TV fans are mourning the death of The Addams Family star Lisa Loring. The actor, best known as Wednesday Addams, died on Jan. 28, 2023, at 64. Many fans may not know Loring was also a soap opera actor, appearing on the CBS drama As the World Turns.
The Addams Family and As the World Turns star Lisa Loring I Bobby Bank/Getty Images ‘The Addams Family’ star Lisa Loring went on to star in ‘As the World Turns’
Loring rose to fame as a child star thanks to her role on The Addams Family. After the show’s cancellation in 1966, Loring continued to pursue acting. Yet, like many child stars, she had trouble finding success.
In 1980, Loring went from primetime to daytime TV when she was cast on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns. According to Soap Hub, Loring played Cricket Montgomery. Cricket is the daughter of Lyla Crawford (Anne Sward...
The Addams Family and As the World Turns star Lisa Loring I Bobby Bank/Getty Images ‘The Addams Family’ star Lisa Loring went on to star in ‘As the World Turns’
Loring rose to fame as a child star thanks to her role on The Addams Family. After the show’s cancellation in 1966, Loring continued to pursue acting. Yet, like many child stars, she had trouble finding success.
In 1980, Loring went from primetime to daytime TV when she was cast on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns. According to Soap Hub, Loring played Cricket Montgomery. Cricket is the daughter of Lyla Crawford (Anne Sward...
- 2/1/2023
- by Carol Cassada
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Los Angeles, Jan 30 (Ians) Lisa Loring, who played the young Wednesday Addams in ‘The Addams Family’ from 1964 to 1966 and also appeared in ‘As the World Turns’, died aged 64 of a stroke, her daughter Vanessa Foumberg confirmed.
“She went peacefully with both her daughters holding her hands,” Foumberg said, reports Variety.
A friend, Laurie Jacobson, reported her death on Facebook, writing that she “was in our hearts always as Wednesday Addams.”
Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster on ‘The Munsters’, also remembered her on Facebook, writing: “Very sorry to hear of my dear friend Lisa Loring’s passing. We were very close and worked together often. I know she was very weak. I was in her company just a few weeks ago. Godspeed my friend.”
Loring’s shimmying frug dance called ‘The Drew’ frug gained renewed attention with the new Netflix series ‘Wednesday’, on which Jenna Ortega does her own interpretation of Wednesday’s dance.
“She went peacefully with both her daughters holding her hands,” Foumberg said, reports Variety.
A friend, Laurie Jacobson, reported her death on Facebook, writing that she “was in our hearts always as Wednesday Addams.”
Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster on ‘The Munsters’, also remembered her on Facebook, writing: “Very sorry to hear of my dear friend Lisa Loring’s passing. We were very close and worked together often. I know she was very weak. I was in her company just a few weeks ago. Godspeed my friend.”
Loring’s shimmying frug dance called ‘The Drew’ frug gained renewed attention with the new Netflix series ‘Wednesday’, on which Jenna Ortega does her own interpretation of Wednesday’s dance.
- 2/1/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Los Angeles, Jan 30 (Ians) Lisa Loring, who played the young Wednesday Addams in ‘The Addams Family’ from 1964 to 1966 and also appeared in ‘As the World Turns’, died aged 64 of a stroke, her daughter Vanessa Foumberg confirmed.
“She went peacefully with both her daughters holding her hands,” Foumberg said, reports Variety.
A friend, Laurie Jacobson, reported her death on Facebook, writing that she “was in our hearts always as Wednesday Addams.”
Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster on ‘The Munsters’, also remembered her on Facebook, writing: “Very sorry to hear of my dear friend Lisa Loring’s passing. We were very close and worked together often. I know she was very weak. I was in her company just a few weeks ago. Godspeed my friend.”
Loring’s shimmying frug dance called ‘The Drew’ frug gained renewed attention with the new Netflix series ‘Wednesday’, on which Jenna Ortega does her own interpretation of Wednesday’s dance.
“She went peacefully with both her daughters holding her hands,” Foumberg said, reports Variety.
