Fran Drescher, the woman on the right, is the spokesperson for the current strike in Hollywood, where writers and actors are trying to force the studios to agree to not use AI in upcoming productions. To clarify, she’s the current head of SAG/AFTRA, which is the screen actors guild (union).
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chicagohuman@lemm.ee 11 months ago
I don’t get it
state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 months ago
We should also add that she used to be the star of a sitcom called The Nanny in the 90s and hasn’t been heard of much since, so it was a big surprise to a lot of people (me included) when it turned out she’s been really active behind the scenes.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yeah a lot of people mostly recognize her for her very distinctive voice and it’s not what you’d expect for a union president who’s going to strike
LeafyBirch@kbin.social 11 months ago
It's not her real voice. She got recognized for it, but her actual voice is very regular.
antim0ny@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Here she is speaking with her normal voice
The other comment link showcases her ability to turn it off and on in a funny way but the above is relevant to the strike.
cavveman@lemmynsfw.com 11 months ago
Weren’t she voice actress in hotel transylvania movies? Frankensteins wife iirc.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Fran Drescher is president of SAG-AFTRA and leading the strike against, amongst other things, studios wanting to use AI to replace actors and writers.