RIP Wendie Jo Sperber
December 1, 2005 6:20 AM Subscribe
Awww. Another fun character actor gone; and, like Pat Morita, another person I always recognized but never made an effort to find out anything about.
posted by Gator at 6:36 AM on December 1, 2005
posted by Gator at 6:36 AM on December 1, 2005
Damn shame. I actually used to have a crush on her back in the Bosom Buddies days.
posted by jonmc at 6:42 AM on December 1, 2005
posted by jonmc at 6:42 AM on December 1, 2005
I have an autographed photo of Wendie Jo Sperber. It is quite the conversation piece.
Very sad to hear of her death.
posted by Dr. Wu at 6:54 AM on December 1, 2005
Very sad to hear of her death.
posted by Dr. Wu at 6:54 AM on December 1, 2005
Aww, damn.
posted by If I Had An Anus at 6:56 AM on December 1, 2005
posted by If I Had An Anus at 6:56 AM on December 1, 2005
Seconding Gator. The entertainment industries work because of a lot of folks like Wendie and Pat who will never be big stars, but will always hold up their end like the pros they are.
jonmc: I wouldn't say "crush", but I did find her disturbingly cute.
Pat Morita is dead? No shit. Mr. Miyagi was a pretty offensive character, but Morita did a good job with it nonetheless. And I never did warm up to "Al" as his replacement on Happy Days.
posted by lodurr at 6:58 AM on December 1, 2005
jonmc: I wouldn't say "crush", but I did find her disturbingly cute.
Pat Morita is dead? No shit. Mr. Miyagi was a pretty offensive character, but Morita did a good job with it nonetheless. And I never did warm up to "Al" as his replacement on Happy Days.
posted by lodurr at 6:58 AM on December 1, 2005
"Bosom Buddies" is one of the few 80s sitcoms that I will watch in reruns, partly because she was such a good ensemble player.
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posted by grabbingsand at 7:04 AM on December 1, 2005
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posted by grabbingsand at 7:04 AM on December 1, 2005
(well, that and along with Bachelor Party it's the last time Tom Hanks was actually entertaining)
posted by jonmc at 7:05 AM on December 1, 2005
posted by jonmc at 7:05 AM on December 1, 2005
"You said no hookers, Stan! You said no hookers! No hookers, no hookers, no hookers!"
posted by solistrato at 7:50 AM on December 1, 2005
posted by solistrato at 7:50 AM on December 1, 2005
I was just about to post that same quote Solistrato. I laugh just thinking about that scene. RIP.
posted by gfrobe at 8:54 AM on December 1, 2005
posted by gfrobe at 8:54 AM on December 1, 2005
She so funny, smart, & cute. My heart goes out to her family, she was so young & still had kids to raise.
posted by zarah at 9:31 AM on December 1, 2005
posted by zarah at 9:31 AM on December 1, 2005
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posted by killy willy at 9:35 AM on December 1, 2005
posted by killy willy at 9:35 AM on December 1, 2005
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posted by apis mellifera at 10:01 AM on December 1, 2005
posted by apis mellifera at 10:01 AM on December 1, 2005
Oh NO! I STILL remember her from Zemeckis' I Wanna Hold Your Hand, a comic gem that never got a good release. She was adorable & hilarious as a demented Beatles fan who at one point leaps out of a moving car in order to call a radio contest for Ed Sullivan tickets.
posted by beautifulatrocities at 11:54 AM on December 1, 2005
posted by beautifulatrocities at 11:54 AM on December 1, 2005
Does anyone but me remember the sitcom "Babes" that ran on Fox in the early 90s?
She also played Michael J. Fox's sister in Back to the Future.
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posted by Saucy Intruder at 12:59 PM on December 1, 2005
She also played Michael J. Fox's sister in Back to the Future.
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posted by Saucy Intruder at 12:59 PM on December 1, 2005
I do, Saucy Intruder. It's one reason I've had that crush.
posted by tommasz at 1:05 PM on December 1, 2005
posted by tommasz at 1:05 PM on December 1, 2005
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posted by alteredcarbon at 4:12 PM on December 1, 2005
posted by alteredcarbon at 4:12 PM on December 1, 2005
I always found her oddly attractive, too...shame to hear of her passing. Good to know that she "stood strong" in the face of her illness and turned it into a positive for other folks.
RIP.
posted by davidmsc at 5:06 AM on December 2, 2005
RIP.
posted by davidmsc at 5:06 AM on December 2, 2005
My Sperber crush was her character in 1941, a little plump but man could she swingdance. She was sassy and brassy and full of juice.
"C'mere Stretch!"
Damn shame. My thoughts go out to her family.
posted by davelog at 5:32 AM on December 2, 2005
"C'mere Stretch!"
Damn shame. My thoughts go out to her family.
posted by davelog at 5:32 AM on December 2, 2005
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