A friend, Laurie Jacobson, reported her death on Facebook, writing that she “was in our hearts always as Wednesday Addams.”
Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster on ‘The Munsters’, also remembered her on Facebook, writing: “Very sorry to hear of my dear friend Lisa Loring’s passing. We were very close and worked together often. I know she was very weak. I was in her company just a few weeks ago. Godspeed my friend.”
Loring’s shimmying frug dance called ‘The Drew’ frug gained renewed attention with the new Netflix series ‘Wednesday’, on which Jenna Ortega does her own interpretation of Wednesday’s dance.
- 2/1/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Los Angeles, Jan 30 (Ians) Lisa Loring, who played the young Wednesday Addams in ‘The Addams Family’ from 1964 to 1966 and also appeared in ‘As the World Turns’, died aged 64 of a stroke, her daughter Vanessa Foumberg confirmed.
“She went peacefully with both her daughters holding her hands,” Foumberg said, reports Variety.
A friend, Laurie Jacobson, reported her death on Facebook, writing that she “was in our hearts always as Wednesday Addams.”
Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster on ‘The Munsters’, also remembered her on Facebook, writing: “Very sorry to hear of my dear friend Lisa Loring’s passing. We were very close and worked together often. I know she was very weak. I was in her company just a few weeks ago. Godspeed my friend.”
Loring’s shimmying frug dance called ‘The Drew’ frug gained renewed attention with the new Netflix series ‘Wednesday’, on which Jenna Ortega does her own interpretation of Wednesday’s dance.
“She went peacefully with both her daughters holding her hands,” Foumberg said, reports Variety.
A friend, Laurie Jacobson, reported her death on Facebook, writing that she “was in our hearts always as Wednesday Addams.”
Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster on ‘The Munsters’, also remembered her on Facebook, writing: “Very sorry to hear of my dear friend Lisa Loring’s passing. We were very close and worked together often. I know she was very weak. I was in her company just a few weeks ago. Godspeed my friend.”
Loring’s shimmying frug dance called ‘The Drew’ frug gained renewed attention with the new Netflix series ‘Wednesday’, on which Jenna Ortega does her own interpretation of Wednesday’s dance.
- 2/1/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Actress Lisa Loring, best known for her debut role at six years old as Wednesday Addams on ABC’s original TV adaptation of The Addams Family (1964–1966), has passed away at the age of 64.
According to a Facebook post by Laurie Jacobson, a Hollywood historian and Loring’s friend, she died after experiencing complications from a stroke caused by smoking and high blood pressure. After being on life support for three days, Loring died peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones, in Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, on Saturday.
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Loring had recently gained more recognition and popularity for her iconic 1960s performance as Wednesday Addams, after Jenna Ortega confirmed on The Tonight Show that she took inspiration from Loring during her own role as Wednesday in Netflix’s hit reboot.
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According to a Facebook post by Laurie Jacobson, a Hollywood historian and Loring’s friend, she died after experiencing complications from a stroke caused by smoking and high blood pressure. After being on life support for three days, Loring died peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones, in Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, on Saturday.
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Loring had recently gained more recognition and popularity for her iconic 1960s performance as Wednesday Addams, after Jenna Ortega confirmed on The Tonight Show that she took inspiration from Loring during her own role as Wednesday in Netflix’s hit reboot.
At 92 years old, John Astin, who played the role of Gomez Addams in the original adaptation,...
- 1/30/2023
- by Nicky Kashani
- Uinterview
Lisa Loring is known for her pivotal role as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family. Sadly, Loring died in January 2023, but she left an unforgettable legacy that fans of the infamous macabre family will remember for years to come. So, who were Lisa Loring’s husbands? And how many kids did she have? Here’s what to know.
‘The Addams Family’ actor died at 64 years old Lisa Loring | Bobby Bank/Getty Images
Lisa Loring is well-known as Wednesday Addams from the original Addams Family sitcom. Before her iconic role, she was born as Lisa Ann DeCinces. The actor started modeling at age 3 and took on her role as Wednesday at age 6.
