Suzanne Somers Hollywood actress, known for her role in Three is a crowd (Apartment for three in Spain) died at the age of 76. The news was revealed through a statement sent by his publicist R. Coury Hay.
“Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at home on the morning of October 15th. She has survived a form of breast cancer for over 23 years. Suzanne was surrounded by her partner Alan, son Bruce and her immediate family. On October 16 he will turn 77 years old. But now his extraordinary life will be celebrated.”
The actress became famous when she won the role of Chrissy Snow in Three is a crowd. The character is a naive and optimistic young woman who shares an apartment with Janet (Joyce DeWitt) and Jack (John Ritter) in Santa Monica, California.
The series aired on television for eight seasons, although Suzanne Somers only appeared in five. In the fifth season, her participation was reduced due to the sudden success and fame received in the early years of filming. The actress demanded a significant increase in salary – from $30,000 to $150,000 per episode and 10% of the show’s income.
The production did not agree to the salary increase, but they knew that without Somers’ presence the series would suffer greatly, so they came to an agreement. She appeared in the last minute of some episodes. These scenes will be recorded without the presence of the other two main actors. This caused more disagreements with the producers and other actors, so she was unfairly fired.
Suzanne Somers and Joyce DeWitt did not speak for thirty years, but made up when the latter appeared on the series. Making your way through from Somers. She also had the opportunity to make peace with John Ritter days before his death in 2003.
Another of the projects for which Suzanne Somers was recognized is She’s the sheriff. We are talking about a mother of two children who, after separating from her husband, becomes a police officer. In 1987, she won the People’s Choice Award for Best Actress in a New TV Show. After two seasons, the series stopped airing due to low viewership.
In 1991, he, along with Patrick Duffy, received the main role in Step by step (Step by step in Latin America and yours and mine in Spain), a very popular sitcom that aired for six seasons on ABC and another season on NBC.
In 2001, after being diagnosed with breast cancer, she left her television career to focus on other areas. In 2005, he made his Broadway debut with a show called Blonde in Thunderbirdalthough it received negative reviews.
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