Sam Chen schrieb:Jack Klugman ist ja nicht nur Schauspieler, sondern auch Privatmann.
Hier im Forum haben wir schon Informationen über seine Kinder und seine Ehen gesammelt. Was bisher noch gar nicht zur Sprache kam: Jack Klugman hat auch Enkel.
Lori Marshall, die Tochter von Gary Marshall, mit dem Jack Klugman ja sehr intensiv zusammengearbeitet hat, durfte als Kind mit ihm zusammen in "Männerwirtschaft" spielen. Sie kennt ihn also schon sehr lange.
Als Kind hatte sie aber darüberhinaus immer wieder Kontakt zu Jack Klugman, denn sie besuchte die gleiche Schule wie Jack Klugman's Sohn Adam!
Jetzt als Erwachsene hat sie mit Jack Klugman ein sehr schönes Interview über seine beiden Enkelinnen geführt. Darin erfährt man auch ein bisschen mehr über die Arbeit am Set von "Männerwirtschaft".
Jack Klugman, Not an Odd Grandpaby Lori Marshall
Posted: Apr 15, 2009
The first time I met Jack Klugman, I was wearing Mickey Mouse ears and playing the piano. Even for a 12-year-old, it was not the hat I would have chosen for my meeting with this great star. But it was not my choice; the hat came from a Hollywood wardrobe department because I was acting in an episode of The Odd Couple in which Oscar Madison marries Blanche. I played the piano player-flower girl. My dad, Garry Marshall, was the producer of the show and Jack could not have been nicer to me.
I was a little worried about Tony Randall because I'd heard he didn’t like children on the set. He said it disturbed his concentration. When I would go to see a taping of the show, I would hide underneath the audience bleachers and stay out of Tony’s way. But Jack Klugman, the guy who played Oscar, the sloppy sports reporter, was a different story altogether. He seemed to really love kids. His son Adam went to my elementary school, so I would see Jack at school plays, holiday get-togethers, and cast parties for The Odd Couple series.
It’s not a surprise to me that all these years later Jack not only still likes kids, but is crazy about his granddaughters. Olivia, 11, is the daughter of his youngest son, Adam, who lives in Oregon. Katharine, 6, is the daughter of his oldest son, David, who lives in New York.
Jack likes to talk to both girls about his life and career in show business — and what a career he's had. Born in Philadelphia, his first theater role was opposite Ethel Merman in the musical Gypsy, for which he received a Tony nomination in 1960. He had a starring role in such hit movies as the original 12 Angry Men. Then, he forged an unforgettable career in television, winning an Emmy Award in 1971 and 1973 for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and four nominations for the medical examiner he played in the series Quincy M.E.
Today, Jack still acts and makes his home in Los Angeles with his wife, Peggy. Last year he married Peggy at the Little Brown Church in Studio City surrounded by his family and friends.
I talked to Jack about his grandkids and what it means to him to be a grandfather.
Grandparents.com: What do your granddaughters call you?
Jack Klugman: Papa Jack.
GP: How often do you see them?
JK: About four times a year. They usually come down for a week in August. And then I go up there or they come down here.
GP: What kind of grandparent are you?
JK: I spoil them but I’m not a hands-on grandfather because I’m not in the cities where they are. So I’m a hands-off kind of grandfather. But I’m face on. I hug and kiss them a lot.
GP: Did you know your own grandparents?
JK: I didn’t know them at all. They lived in Russia. I grew up in Philadelphia with my four brothers and a sister.
GP: What legacy do you want to pass on to your granddaughters?
JK: We talk about show business and theater. I talk to them about what they want and what they desire. We talk deep stuff. About the old days. About future days. About life. And about what life means. Olivia wants to be a singer, and Katharine doesn’t know what she wants to be yet. She’s only 6 so she wants to be everything.
GP: What kind of songs does Olivia sing?
JK: Popular songs. Last year she sang at my wedding. She was wonderful. Everyone commented on how wonderful she was.
GP: What do you like to do with the girls?
JK: When she was little I used to babysit Olivia. I would take her for long walks in the baby carriage. She had colic and would cry all the time, and she was hungry, but I didn’t know that. I was just the grandpa.
GP: What do you like to do together when they visit you now?
JK: We walk along the beach and swim in the pool. I can’t swim in the ocean anymore, so we swim in the pool. We go out to dinner. We talk. And I went to the theater with Olivia and she was a wonderful audience. She really appreciates theater.
GP: Have they seen you act on stage?
JK: Olivia saw me at your dad’s theater — the Falcon Theatre in Burbank, Calif., — in The Value of Names. She came with her parents and she loved it. I love making people laugh, but there’s nothing better than making a granddaughter laugh.
GP: Has Katharine or Olivia seen The Odd Couple or Quincy?
JK: No. Both of the girls are kind of young for The Odd Couple. And they haven’t seen Quincy. But they will one day.
GP: How would you describe the girls?
JK: The little one, Katharine, just loves life. And the 11-year-old is more careful about life. She is more studied. And that is a good thing to be, too. I love to be around both of them.
GP: Do you and Olivia talk about her future in show business? Do you support her goal to pursue a singing career?
JK: I think it’s a good career to venture into. I don’t encourage it but I listen to her.
GP: What about your sons? Are they in show business?
JK: The oldest boy, David, is a shrink and the other, the youngest, Adam, is a film editor.
GP: What's the best thing about being a grandpa?
JK: The best thing is that you don’t have the responsibility of being a father. You can walk away. I love these kids and I love to be around them but when I walk away I want to walk away. This grandparenting thing is a good job!
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