According to CNN, Loring’s friend Laurie Jacobson posted to Facebook that Loring died after she “suffered a massive stroke brought on by smoking and high blood pressure.”
“She had been on life support for three days,” Jacobson wrote.
‘The Addams Family’ actor died at 64 years old Lisa Loring | Bobby Bank/Getty Images
Lisa Loring is well-known as Wednesday Addams from the original Addams Family sitcom. Before her iconic role, she was born as Lisa Ann DeCinces. The actor started modeling at age 3 and took on her role as Wednesday at age 6.
According to CNN, Loring’s friend Laurie Jacobson posted to Facebook that Loring died after she “suffered a massive stroke brought on by smoking and high blood pressure.”
“She had been on life support for three days,” Jacobson wrote.
- 1/30/2023
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Lisa Loring, who played the original Wednesday Addams on “The Addams Family” from 1964 to 1966, died Saturday. She was 64 years old. She died from complications from a stroke caused by high blood pressure, per media reports.
Loring is best known for her role in AMC’s macabre comedy, “The Addams Family,” in which she played the adorable-but-morbid Wednesday Addams. Though she only played the creepy pet-collecting, headless doll carrying-character for two years, she set the mold for live-action portrayals of Wednesday for decades to come. Most recently, Jenna Ortega, who plays Wednesday Addams in the Netflix series “Wednesday,” was inspired by Loring’s portrayal of the character, particularly her shimmying dance called “The Drew,” which gained renewed attention when Ortega redid it for the Netflix show.
Loring was born in the Marshall Islands to parents who had served in the Navy. She lived in Hawaii before coming to Los Angeles with her mother.
Loring is best known for her role in AMC’s macabre comedy, “The Addams Family,” in which she played the adorable-but-morbid Wednesday Addams. Though she only played the creepy pet-collecting, headless doll carrying-character for two years, she set the mold for live-action portrayals of Wednesday for decades to come. Most recently, Jenna Ortega, who plays Wednesday Addams in the Netflix series “Wednesday,” was inspired by Loring’s portrayal of the character, particularly her shimmying dance called “The Drew,” which gained renewed attention when Ortega redid it for the Netflix show.
Loring was born in the Marshall Islands to parents who had served in the Navy. She lived in Hawaii before coming to Los Angeles with her mother.
- 1/30/2023
- by Aarohi Sheth
- The Wrap
Before Christina Ricci and Jenna Ortega there was Lisa Loring, the original actor to play beloved character Wednesday Addams in “The Addams Family,” the live action series from the 1960s. We’ve learned the sad news that Loring has passed away at just 64 years old. Variety reports that Loring had suffered a stroke last week, passing away on Saturday due to complications.
Lisa Loring is survived by her daughters Marianne and Vanessa Foumberg. “She went peacefully with both her daughters holding her hands,” Vanessa Foumberg tells Variety.
“The Munsters” star Butch Patrick writes on Facebook, “Very sorry to hear of my dear friend Lisa Loring’s passing. We were very close and worked together often. I know she was very weak. I was in her company just a few weeks ago. Godspeed my friend.”
Lisa Loring played Wednesday Addams in all 64 episodes of “The Addams Family” between 1964-1966, turning Charles...
Lisa Loring is survived by her daughters Marianne and Vanessa Foumberg. “She went peacefully with both her daughters holding her hands,” Vanessa Foumberg tells Variety.
“The Munsters” star Butch Patrick writes on Facebook, “Very sorry to hear of my dear friend Lisa Loring’s passing. We were very close and worked together often. I know she was very weak. I was in her company just a few weeks ago. Godspeed my friend.”
Lisa Loring played Wednesday Addams in all 64 episodes of “The Addams Family” between 1964-1966, turning Charles...
- 1/30/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Lisa Loring, who played the young Wednesday Addams on “The Addams Family” from 1964 to 1966 and also appeared in “As the World Turns,” died Saturday of a stroke, her daughter Vanessa Foumberg confirmed. She was 64.
“She went peacefully with both her daughters holding her hands,” Foumberg said.
