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Lainie Kazan happily goes ‘Greek’ again for comedy sequel
Gerri Miller
March 23, 2016
In her more than five decades on screen, Lainie Kazan has played many Jewish mothers in movies such as “My Favorite Year,” “Beaches,” “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan,” “What’s Cooking?” and “I Don’t Buy Kisses Anymore.”
Tradition meets Hollywood at annual Spago Seder
Ryan Torok
April 8, 2015
Actress Lainie Kazan, restaurateur Barbara Lazaroff and singer Melissa Manchester lit candles on the evening of April 4 at Spago Beverly Hills, prompting Claudia Cagan, a Hollywood producer and Manchester’s sibling, to wax nostalgic for a moment.
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