- Born
- Birth nameFrancine Joy Drescher
- Nickname
- Frannie
- Height1.70 m
- Francine Joy "Fran" Drescher was born on September 30, 1957 in Queens, New York City, New York to Sylvia Drescher, a bridal consultant & Mort Drescher, a naval systems analyst. Fran attended Hillcrest High School in New York with another now-famous name, Ray Romano. She was a studious girl and was quite popular. In fact, at age fifteen, she'd met the man she thought she'd spend the rest of her life with. That man was Peter Marc Jacobson. Her first break was in the unforgettable movie, Cơn Sốt Đêm Thứ Bảy (1977) with John Travolta. She continued to play small roles in movies, until she came up with the idea for The Nanny (1993). She was visiting a friend in England and came up with the plot line. The Nanny (1993) became an instant success, and so did Fran. Since then, she has been in films such as The Beautician and the Beast (1997) (which she also produced) and Picking Up the Pieces (2000) co-starring Woody Allen. Fran has since divorced her husband Jacobson. She is a cancer survivor and an inspiration to women everywhere.- IMDb Mini Biography By: shadypinesma11@aol.com
- SpousesShiva Ayyadurai(September 6, 2014 - 2016) (divorced)Peter Marc Jacobson(November 4, 1978 - December 15, 1999) (divorced)
- ChildrenNo Children
- Parents
- RelativesNadine Drescher(Sibling)Adeline Drescher(Cousin)
- Known for her nasal voice with Queens, New York accent
- Widow's peak hairline
- Distinctive laugh
- Breaking the 4th wall by pausing and looking at the camera before delivering a punchline.
- Famously bumped into the then-president of CBS, Jeff Sagansky, on a plane trip to Paris. She convinced him to hear her and her husband Peter Marc Jacobson's ideas for a television show. After impressing him with her persistence, intelligence and charm, The Nanny (1993) pilot was filmed less than a year later.
- Founder of the Cancer Schmancer Foundation.
- The 1960s model Twiggy is a friend of hers and it was her interaction with Twiggy's children that was used as the basis for The Nanny (1993).
- Was first runner up for "Miss New York Teenager" in 1973. In order to get an agent, she lied when calling up talent agencies and said she was the winner. It worked and an agent was found.
- Earlier in her career, in an effort to get more roles as an actress, she once went to a professional to lose her nasal voice and thick New York accent. She was very successful in learning how to speak "normal", but couldn't get any work that way! By that point, people only wanted to hire if she used the "funny" voice. Meanwhile, it was the voice that made her famous years later.
- Think peace.
- [upon constantly being asked if her voice is real] Who would make this up?
- [on personally officiating at gay marriage ceremonies] It is our duty to recognize that injustice exists and shift national consciousness to correct that injustice. Marriage equality is our opportunity to uphold our constitutional values, to stretch beyond our comfort zone and mature into a better version of ourselves. It is only by example that we may continue to be a beacon of freedom for the rest if the world. Love is love.
- [To Daniel Davis, on why she didn't hire real Englishman Roddy McDowall for The Nanny] Then it would be the Roddy McDowall show - but this is the Fran Drescher show!
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