A friend, Laurie Jacobson, reported her death on Facebook, writing that she “was in our hearts always as Wednesday Addams.”
Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster on “The Munsters,” also remembered her on Facebook, writing, “Very sorry to hear of my dear friend Lisa Loring’s passing. We were very close and worked together often. I know she was very weak. I was in her company just a few weeks ago. Godspeed my friend.”
Loring’s shimmying frug dance called “The Drew” frug gained renewed attention with the new Netflix series “Wednesday,” on which Jenna Ortega does her own interpretation of Wednesday’s dance.
“She went peacefully with both her daughters holding her hands,” Foumberg said.
A friend, Laurie Jacobson, reported her death on Facebook, writing that she “was in our hearts always as Wednesday Addams.”
Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster on “The Munsters,” also remembered her on Facebook, writing, “Very sorry to hear of my dear friend Lisa Loring’s passing. We were very close and worked together often. I know she was very weak. I was in her company just a few weeks ago. Godspeed my friend.”
Loring’s shimmying frug dance called “The Drew” frug gained renewed attention with the new Netflix series “Wednesday,” on which Jenna Ortega does her own interpretation of Wednesday’s dance.
- 1/30/2023
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Lisa Loring, best known for bring Wednesday Addams to life in The Addams Family sitcom in the mid-1960s, has died. She was 64.
Loring’s close friend Laure Jacobson shared in a Facebook post news of her death on January 28 after the actor was taken off life support following “a massive stroke.”
“It is with great sadness that I report the death of our friend, Lisa Loring. 4 Days ago she suffered a massive stroke brought on by smoking and high blood pressure. She had been on life support for 3 days. Yesterday, her family made the difficult decision to remove it and she passed last night,” Jacobson informed on the social media post.
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Loring’s close friend Laure Jacobson shared in a Facebook post news of her death on January 28 after the actor was taken off life support following “a massive stroke.”
“It is with great sadness that I report the death of our friend, Lisa Loring. 4 Days ago she suffered a massive stroke brought on by smoking and high blood pressure. She had been on life support for 3 days. Yesterday, her family made the difficult decision to remove it and she passed last night,” Jacobson informed on the social media post.
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- 1/30/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Jenna Ortega’s come full circle with Lady Gaga.
On Tuesday night, the “Wednesday” star spoke with Variety from the red carpet at at the 2023 Golden Globes and shared her reaction to Gaga’s TikTok version of her dance from the show.
Read More: Jenna Ortega Reveals She Choreographed Her Viral ‘Wednesday’ Dance: ‘I Didn’t Sleep For Two Days’
Gaga originally shared her take on the dance, getting all decked out in “Addams Family” style to really give the viral trend a go.
@ladygaga
Bloody Wednesday #fyp
♬ original sound – heyy
Ortega said seeing the video brought back an anecdote about another video the pop superstar had recorded for her.
“A long time ago, I worked with a hairdresser who used to work with [Gaga],” she said. “And I had just seen Lady Gaga in Boston, in concert, a couple years before, and she had made me a video saying, ‘Hey,...
On Tuesday night, the “Wednesday” star spoke with Variety from the red carpet at at the 2023 Golden Globes and shared her reaction to Gaga’s TikTok version of her dance from the show.
Read More: Jenna Ortega Reveals She Choreographed Her Viral ‘Wednesday’ Dance: ‘I Didn’t Sleep For Two Days’
Gaga originally shared her take on the dance, getting all decked out in “Addams Family” style to really give the viral trend a go.
@ladygaga
Bloody Wednesday #fyp
♬ original sound – heyy
Ortega said seeing the video brought back an anecdote about another video the pop superstar had recorded for her.
“A long time ago, I worked with a hairdresser who used to work with [Gaga],” she said. “And I had just seen Lady Gaga in Boston, in concert, a couple years before, and she had made me a video saying, ‘Hey,...
