| Former '90s sitcom stars who've found a second life on
cable
By Kenny Herzog
Special to MSN TV
There once was a time where being featured on a sitcom meant your next step
was feature-film success. One need look no further than Will Smith, Jennifer
Aniston or, er, Tom Arnold? Well, there are exceptions. But over the past
decade, it's become increasingly de rigueur for actors to head from network
stability to the creative Wild West that is originally scripted cable
television. Cases in point: ageless Betty White and everyone's beloved "Nanny"
star, Fran Drescher, who's making her own TV Land comeback with the
premiere of "Happily Divorced."
Not that one can blame White, Drescher or their peers. Who wants to deal with
the fickle trends of big-studio releases and "Entourage"-esque Hollywood
politics, when the likes of HBO, AMC, Showtime and TNT are producing eccentric,
intelligent material that's customized around their talents and actually offers
a bit of job security?
Here are nine other examples of once-pre-eminent network sitcom
actors and actresses who've found new wind in their sails on the higher reaches
of the cable guide.
(TV Land) |
