I just found out that Cowboy Curtis

[Boudicea]

was Lawrence Fishburn! I had a huge crush on the Cowboy, but didn't have a clue it was LF all these years. P.S. Don't get me started on Paul Rubenfeld.

[seventhson]

1. Funny Thing

I took my wife to a fundraiser broadway play of August Wilson's "Two Train's Running" (Great Play). SHE was a huge Cowboy Curtis and Peewee Herman fan. When LF hit the stage (this is before he was really big)she was floored, began rifling therough the playbill and was like "OH MY GOD!!!" (and we had like almost front row seats.

We got to go the after party with the cast (I know August and the fundraiser was for the National Playwright's Conference where I have worked) and so my poor significant other was practically in a puddle the whole evening. When he was leaving he came up to our table to say high and bye and she was unable to speak.

Cowboy Curtis got a lot of girls all lassoed up in his saddlebags I reckon'.

[eek]

5. Reba/S.Epatha was in Wilson's "The Piano Lesson"!

n/t

[eek]

2. how odd that you bring this up

because as I was making my coffee this morning i was thinking about how
L Fishburne never talks about Cowboy Curtis in interviews,
nor does Morgan Freeman talk about being Easy Reader from Electric Company.

I recently read an review of a recently released- to- video Blaxploitation film , "Willie Dynamite" that stars Roscoe Orman , playing the eponymous pimp.
Orman is Gordon from Sesame St. The movie looks great, btw!


Of course S.Epatha Merkerson from Law and Order who was Reba the mail Lady on PeeWee's Playhouse.
She isn't shy about her hemanal past - I remember seeing a Celebrity Homes thingy where she showed off her collection of Pee Wee toys.

Rita Moreno was another Electric Co alum
and of course the late, lamented Phil Hartman was Captain Carl.


I'm with ya on Paul Rubens, btw. rrroowwwr!

[Iris]

3. Electric Company!

loved that show

Why would Morgan Freeman be ashamed of being in that show? He was great!

[Boudicea]

4. She was Reba!?

why haven't I made these connections? I watch L&O daily. Damn, you're good.

[MuseRider]

6. I never put the two

together! LF was Cowboy Curtis. He sleeps in the buff hence no slumber parties. I LOVE PeeWee and the wonderful Paul who created him.

[seventhson]

7. somebody should ask him in an interview. John Stewart?

I just wish stewart was longer - he could ask him about Apocalypse Nopw when LF was 14 year old kid from NYC sent to the set of that crazy wonderful horrifying movie to play a machine gunner on Martin Sheens boatride through rice paddy hell

[Kat45]

8. I was surprised when I found that out a few years ago too!

I used to love Pee Wee's show. It was a great way to start my Saturdays, followed by professional wrestling, before it got so huge.