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Laverne Cox’s Norman Lear-Produced ‘Clean Slate’ Has Beautiful Trans Representation but Muted Comedy: TV Review
The late Norman Lear‘s career was defined by centering underrepresented ... struggles to welcome her home because her ...
How a ‘Sanford and Son' Reboot Pitch to Norman Lear Led to George Wallace and Laverne Cox's ‘Clean Slate'
Cox and Wallace discuss their Prime Video comedy about a father who reunites with his trans daughter after being estranged ...
Laverne Cox transforms Norman Lear comedy in ‘Clean Slate’
Clean Slate” has Cox as Desiree Slate, who returns to her Alabama birthplace after a decades-long absence to confront her ...
'Clean Slate' Is Norman Lear's Parting Gift
Norman Lear never retired. In the decade leading up to his death at age 101, in 2023, the legendary creator of All in the ...
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'Norman Lear' bio by Westhampton Beach's Tripp Whetsell looks at 'All in the Family,' 'Maude' and more
Tripp Whetsell is no meathead when he talks about Norman Lear. Having grown up on the legendary producer's groundbreaking sitcoms like "All in the Family," "Maude" and "Good Times," Whetsell has ...
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Author Tripp Whetsell on his new biography on TV legend Norman Lear, the man who shaped American culture
Author Tripp Whetsell joined "City Lights" host Lois Reitzes to discuss his new biography "Norman Lear: His Life and Times." ...
In "Clean Slate," Laverne Cox and George Wallace carry Norman Lear's spirit into a homecoming story
From the moment car wash owner Harry Slate ( George Wallace) rolls into the opening frames of “Clean Slate,” slowly gliding ...
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An estranged son returns as a daughter in Norman Lear's family comedy 'Clean Slate'
A new show from the late All in the Family producer centers on an Alabama widower and his trans daughter. Clean Slate delivers laughs and tenderness, courtesy of stars George Wallace and Laverne Cox.