Back in the ’70s and ’80s, boys were enjoying watching The Facts of Life, The Carol Burnett Show, and The Jeffersons. However, they never saw Mindy “Natalie” Cohn, Vicki “Mama” Lawrence, and Marla “Florence” Gibbs together.
Over the weekend, a few of them had their wet dream become a reality because the three actresses attended Fanboy Expo in Knoxville, Tennessee, and we got this photo!
Don’t the three of them look fabulous? They look even better now than they did then. Don’t you agree?
2023 has been good for celebrities over 65. We saw Dick Van Dyke, 97, on The Masked Singer. Lily Tomlin, 83, Jane Fonda, 85, Rita Moreno, 91, and Sally Field, 76, starring in 80 for Brady. Mel Brooks, 96, is finally giving us History of the World: Part II on Hulu next month. Fran Drescher, 65, is the SAG President. And the list goes on.
However, more needs to be done. And Marla Gibbs, 91, Norman Lear, 100, and George Takei, 85, teamed up with Hollywood, Health & Society, and they want you to #RethinkAging.
They might be older, but they are not out. We can learn from them because they know what they are doing and experienced life in a way a no 25-year-old could ever understand.
Plus, they have a built-in fanbase.
So instead of going with a no-name, go with a name we already know and love.
About a year ago, Hulu announced that they were teaming up with Mel Brooks to finally give us History of the World: Part II. Since then, we have not heard a lot about it.
However, this week, Marla Gibbs shared a photo on the set with Wanda Sykes, who is a writer on the show, and Kym Whitley. The three women and a mystery actor (no one I know could place him) are telling Shirley Chisholm’s story. She is the first African-American woman Congressperson and the first African-American to run for President in a majority party.
There is still no word when the series will debut. But this image makes me even more excited about it. Do you feel the same way?
Today is Marla Gibbs’ 91st birthday. However, you would never know it by looking at the actress. The Jeffersons’ star says she feels 30, and that is how old she looks.
Gibbs is proving that age is just a number; it is how you feel that is important.
Marla Gibbs shared a video of herself working out, and I can’t believe she is 90.
Mostly because I am about half her age and the actress worked out more than I did. But then again, I have a sprained ankle, and I can’t lift things over my head like her. Because, my ankle.
Seriously, we should all be as energetic as the Jeffersons star is when we are her age.
