The Decade-Long Julia Louis-Dreyfus Heel Turn

Plus: 15 Beloved Figures With Shady Ties To Absolute Monsters Welcome to the Cracked newsletter! This issue is about Robin Williams essentials, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, trivia tidbits, and much more. [The Decade-Long Julia Louis-Dreyfus Heel Turn]( Julia Louis-Dreyfus always had an “America’s Sweetheart” quality, [notes Time](. From her early days [impersonating Marie Osmond on Saturday Night Live]( to playing Jerry’s mostly platonic best gal-pal on [Seinfeld]( Louis-Dreyfus built a Hall of Fame TV career based on Elaine, the funny, ambitious, quirky character who more than held her own against three complete goofballs in George, Kramer and Jerry. She cemented America’s affection in The New Adventures of Old Christine, playing a divorced mother doing her best to keep up with a crazy world. Between Seinfeld and Old Christine, Louis-Dreyfus picked up 12 Emmy nominations and 2 wins. She was TV royalty. And then she decided to turn our love and devotion against us. [READ MORE]( [The Five Absolutely Essential Robin Williams Movies]( [Robin Williams]( once [encapsulated]( the secret to his genius in 12 words: “The craziness comes from my mother. The discipline comes from my dad.” Focused but also manic, a wild improviser that was equally dedicated to craft, Williams scared his fellow comics when he first came on the scene, convincing other aspiring stand-ups (like the young [David Letterman]( that they could never compete with this thunderbolt. Not long after, he made the leap to sitcoms, becoming a fixture in America’s living rooms thanks to Mork & Mindy. Feature films soon followed. The rest is history: His is one of the most celebrated movie careers of the last few decades, the Oscar-winning funnyman enjoying equal success in both comedy and drama. [READ MORE]( More Robin Williams Reads: - [At A Glance: 13 Robin Williams Facts To Delight And Entertain]( - [The Screenwriter of ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’ Shares the Inside Story of Robin Williams’ First Dramatic Hit]( - [14 Robin Williams Jokes for the Hall of Fame]( - [An R-Rated Version of 'Mrs. Doubtfire' Exists Somewhere Thanks To Robin Williams]( - [Robin Williams: 15 Now You Know Facts]( [Iconic Comedy Roles That Have Been Reprised For Super Bowl Commercials]( [15 Trivia Tidbits About ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee’]( [The ‘Whose Line’ Crew Is Going Public with How Little Money They Made on the Show]( [15 Trivia Tidbits About ‘Caddyshack’]( [The Worst Things ‘South Park’ Has Put Butters Through]( [15 Badass Tributes to Dead Members of Bands and Comedy Groups]( [How Traffic Is Rotting Your Brain]( [5 Ways to Make a Fortune at the Casino — Without Gambling]( [Tim Allen Is Not So Canceled That He Can’t Go to Infinity and Beyond as Buzz Lightyear in ‘Toy Story 5’]( [15 Beloved Figures With Shady Ties To Absolute Monsters]( [Freshwater Snails and Four Other Surprisingly Murderous Animals]( [15 Nuggets of Trivia About Spidey Strength, Disney World Largeness, and Crab Tastebuds]( [Tig Notaro Talks Through Her Cosmically Oblivious Wheel of Fortune Answer]( [15 Outrageous, Incompetent, and Embarrassing Medical Slip-Ups]( [This ‘Always Sunny’ Bit Is At Least As Good As Glenn Howerton’s BlackBerry Movie Will Be]( [15 Gleaming Gems of Trivia We Learned This Week]( [The Most Essential Streaming Services For Comedy Fanatics, Ranked]( [The 5 Worst Animal Jobs in the Flintstones Universe]( [15 Real-Life Supervillains Brought To Justice In A Movie-Style Capture]( TWEET OF THE DAY [fb]( [tw]( [yt]( [Logomark_DIGITAL_Red_50X50-px]( [insta png]( [tiktok png]( [ARTICLES]( | [PICTOFACTS]( | [Videos]( Literally media Ltd. 190 West St, Suite 17B, Brooklyn NY 11222 COPYRIGHT © 2005-2022 Cracked is published by Literally Media Ltd. This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Literally Media · 190 West St Ste 17B · Brooklyn, NY 11222-3855 · USA