Overview
- Drescher says she phoned then-husband and collaborator Peter Marc Jacobson with a playful “Sound of Music” twist that became their pitch.
- She recalls recognizing CBS president Jeff Sagansky on a flight, securing a meeting, and receiving an immediate green light after their presentation.
- The Nanny ran for six seasons from 1993 to 1999, starring Drescher as Fran Fine alongside Charles Shaughnessy’s Maxwell Sheffield.
- Following their divorce and Jacobson’s coming out, the duo created Happily Divorced, which aired from 2011 to 2013.
- Drescher is promoting the film Marty Supreme and says fans still frequently approach her to celebrate The Nanny.