- 1/11/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
In Netflix's new series "Wednesday," teen goth girl detective Wednesday Addams has few friends -- by choice. For much of the first season, the dark storm cloud of a character revels in her ability to scare off potential suitors and companions, instead appreciating the value of her own macabre company. But even before Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) opens up and learns to accept help once in a while, she still has a trusty sidekick who she can always rely on the help her out in a pinch: Thing, the Addams family's disembodied hand sidekick.
Thing has a long history in "The Addams Family." In cartoonist Charles Addams' original "Addams Family" artwork, Thing appeared not as a creepy-crawly hand, but as a largely unseen warning: a sign on a tree outside the monstrous family's home read "Beware of the Thing." In the popular 1964 television series, Thing appeared in more corporeal form,...
Thing has a long history in "The Addams Family." In cartoonist Charles Addams' original "Addams Family" artwork, Thing appeared not as a creepy-crawly hand, but as a largely unseen warning: a sign on a tree outside the monstrous family's home read "Beware of the Thing." In the popular 1964 television series, Thing appeared in more corporeal form,...
- 12/3/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Stepping into the iconic role of Wednesday Addams, who has been immortalized throughout decades from creator Charles Addams’ original 1930s comic strips to Christina Ricci’s irreverent performance in the 1991 dark comedy, is a daunting — even frightening — task for anybody; aging up that character to explore the macabre performance that is adolescence in the modern-day social media era is damn near bone-chilling, and it’s an exercise that rising star Jenna Ortega approached with delicate gravitas.
“I watched the show, the comic strip, the films,” the title actress of Netflix’s “Wednesday” told TheWrap. “The script is written very reminiscent of the ‘90s take, so I wanted to make sure that I wasn’t ripping anybody off.”
Directed and executive produced by Tim Burton, along with co-showrunners Miles Millar and Alfred Gough, “Wednesday” presents a reimagined take on the world — and decidedly endearing yet dreadful girl — audiences have come intimately know.
“I watched the show, the comic strip, the films,” the title actress of Netflix’s “Wednesday” told TheWrap. “The script is written very reminiscent of the ‘90s take, so I wanted to make sure that I wasn’t ripping anybody off.”
Directed and executive produced by Tim Burton, along with co-showrunners Miles Millar and Alfred Gough, “Wednesday” presents a reimagined take on the world — and decidedly endearing yet dreadful girl — audiences have come intimately know.
- 11/23/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Get your snapping fingers ready! In the new TV show “Wednesday,” Netflix puts its own spin on the iconic character Wednesday Addams, a goth teen girl living in a supernatural world. The concept is based on the original “The Addams Family” cartoon first published in The New Yorker in 1938, which of course has been adapted through the decades into other media including television and film. Alfred Gough, Miles Millar and Tim Burton developed the new project for Netflix, which stars Jenna Ortega in the titular role as a high school student at Nevermore Academy.
The TV series boasts an enormous cast including Luis Guzman and Catherine Zeta-Jones as Wednesday’s parents, Gomez and Morticia, plus Isaac Ordonez as her brother, Pugsley. Other notable players are Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester, Victor Dorobantu as Thing and George Burcea as Lurch. All eight episodes will debut on the streaming service on November...
The TV series boasts an enormous cast including Luis Guzman and Catherine Zeta-Jones as Wednesday’s parents, Gomez and Morticia, plus Isaac Ordonez as her brother, Pugsley. Other notable players are Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester, Victor Dorobantu as Thing and George Burcea as Lurch. All eight episodes will debut on the streaming service on November...
- 11/6/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Get your snapping fingers ready! In the new TV show “Wednesday,” Netflix puts its own spin on the iconic character Wednesday Addams, a goth teen girl living in a supernatural world. The concept is based on the original “The Addams Family” cartoon first published in The New Yorker in 1938, which of course has been adapted through the decades into other media including television and film. Alfred Gough, Miles Millar and Tim Burton developed the new project for Netflix, which stars Jenna Ortega in the titular role as a high school student at Nevermore Academy.
