman) disguises himself as a woman to further his career. For her role, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She then appeared in the comedy ""Mr. Mom"" (1983) as the wife of Michael Keaton's character, followed by a supporting role in Martin Scorsese's ""After Hours"" (1985). She had a recurring role on ""McCloud"", and appeared on ""M*A*S*H"", ""The Bob Newhart Show"", ""The Odd Couple"", ""Maude"", ""Barnaby Jones"", and ""Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers"". She hosted ""Saturday Night Live"" three times (in"
"Tao, living with his wealthy mafioso father, Ma Yong Hai, is mutilated by a rival gang, Ma must find his lost son Tien, living in poverty with his mother, to become the next head of the family. Antics ensue, however, when Tien turns out to be more 'Sonny and Cher' than 'Sonny Corleone'. Kung Fu Tootsie Kung Fu Tootsie (Thai: ตั๊ดสู้ฟุด or ""Tat soo foot"") is a 2007 Thai action-comedy film written and directed by Jaturong Mokjok. The English title of the film is an allusion to the 1982 American comedy film ""Tootsie"". A Thai slang term for transvestite or"
"Tony Way Tony Paul Way (born 7 October 1978) is an English actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for playing characters on British comedies, most notably ""Dave"" in the film ""Ali G Indahouse"". He has since moved into drama, appearing as Plague in ""The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"", Dontos Hollard in HBO's ""Game of Thrones"", and Thomas Nashe in ""Anonymous"". Way was born in Rochford, Essex and grew up in Wickford, Essex, where he attended the Beauchamps School. Way started his career in comedy and acting at the age of 17 when he, Rhys Thomas, Stephen Burge,"
"Todd Susman Todd Susman (born January 17, 1947) is an American actor. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, he graduated from Ladue Horton Watkins High School in 1965. Susman has appeared in over one hundred different television series and commercials and was also featured in the Broadway production of ""Hairspray"", the 1970s films ""Star Spangled Girl"" (1971), ""The Loners"" (1972), ""Little Cigars"" (1973) and ""California Dreaming"" (1979). He later appeared in the major studio films ""Beverly Hills Cop II"" (1987), ""Coneheads"" (1993), ""The Juror"" (1996), and the remake of ""The Taking of Pelham 123"" (2009). Susman was in the 2007"
"at LAMDA. From 6 April to 25 June 2016 she appeared in The Suicide at the National Theatre, starring Javone Prince, directed by Nadia Fall. Lisa Jackson (actress) Lisa Jackson (born 1 June 1979) is an English actress. Recent roles include Alice Butler in Holby City, Ellie Thomas in Hoff the Record, Portia in Toast of London, Phyllis Stanwyck in Father Brown, Lady Lushingham in Mr Selfridge, Deborah in ""Panto!"", Imogen Moffat in the Channel 4 ""Comedy Showcase"" sitcom Campus, Sandra in Mike Bartlett's ""Love, Love, Love"", Janice Pearce in BBC Four's Dirk Gently and Joan Helford in Rupert Goold's"
"and Jerusalem"", and again with Chris Morris on ""Brass Eye"". More recently he appeared as Tony Walsh in two series of the BBC comedy ""White Gold. Nigel Lindsay Nigel Lindsay (London, 17 January 1969) is an English stage and screen actor, best known on television for his roles as Sir Robert Peel in the first two seasons of Victoria, Jo Jo Marshall in the Netflix series Safe and as Barry in the BAFTA winning Chris Morris film ""Four Lions"" for which he was nominated for Best British Comedy Performance in Film at the 2011 British Comedy Awards On stage, he"
"15, 2012. In August 2012 Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sanders agreed to mount stage productions of Sony films and announced that Tootsie, the 1982 comedy starring Dustin Hoffman, would be the first project. In September 2016, Sanders was named creative head of global entertainment for Westfield Corporation, which confirmed its acquisition of Scott Sanders Productions. Sanders had read Walker's book and wanted to produce it as a musical. The project took over eight years to realize, partly due to the reluctance of Pulitzer Prize-winner Walker to give permission for the adaptation of her novel. Walker was eventually won over by"
"Neil Patrick Harris Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian, magician, and singer. He is known primarily for his comedy roles on television and his dramatic and musical stage roles. On television, he is known for playing the title character on ""Doogie Howser, M.D."" (1989–1993), Barney Stinson on ""How I Met Your Mother"" (2005–2014, for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards), and Count Olaf in ""A Series of Unfortunate Events"" (2017–present). Harris is also known for his role as the title character in Joss Whedon's musical ""Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog"" (2008)"
"by producer Dino De Laurentiis while modeling part-time for the Wilhelmina modelling agency. She made her professional film debut in his 1976 remake of the 1933 action-adventure classic ""King Kong"", for which she won her first Golden Globe Award. In 1982, she became the first performer in 40 years to receive two Oscar nominations within the same year; she won her second Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as a soap opera star in ""Tootsie"", and was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the troubled"
"Aaron Takahashi Aaron Takahashi is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as the male nurse Lee in the film ""Yes Man"" (2008) starring Jim Carrey, one of the fake groomsmen in ""The Wedding Ringer"" (2015) starring Kevin Hart and Josh Gad, as Troy in the film ""Welcome to the Jungle"" (2013), starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, and his various roles on the talk show ""Conan"" on TBS, with Conan O'Brien. He has also appeared in over 45 commercials that have aired nationwide. Takahashi is a graduate of the University of Southern California. He has been trained at"
"Anson Williams Anson Williams (born Anson William Heimlich, September 25, 1949, in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor, singer and director, best known for his role as gullible but well-intentioned singer Warren ""Potsie"" Weber on the television series ""Happy Days"" (1974–1984), a role for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. Williams has since become a prominent television director, working on programs such as ""Melrose Place"" (1992–1999), ""Beverly Hills, 90210"" (1990–2000), ""Sabrina the Teenage Witch"" (1996–2003), ""Lizzie McGuire"" (2001–2004) and ""The Secret Life of the American Teenager"""
"to the viewer-voted shortlist. For her portrayal of Toyah, Taylor was nominated for Best Soap Actor (Female) at the 2018 ""Digital Spy"" Reader Awards. ""The People's"" Gavin Blyth and Jon Clarke stated that Toyah and Leanne were ""rough, tough and make other streetwise teenagers look like they are fresh out of nursery."" The characters were credited with increasing the show's ratings from 13 million to 19 million viewers. When Toyah met Dobber, the ""Daily Mirror's"" Tony Purnell commented ""If anyone was going to find Mr Wrong on holiday it was Toyah Battersby."" John Millar from the ""Daily Record"" wrote ""The"
"Morrissey was awarded an honorary degree from Staffordshire University. He is a supporter of Crystal Palace FC. A fan of real ale, in 2011 he produced a real ale with the club called Palace Ale. Neil Morrissey Neil Anthony Morrissey (born 4 July 1962) is an English actor, voice actor, comedian, singer and businessman. He is known for his role as Tony in ""Men Behaving Badly"". Other notable acting roles include Eddie Lawson in ""Waterloo Road""; Nigel Morton in ""Line of Duty"", and Rocky in ""Boon"". Morrissey also provides the voice of many cartoon characters, including Bob, Lofty, Skip, Mr."