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Alice Playten (August 28, 1947 – June 25, 2011) was an American actress and singer. ==Life and career== Born Alice Plotkin in New York City, Playten began her career in the Broadway musical ''Gypsy'' (1959). Her other Broadway credits included ''Oliver!'', ''Henry, Sweet Henry'', ''Hello, Dolly!'', ''Rumors'', ''Seussical'', and ''Caroline, or Change''. Her many off-Broadway credits include ''Promenade'', ''The Last Sweet Days of Isaac'', ''Up from Paradise'', ''Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You'', ''Spoils of War'', ''Four Short Operas'', ''First Lady Suite'', ''A Flea in Her Ear'', ''National Lampoon's Lemmings'' and ''Shlemiel the First''.〔 Playten's screen credits include ''Ladybug Ladybug'', ''I.Q.'', and ''Legend''. She wore heavy makeup and prosthetics in ''Legend'' to portray the character of 'Blixx', a major minion of the Lord of Darkness; she also dubbed the voice of Gump. She did voice work in several animated features, including ''Felix the Cat'', ''Really Rosie'', ''Heavy Metal'', ''Doug'', ''Doug's 1st Movie'' and ''My Little Pony: The Movie''. She was a regular on the children's television series ''The Lost Saucer'' and ''That's Cat'', appeared in National Lampoon's ''Disco Beaver from Outer Space'' during the early days of HBO, and had guest shots on ''Frasier'', ''Law & Order'', ''Third Watch'', and ''As the World Turns'', among others. She performed a romantic dialog with Rupert Holmes in his song "Our National Pastime" on his 1974 debut album ''Widescreen.'' Playten may have been best known for her role of the newlywed who makes a gigantic dumpling as the first meal she cooks for her husband (Terry Kiser) in two classic 1969-1970 Alka-Seltzer commercials.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alice Playten」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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