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‘Tootsie’ star Teri Garr dies – FBC News
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‘Tootsie’ star Teri Garr dies – FBC News

‘Tootsie’ star Teri Garr dies – FBC News

(Source: CNN News)

Teri Garr, “Young Frankenstein,” “Tootsie” and “Mr. According to her manager, “Mother” is dead.

He was 79 years old.

Garr’s manager, Marc Gurvitz, told CNN that Garr died in Los Angeles on Tuesday, more than two decades after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

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He first publicly shared his diagnosis in a 2002 interview with CNN to raise awareness for others living with MS.

The daughter of a Broadway performer and a Rockette, Garr studied dance while growing up and began attending auditions soon after graduating from high school in Los Angeles. His early work includes dancing and being an extra in films such as Elvis Presley’s “Viva Las Vegas.”

“Finally I asked myself: Why am I not ahead?” Garr thought about it later. “I didn’t work all these years just to stay behind and not get paid.”

The 1970s were a productive period for Garr, appearing in several episodes of the sketch comedy series “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour,” “The New Dick Van Dyke Show,” “The Odd Double” and “The Bob Newhart Show.” “Among others.