The TV series boasts an enormous cast including Luis Guzman and Catherine Zeta-Jones as Wednesday’s parents, Gomez and Morticia, plus Isaac Ordonez as her brother, Pugsley. Other notable players are Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester, Victor Dorobantu as Thing and George Burcea as Lurch. All eight episodes will debut on the streaming service on November...
The TV series boasts an enormous cast including Luis Guzman and Catherine Zeta-Jones as Wednesday’s parents, Gomez and Morticia, plus Isaac Ordonez as her brother, Pugsley. Other notable players are Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester, Victor Dorobantu as Thing and George Burcea as Lurch. All eight episodes will debut on the streaming service on November...
- 11/3/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
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Before Christina Ricci starred on Showtime’s Yellowjackets as Misty Quigley — an eager-to-please high school equipment manager turned crafty and cunning nurse — she made her first foray into television as a guest star on David E. Kelley’s legal dramedy Ally McBeal.
Twenty years ago, Ricci appeared in seven episodes of the Fox show’s fifth and final season as Liza Bump, a cutthroat lawyer who faces off in court against the attorneys of the Cage & Fish firm and ends up marrying Greg Germann’s Richard Fish in the series finale. The actress already had a healthy film career at that point, with her iconic role as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family as well as performances in Casper, The Opposite of Sex and Sleepy Hollow. She had made an appearance on Malcolm in the Middle and voiced a character in one episode of The Simpsons,...
Before Christina Ricci starred on Showtime’s Yellowjackets as Misty Quigley — an eager-to-please high school equipment manager turned crafty and cunning nurse — she made her first foray into television as a guest star on David E. Kelley’s legal dramedy Ally McBeal.
Twenty years ago, Ricci appeared in seven episodes of the Fox show’s fifth and final season as Liza Bump, a cutthroat lawyer who faces off in court against the attorneys of the Cage & Fish firm and ends up marrying Greg Germann’s Richard Fish in the series finale. The actress already had a healthy film career at that point, with her iconic role as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family as well as performances in Casper, The Opposite of Sex and Sleepy Hollow. She had made an appearance on Malcolm in the Middle and voiced a character in one episode of The Simpsons,...
- 8/20/2022
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Christina Ricci has seen numerous changes within the acting industry over the years.
The actress, who shot to fame as Wednesday Addams in the 1991 movie “The Addams Family”, tells Deadline how things have changed since she got her first roles: “For me? Well, when I started, I was a child and just happy to be in that environment and away from home and working.
“It was exciting and fun, so all I focused on was being really well behaved so that I would get more jobs. But now that I’m past my difficult 20s, and all of the distraction that goes on in that time, I feel like I can really look at my work from a creative, artistic, intellectual standpoint, with all the calm that comes with age.
“It’s really lovely for that to be what I drown myself in and focus on, and it allows me...
The actress, who shot to fame as Wednesday Addams in the 1991 movie “The Addams Family”, tells Deadline how things have changed since she got her first roles: “For me? Well, when I started, I was a child and just happy to be in that environment and away from home and working.
“It was exciting and fun, so all I focused on was being really well behaved so that I would get more jobs. But now that I’m past my difficult 20s, and all of the distraction that goes on in that time, I feel like I can really look at my work from a creative, artistic, intellectual standpoint, with all the calm that comes with age.
“It’s really lovely for that to be what I drown myself in and focus on, and it allows me...
- 8/15/2022
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
If you’ve seen The Addams Family, the 2019 animated revival of Charles Addams’ ghoulish cartoons, then the disappointments of The Addams Family 2 won’t be surprising. This predictable and bland sequel, directed by Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan, follows the not-so-grisly family on their first road trip. Maybe it’s because the film’s production, like so many others, was interrupted by Covid-19, or maybe its creators think that younger audiences are less astute viewers, but there’s something about this sequel that just isn’t working.
The film opens with its best and arguably only funny character, Wednesday Addams (voiced marvelously by Chloë Grace Moretz),...
The film opens with its best and arguably only funny character, Wednesday Addams (voiced marvelously by Chloë Grace Moretz),...
