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Suzanne Somers, Three's Company, She's the Sheriff, Step by Step Actress and Thighmaster Salesperson, Dead at 76

Wow. I was just looking at celebrity birthdays and she was going to be 77 this week.

I liked both shows and it was a shame things didn't work out with her on the first one.
 
This is really sad. She was a big star, and my mom was a fan of Three's Company as were millions of others. RIP Suzanne, and say hi to John Ritter for us. :cry:
 
vchimpanzee said:
Wow. I was just looking at celebrity birthdays and she was going to be 77 this week.
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According to the article, she'd have been 77 tomorrow and her family was gathered to celebrate that when she passed.
vchimpanzee said:
I liked both shows and it was a shame things didn't work out with her on the first one.
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Yeah, she was great on Three's Company but unfortunately she got a bit overly demanding with her salary or got some bad advice, possibly from her agent. Three's Company featured more of an ensemble cast rather than any principle "star", yet when negotiations were up, she demanded a 5x increase in her salary and a cut of the show's profits which was not only declined by the studio, but it also angered her fellow actors on the program. After that her parts were greatly reduced and finally eliminated.
 
Mikey Radio said:
According to the article, she'd have been 77 tomorrow and her family was gathered to celebrate that when she passed.

Yeah, she was great on Three's Company but unfortunately she got a bit overly demanding with her salary or got some bad advice, possibly from her agent. Three's Company featured more of an ensemble cast rather than any principle "star", yet when negotiations were up, she demanded a 5x increase in her salary and a cut of the show's profits which was not only declined by the studio, but it also angered her fellow actors on the program. After that her parts were greatly reduced and finally eliminated.
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Yes, her husband and agent made big demands. Somers was forced to film scenes alone (shown on a phone call). She was ultimately fired.

I never really liked the show even though John Ritter was a great talent. The Ropers characters were funny, but when Don Knotts replaced them the show declined badly. The Furley character was just annoying. He was much better as Barney Fife. Can't blame Knotts for wanting a gig at that point in his career, however.

Somers was incredibly popular during the first few seasons of "Three' s Company". She was the Queen of "Jiggle TV" along with Farrah Fawcett. She also had memorable cameos in "American Graffiti" and "Magnum Force"...
 
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I hate that on "Step by Step" they didn't mention what happened to her first husband. She could have told her daughter "Look how THAT turned out" if they had been divorced. I don't even remember what her daughter said which that would have been a response to.

And later they established she was divorced and her husband didn't treat her right.
 
vchimpanzee said:
I hate that on "Step by Step" they didn't mention what happened to her first husband. She could have told her daughter "Look how THAT turned out" if they had been divorced. I don't even remember what her daughter said which that would have been a response to.

And later they established she was divorced and her husband didn't treat her right.
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What does this have to do with Suzanne Somers, the person?
 
tbolt909 said:
Somers was incredibly popular during the first few seasons of "Three' s Company". She also had memorable cameos in "American Graffiti" and "Magnum Force"...
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I don't recall her having a single line in "American Graffiti".

The T-bird was undoubtedly more popular than she was.
 
landtuna said:
I don't recall her having a single line in "American Graffiti".

The T-bird was undoubtedly more popular than she was.
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That's why I said "Cameo". She was the "Girl in the Thunderbird" and had no lines. Her career had barely begun. People in Hollywood noticed her charisma from that scene...
 
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