“Facts of Life” actress Mindy Cohn said a “greedy” co-star destroyed the opportunity for the revival of the beloved sitcom. Cohn explained that she and all her co-stars from the hit show were a tight-knit community for the first 40 years of their friendship, but said things went awry toward the end when money and fame took the spotlight precedence over friendship. She aired her grievances on SiriusXM’s “Jeff Lewis Live” in their July 24 clip, but refused to reveal the name of the star that stood in the way of the .
The show’s will never be remade, according to Cohn. “It’s dead. It’s very dead,” she said on the podcast.
The famous actress said Norman Lear approached all four “Facts of Life” stars about returning to the small screen for a , shortly after the success of their “Live in Front of a Studio Audience” special that aired in 2021. “He called all of us and said, ‘I knew you guys were still popular, but holy hell,’” Cohn recalled Lear saying. “We had never really talked about it, but we all started to consider it a little bit,” she said, referencing the reboot.
“We got into talks. We hired a writer, and the four of us got together on Zooms — this was during COVID — and we had meetings with Norman about it.” LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 07: Mindy Cohn attends the Critics Choice Association’s Inaugural Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television at Fairmont Century Plaza on June 07, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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