- 10/1/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
If you’ve seen The Addams Family, the 2019 animated revival of Charles Addams’ ghoulish cartoons, then the disappointments of The Addams Family 2 won’t be surprising. This predictable and bland sequel, directed by Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan, follows the not-so-grisly family on their first road trip. Maybe it’s because the film’s production, like so many others, was interrupted by Covid-19, or maybe its creators think that younger audiences are less astute viewers, but there’s something about this sequel that just isn’t working.
The film opens with its best and arguably only funny character, Wednesday Addams (voiced marvelously by Chloë Grace Moretz),...
The film opens with its best and arguably only funny character, Wednesday Addams (voiced marvelously by Chloë Grace Moretz),...
- 10/1/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The forthcoming Addams Family TV series, Wednesday, has added 10 more faces to its cast.
The latest wave of cast members includes Thora Birch and Jamie Mc Shane.
Also joining the cast is Riki Lindhome, Hunter Doohan, Georgie Farmer, Moosa Mostafa, and Emma Myers.
They are joined by Naomi J. Ogawa (Skylin3s), Joy Sunday, and Percy Hynes White.
It was previously announced the series would be toplined by Jenna Ortega, while Catherine Zeta-Jones (Prodigal Son) was on board as Morticia Addams and Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams.
Scroll down to find out who the new additions will be playing:
- Hunter Doohan will play Tyler Galpin. A townie who strikes up an unlikely friendship with Wednesday Addams. Tyler has a troubled relationship with his father, the local sheriff.
- Georgie Farmer will play Ajax Petropolus. A student at Nevermore Academy who also happens to be a Gorgon. Awkward and shy,...
The latest wave of cast members includes Thora Birch and Jamie Mc Shane.
Also joining the cast is Riki Lindhome, Hunter Doohan, Georgie Farmer, Moosa Mostafa, and Emma Myers.
They are joined by Naomi J. Ogawa (Skylin3s), Joy Sunday, and Percy Hynes White.
It was previously announced the series would be toplined by Jenna Ortega, while Catherine Zeta-Jones (Prodigal Son) was on board as Morticia Addams and Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams.
Scroll down to find out who the new additions will be playing:
- Hunter Doohan will play Tyler Galpin. A townie who strikes up an unlikely friendship with Wednesday Addams. Tyler has a troubled relationship with his father, the local sheriff.
- Georgie Farmer will play Ajax Petropolus. A student at Nevermore Academy who also happens to be a Gorgon. Awkward and shy,...
- 8/27/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: Netflix is rounding out its cast for Wednesday, Tim Burton’s live-action Addams Family series, adding 10 series regulars. Joining Jenna Ortega, who stars in the titular Wednesday Addams role, are Thora Birch, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane, Hunter Doohan, Georgie Farmer, Moosa Mostafa, Emma Myers, Naomi J. Ogawa (Skylin3s), Joy Sunday and Percy Hynes White. In addition to Ortega, they join Catherine Zeta-Jones as matriarch Morticia Addams and Luis Guzmán who appears as Gomez Addams.
The coming-of-age comedy, written by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar and to be directed by Burton, is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ (Ortega) years as a student at Nevermore Academy.
The coming-of-age comedy, written by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar and to be directed by Burton, is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ (Ortega) years as a student at Nevermore Academy.
- 8/27/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
We give this casting two enthusiastic snaps up: You actress Jenna Ortega has been cast in the titular role of Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s forthcoming live-action series from Tim Burton. (And that concludes the snap-pun portion of the story.)
Titled Wednesday, the eight-episode comedic “coming-of-age tale” charts the iconic character’s years as a student at Nevermore Academy. “Wednesday’s attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore,...
Titled Wednesday, the eight-episode comedic “coming-of-age tale” charts the iconic character’s years as a student at Nevermore Academy. “Wednesday’s attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore,...
- 5/19/2021
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Tim Burton has cast the leading lady for “Wednesday,” his upcoming live-action, comedic, coming-of-age Netflix series following the iconic “Addams Family” character Wednesday Addams.
Taking on the role of everyone’s favorite goth teen is “Jane the Virgin” and “You” alum Jenna Ortega, the streaming service said today. While Wednesday has been portrayed in television series, films, video games and even musicals, Ortega will have the honor of being the first to play the character in a solo story, rather than as part of The Addams Family ensemble.
Here’s the official description for the eight-episode YA show “Wednesday”:
“The series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday’s attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all...
Taking on the role of everyone’s favorite goth teen is “Jane the Virgin” and “You” alum Jenna Ortega, the streaming service said today. While Wednesday has been portrayed in television series, films, video games and even musicals, Ortega will have the honor of being the first to play the character in a solo story, rather than as part of The Addams Family ensemble.
Here’s the official description for the eight-episode YA show “Wednesday”:
“The series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday’s attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all...
- 5/19/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
It’s official: Netflix has landed Tim Burton’s live-action Addams Family series with an eight-episode order for a spinoff focused on the iconic character of Wednesday Addams.
Titled Wednesday, the coming-of-age comedy, written by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar and to be directed by Burton, is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy. That’s where she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships.
The YA series, Wednesday Addams’ first solo vehicle, marks Burton’s first live-action show and his TV directing debut. He and Gough and Millar, who will serve as showrunners on the series, executive produce. Wednesday is produced by MGM/UA Television, which controls the underlying rights to the IP.
Titled Wednesday, the coming-of-age comedy, written by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar and to be directed by Burton, is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy. That’s where she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships.
The YA series, Wednesday Addams’ first solo vehicle, marks Burton’s first live-action show and his TV directing debut. He and Gough and Millar, who will serve as showrunners on the series, executive produce. Wednesday is produced by MGM/UA Television, which controls the underlying rights to the IP.
- 2/17/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Andy Dwyer and April Ludgate on Parks and Recreation are quite arguably the best couple in the history of television, and it's not just because they are in "awesome sauce" with one another. It seems totally unexpected that the happy-go-lucky Mouse Rat singer would end up falling for the puckish cynic akin to Wednesday Addams, but alas, these two proved to the world that opposites really do attract. In a lot of ways, I'll even go so far as to say they are a revolutionary TV couple, and they most certainly changed my outlook on love and relationships for good. As someone who used to be greatly afraid of being involved in romantic relationships, here is why Burt Macklin and Janet Snakehole have totally altered my pessimistic views of commitment and romance once and for all.
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- 12/27/2019
- by Simone Torn
- Popsugar.com
MGM has released the first image from their upcoming animated film adaptation of The Addams Family. They also announced the impressive full all-star voice cast.
The film will star Oscar Isaac as Gomez Addams, Charlize Theron as Morticia Addams, Chloë Grace Moretz as Wednesday Addams, Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things) as Pugsley Addams, Nick Kroll as Uncle Fester, Bette Midler as Grandmama and Allison Janney as the family’s arch nemesis Margaux Needler. Here's the synopsis for the film along with some character details:
Based on the famous New Yorker creations of Charles Addams, this animated action-comedy will follow the Addams family whose lives begin to unravel when they face-off against a crafty reality-tv host while also preparing for their extended family to arrive for a major celebration, Addams-style.Morticia, devilishly devoted to her husband and children, is the pale glue that holds her clan together. Gomez, debonair, sinister and passionately in love with his wife,...
The film will star Oscar Isaac as Gomez Addams, Charlize Theron as Morticia Addams, Chloë Grace Moretz as Wednesday Addams, Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things) as Pugsley Addams, Nick Kroll as Uncle Fester, Bette Midler as Grandmama and Allison Janney as the family’s arch nemesis Margaux Needler. Here's the synopsis for the film along with some character details:
Based on the famous New Yorker creations of Charles Addams, this animated action-comedy will follow the Addams family whose lives begin to unravel when they face-off against a crafty reality-tv host while also preparing for their extended family to arrive for a major celebration, Addams-style.Morticia, devilishly devoted to her husband and children, is the pale glue that holds her clan together. Gomez, debonair, sinister and passionately in love with his wife,...
- 6/5/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
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